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mphotoi/Getty Images (CHICAGO) -- At least seven people were injured in a shooting in downtown Chicago on Friday night, police said.Officers were on patrol when they observed a large group of people on the sidewalk close to the Chicago Theater on State Street, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department."Officer's heard gunshots being fired, and the large group began fleeing the scene," authorities said. "Officers immediately responded to […]

(NEW YORK) -- A proposal from the Trump administration to revise the Endangered Species Act could have critical impacts on the most vulnerable animals, plants and habitats throughout the U.S., according to environmental advocates.Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of the Interior outlined several rules within the ESA that it plans to roll back.Included in the proposed revisions are changes to the listing of protected species and critical habitat (50 […]

(NEW YORK) -- A significant change in the atmosphere means the weeks after Thanksgiving could be colder and snowier than normal across portions of the United States.It's all thanks to a disruption in the polar vortex. Here's what you need to know.Why is this happening?Our atmosphere consists of many layers of moving air; the troposphere is where our weather happens and above it is the stratosphere. Over both poles, a […]

(WASHINGTON) -- As President Donald Trump pushes Ukraine and Russia to commit to a peace deal before Thanksgiving, both leaders suggested they would engage on it but signaled doubts it could succeed.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his country may face a difficult choice between losing its "dignity" or the support of its most important ally --presumably the United States, though Zelenskyy didn't mention by name -- as the Trump administration pressured Kyiv to accept […]

(NEW YORK) -- Anna Kepner, a teenager who was found dead on a Carnival Horizon cruise ship this month, died by asphyxiation resulting from a bar hold -- an arm across the neck -- a source briefed on the investigation told ABC News on Friday.Investigators also found two bruises on the side of her neck, the source said.The FBI has continued to decline to comment, citing the ongoing investigation. The […]

(PHOENIX) -- A Phoenix toddler remains missing, as the search to find her heads into the weekend, according to police.The Phoenix Police Department is asking for help in locating 3-year-old Wednesday Guilford, who they say vanished Thursday with her mom, Kendal Guilford."Detectives are looking for 3yo Wednesday Guilford. She was last seen with her biological mother 32yo Kendal Guilford near 44th St. and Baseline Rd. walking a black French Bulldog," […]

(CHICAGO) -- A man accused of pouring gasoline on a woman and setting her on fire on a Chicago L train in an unprovoked attack will remain in custody, a judge ruled on Friday, saying he poses a danger to the community.The suspect -- Lawrence Reed, 50, of Chicago -- faces a federal terrorism charge for what prosecutors called a "horrific and gruesome attack" that left the victim with severe […]

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla.) -- A sheriff's deputy has died and another was injured on Friday after a suspect opened fire when officials were attempting to serve an eviction notice in Indian River County, Florida, according to the local sheriff."What an awful day, six days before Thanksgiving," Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said during a press conference on Friday.The two deputies, […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Government lawyers at a hearing Friday in John Bolton's classified documents case raised the possibility that more charges could be coming for the former Trump national security adviser.Bolton was back in court Friday one month after pleading not guilty to all 18 counts of an indictment charging him with unlawful retention and dissemination of national defense information.When U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang pressed Justice Department attorneys on their proposed seven-month timeline for […]