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(NEW YORK) -- Gulf Coast states already dealing with massive floods are bracing for even more extreme weather as the first tropical storm of the season could form as early as Tuesday night.Tropical Storm watch issued for 2 statesThe National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm watch on Tuesday for the Gulf Coast from southeast Texas --including the cities of Brazosport, Galveston and Port Arthur-- to parts of southwestern Louisiana. Potential […]

Metropolitan Police Department Interim Chief of Police Jeffery Carroll on May 17, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- A woman was shot and killed on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning in what police are calling a "tragic" domestic violence homicide, and the suspect was fatally shot by police on a bus nearby.Several people witnessed the shooting, which unfolded at about 7:10 a.m., and saw […]

Row of horse carriages to wait for customer to ride on the carriage. - stock photo Row of horse carriages to wait for customer to ride on the carriage along the fresh green tree lined Park road at New York City on May 06 2019. (Toshi Sasaki/Getty Imagtes) (NEW YORK) -- The death of a Central Park carriage horse that collapsed last week while on a ride with two passengers […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI disrupted an alleged plot targeting the "UFC Freedom 250" fights at the White House on Sunday that included explosive drones designed to target buildings in the area, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement to ABC News that law enforcement became aware of the plot on June 10, the Wednesday prior to the event. He praised the "rapid […]

(NEW YORK) -- As deadly flooding hits the South, the Midwest is bracing for a severe weather outbreak on Wednesday, which may include intense tornadoes, destructive winds and very large hail.Deadly flash flood threat continues in the SouthA woman in Bandera County, northwest of San Antonio, Texas, called 911 on Monday morning, saying her car was being swept away into a creek by floodwaters, the county's sheriff's office said on […]

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California, June 15, 2026. (KABC) (CALIFORNIA) -- An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the base said."Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the situation is ongoing," the base said in a statement.The crash was reported at about 11:20 a.m. local […]

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- More than four years after he gunned down 10 Black people in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, Payton Gendron's federal trial reaches a crucial point on Monday in selecting a jury that will decide whether he lives or dies.Gendron, who will turn 23 next week, has already pleaded guilty to state charges stemming from the May 14, 2022, attack at a […]

(SENATOBIA, Miss.) -- A child was killed after an officer fired upon a vehicle following a reported shoplifting at a Walmart in Mississippi, authorities said.An adult was also critically injured in the shooting, which occurred Sunday afternoon outside a Walmart in Senatobia, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.Law enforcement officers who responded to a shoplifting call at the Walmart encountered two adults allegedly fleeing from the store with a […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President JD Vance on Monday spoke about the settlement that would extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and pave the way for 60 days of technical negotiations to end the war, saying it has been signed "digitally."Vance said the agreement marked a moment in which Iran has a "two-path" option."On the one hand, if they continue to try to rebuild their nuclear program, this deal ensures they will never […]