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(NEW YORK) -- Relief from the extreme heat is moving in for some cities on Thursday, but more than 60 million people in the East are still on alert for dangerously high temperatures.Meanwhile, severe storms with reported tornadoes are targeting the Southeast and the Midwest.Here's the latest:Severe stormsIn the Midwest and the Southeast, tornadoes were reported as severe storms struck Wednesday evening -- and more storms are on the way.Ten tornadoes were […]

Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (GARY, Ind.) -- Five people have been killed after a train hit their vehicle when the driver allegedly went around the crossing gate, authorities said.The incident occurred near Highway 20 and Utah Street in Gary, Indiana, when a witness told Gary Police that the crossing gate for the oncoming South Shore train was down when the driver of the vehicle went around it to beat […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- When Los Angeles Police Department officers went racing toward a potential kidnapping call downtown this week, callers indicated a true kidnapping was underway, according to police.Police say the caller stated that several individuals were involved, but did not identify themselves.Officers and an LAPD supervisor say they arrived on scene to find an agitated crowd as federal agents were taking part in an immigration enforcement arrest, which have […]

(WASHINGTON) -- With the Fourth of July just days away, law enforcement and federal officials are on guard about Iranian retaliation in the United States, despite officials saying there are no specific, credible threats at this time.This comes after the U.S. military's strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities by B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk cruise missiles."We would be foolish to assume that they're not plotting revenge even if we can't […]

An American Airlines plane. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) -- An American Airlines flight returned safely to Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport shortly after takeoff due to a "mechanical issue" on Wednesday morning, the airline said.The Federal Aviation Administration described it as an "engine issue." While American Airlines said there was "no evidence of fire in the engine," videos obtained by ABC News showed short bursts of […]

An American Airlines plane. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) -- An American Airlines flight returned safely to Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport following an "engine issue" on Wednesday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said.Two videos showed what appeared to be smoke and flames coming from an engine while the plane was in the sky.Matthew Villasista was at the Las Vegas National Golf Club when he saw what […]

(FRISCO, Texas) -- A Texas grand jury has indicted a teenager for first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of another teen at a track meet, in a case prosecutors said has "shaken" the community.The deadly stabbing occurred at a Frisco Independent School District stadium on April 2 during a track and field championship involving multiple schools in the district.Karmelo Anthony, a then-17-year-old student at Frisco Centennial High School, was arrested and charged in […]

Kena Betancur/VIEWpress (ASBURY PARK, N.J.) -- A lifeguard is in the hospital after she was impaled by an umbrella at a New Jersey beach on Wednesday morning, officials said.The woman was found on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake that had pierced the front of her left shoulder and was sticking out the back of her arm by about 1 foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin […]

(LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C.) -- Twenty people were injured by a reported lightning strike while swimming at a beach in South Carolina, officials said.The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, when multiple agencies responded to a "reported electrocution" due to lightning at Dominion Beach Park near the Lake Murray Dam in Lexington County, South Carolina, officials said in a press release.When first responders arrived on the scene, 20 patients -- […]