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ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) -- At least two people were killed and more than a dozen were hurt in a shooting during morning drop-off at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, multiple sources told ABC News.The shooter is "contained" and there's "no active threat to the community," city officials said. The suspect is believed to be deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, sources said.Students in pre-K to eighth grade attend the school. […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A whistleblower complaint filed on Tuesday alleges that the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded a copy of all federal Social Security numbers and information to an unsecured server in June, creating "enormous vulnerabilities."The complaint, filed by Social Security Administration Chief Data Officer Chuck Borges, alleges that a live copy of the "entire country's Social Security information" is now being held by a "vulnerable cloud environment" that lacks oversight from the agency or […]

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan walks into the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse on May 15, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Judge Dugan has been charged with trying to help Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented immigrant, elude federal arrest while he was making an appearance in her courtroom on April 18. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (MILWAUKEE) -- A federal judge in Wisconsin has denied Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan’s motion […]

(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) -- A 26-year-old Kansas police officer was killed when police say a suspect intentionally plowed into him while fleeing authorities during a pursuit.Kansas City, Kansas, Police Officer Hunter Simoncic was deploying stop sticks in response to the pursuit early Tuesday when the suspect drove toward him and struck him, then continued to flee the area, police said.Simoncic was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced […]

(VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.) -- Authorities in Southern California announced Tuesday the arrest of 14 people accused of running what they called the largest organized retail theft operation targeting Home Depot in the company's history, with nine facing felony charges.The suspects are allegedly linked to 600 thefts at 71 different Home Depots, with losses exceeding $10 million across multiple Southern California counties, officials said."They basically had been able to pull off […]

Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (ATHENS, Ga.) -- The University of Georgia has paused pledging for one of its fraternities amid an investigation into alleged hazing off-campus.The university said it is conducting a review of the Sigma Chi fraternity "following a third-party complaint." The Athens-Clarke County Police Department said it is also investigating the reported incident.The university received an email complaint from an Athens-based professional on Aug. 12 […]

(NEW YORK) --  Lyle and Erik Menendez have been behind bars for 35 years, and when both brothers were denied parole last week, their case reached another barricade.But the brothers still have three potential paths to freedom:ParoleThe brothers were initially sentenced to life without parole for the 1989 shotgun killings of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Lyle Menendez, then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, said they committed the murders in self-defense after […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys representing former special counsel Jack Smith hit back Tuesday at reports of a recently announced watchdog investigation into his prosecutions of President Donald Trump, describing the reasoning for the probe as baseless and partisan."The predicate for this investigation is imaginary and unfounded," said Covington and Burling attorneys Lanny Breuer and Peter Koski in their letter to acting Office of Special Counsel Jamieson Greer, which was obtained by ABC News.The […]

Two good Samaritans are being hailed as heroes after they dove into a creek in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, to pull a rideshare driver from his vehicle when he drove into the water. Isle of the Palms Police Department (ISLE OF PALMS, S.C.) -- Two good Samaritans are being hailed as heroes after they jumped into a creek at a South Carolina marina and rescued a ride-share driver who […]