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19 injured in crowd stampede at South Carolina motorcycle festival

Sunday, May 24 by ABC News

(ATLANTIC BEACH, S.C.) --At least 19 people were injured early Sunday in a crowd stampede at an annual motorcycle festival in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, authorities said.The incident at the Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival occurred just after 1 a.m. local time... Read More.

Soggy Memorial Day weather may not be a total washout in the Northeast and Midwest

Sunday, May 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) --A soggy weather pattern will continue to plague the eastern half of the nation on Sunday with wet and cool conditions, but some improvement is in store for the Northeast and Midwest leading into Memorial Day.Flood watches have been issued for the... Read More.

Suspect dead, bystander wounded after exchange of gunfire near White House: Secret Service

Sunday, May 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Secret Service said officers shot and killed an armed man who opened fire at a White House checkpoint Saturday evening.A bystander was also struck by gunfire in the incident, but it was not immediately clear how, the Secret Service said.The man,... Read More.

Family of Indiana woman who died after Tim Hortons altercation to view full video of incident

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(FORT WAYNE, Ind.) -- The family of a 75-year-old woman who died following a physical altercation with an employee at a Tim Hortons in Indiana will be able to see the full, unredacted surveillance footage of the incident, officials confirmed on Friday.The full... Read More.

Federal judge dismisses human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Friday dismissed the criminal human smuggling case brought by the Department of Justice against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw granted Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss, finding that the federal government failed to rebut Abrego... Read More.

Evacuation orders issued in California city over chemical tank: ‘It fails or it blows up’

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(CALIFORNIA) -- An "emergency hazmat incident" in California has prompted evacuations, with officials warning that a chemical tank at an aerospace facility is in "crisis" and will either fail or explode.Firefighters initially responded to a leak at an aerospace manufacturing company in Garden Grove... Read More.

Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ faces additional lawsuits

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's $1.8 billion compensation fund to pay those who claim they were targeted by the Biden administration is now at the center of three federal lawsuits. The nonprofit watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on Friday... Read More.

Trump administration issues directive requiring green card applicants to apply outside the US

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration on Friday issued a sweeping policy directive requiring most temporary visa holders and humanitarian parolees living in the U.S. to return to their home countries to apply for and complete their green card applications.The policy memo issued by U.S.... Read More.

Gas prices near highest level in 4 years ahead of Memorial Day

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Gas prices stand near their highest level in four years as millions of Americans ready themselves to hit the road over Memorial Day weekend.The national average for a gallon of gas on Friday stood at $4.55, which amounts to a... Read More.

Pentagon releases more declassified UFO files, including intelligence officer’s account of seeing ‘orbs’

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The Pentagon unveiled another batch of its so-called UFO files on Friday, part of a rolling release of once-classified material ordered released by President Donald Trump.Friday's release included more than 50 previously classified videos and other documents related to unidentified anomalous... Read More.

Trump says he’ll ‘try’ to make Don Jr.’s wedding this weekend but ‘not good timing’

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Donald Trump said he will "try" and make his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding this weekend, which is reportedly taking place in the Bahamas -- though he said the event is "not good timing" for him given his responsibilities surrounding... Read More.

Family of 1 San Diego mosque shooting suspect says they are ‘deeply sorry for the pain and devastation’

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(SAN DIEGO) --The family of Caleb Vasquez, one of the teenage suspects involved in the deadly Monday shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, has released a statement saying they are "deeply sorry for the pain and devastation caused" and that their son's... Read More.

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