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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.

Telecom company executives hit with $20M fraud charges in New York in first case of self-reporting

Thursday, May 21 by ABC News

Senior personnel at a telecommunications company orchestrated a "calculated embezzlement scheme" to divert millions of dollars into their own pockets, federal prosecutors in New York charged in the first case of its kind that involved self-reporting by the company that allowed the corporation to... Read More.

Army cuts dozens of medical training courses amid funding woes

Thursday, May 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Army has canceled dozens of medical training courses as the service moves to manage a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall that is rippling across the force, according to multiple U.S. officials and internal documents reviewed by ABC News.At least 34 medical-related courses... Read More.

Father charged with manslaughter after 1-year-old found dead in vehicle, strapped in car seat: Authorities

Thursday, May 21 by ABC News

(BROOKWOOD, Ala.) -- An Alabama man has been charged with manslaughter after his 1-year-old child was found dead in a vehicle, still strapped into a car seat, after the father had allegedly been drinking throughout the day while the infant was in his sole... Read More.

Criminal case against former assistant principal over shooting of teacher by student dismissed

Thursday, May 21 by ABC News

(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) -- A Virginia judge has granted a defense motion to dismiss the criminal charges against a former assistant principal stemming from the 2023 shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student.Ebony Parker was charged with eight counts of felony child... Read More.

2026 hurricane season will see below average tropical activity, NOAA says

Thursday, May 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- This year's Atlantic hurricane season will see below average tropical activity, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).The decreased storm activity is driven by El Niño, which is forecast to emerge soon and persist through the season, the agency... Read More.

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