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8-year-old killed, 3 others hospitalized in shooting at Alabama mall
z1b / iStockBy Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News(HOOVER, Al) -- An 8-year-old was shot and killed and three others were injured in a shooting at a mall in Hoover, Alabama, on Friday.Police said they respo...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
Timeline: What to know about missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
US ArmyBy Christina Carrega and Luis Martinez(NEW YORK) -- When Vanessa Guillen was a little girl, she dreamed of joining the Army, her family said.The Houston native graduated César E. Chavez ...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
15-year-old girl shot at Massachusetts mall; 2 in custody
carlballou /iStockBy Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News(BRAINTREE, Ma) -- A 15-year-old girl was injured in a shooting at the South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, officials said.Braintree po...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
For some Native Americans, Mount Rushmore is a symbol of broken treaties, white domination
Bill Chizek / iStockBy Lauren Lantry, Stephanie Ebbs and Cheyenne Haslett, ABC NewsPresident Donald Trump views his Friday trip to Mount Rushmore as celebrating America's "heritage" on the July Fourth...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
Police responding to reports of active shooter at Massachusetts mall
carlballou /iStockBy Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Police are responding to reports of an active shooter scene at the South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, officials announced via Twitte...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
Allegations of divorce controversy for the 'Da Vinci Code' author
ziss/iStockBy GMA TEAM, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown is facing a real-life plot twist that reads like his bestselling thrillers.Brown's private divorce details went public afte...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
Oregon governor slams state troopers seen refusing to wear masks: 'Absolutely unacceptable'
pinkomelet/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(SALEM, Ore.) -- Oregon officials came out swinging at a group of state troopers caught on camera refusing to wear masks at a local coffee shop in Corv...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
July 4th weekend forecast calls for heat, severe weather
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- From California to New Jersey, heat will be the story for the holiday weekend forecast.For example, it's been the hottest start of the summer since 2005 i...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
Coronavirus updates: NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson tests positive
Jared C. Tilton/Getty ImagesBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 520,000 people worldwide.Over 10.8 million people across the globe ha...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020
After George Floyd's death, Hennepin County declares racism a public health crisis
Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesBy AVERI HARPER, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- In the aftermath of George Floyd's death while in Minneapolis police custody, the Hennepin County Board of Co...
ABC Audio Jul 03, 2020