Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PLEASANTON, Calif.) — A 26-year-old Home Depot employee was fatally shot after confronting an alleged shoplifter armed with a handgun at a California store, authorities said. The suspected shooter was detained along with an alleged accomplice after fleeing the scene in a getaway car, police said. The shooting […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top Trump adviser and lawyer Boris Epshteyn is scheduled to meet Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutors as part of the probe into former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. […]
Jessie DiMartino/ABC News (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Some Puerto Ricans are worried about the safety of their drinking water. Over the last few decades, some residents and advocates on the island have become skeptical about the water that comes out of their faucet, deciding to drink only bottled water. “I […]
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office will investigate the partial collapse of a parking garage that killed one and injured five others, a spokeswoman for the office confirmed Wednesday. More than 50 cars were parked on the roof of […]
Sarah Rice/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 60 million Americans may not know they’re drinking from toxic metal in present day, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The U.S. currently holds approximately 9.2 lead service lines underground, according to a recent survey released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BOWDOIN, Maine) — A 34-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his parents and their two friends at a home in Bowdoin, Maine, days after his release from prison, authorities said. Around 9:21 a.m. Tuesday, four people were found shot dead at the home: 72-year-old Robert Eger, 62-year-old Patricia […]
RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The Colorado River, one of the most important river systems in the country, is drying up at an alarming rate. The issues surrounding depleting water levels along the Colorado River basin have become as heated as the arid climate […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City is among the most densely populated coastal communities in the world preparing for an inevitable rise in sea levels, which scientists said will amplify flooding crises from events such as thunderstorms, high tides and hurricanes. Sea levels in New York City […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tyre Nichols’ mother has sued the city of Memphis and members of the police department over his death following a violent traffic stop in the city, court records show. Her attorney, Ben Crump, said the lawsuit is seeking $550 million for the “torture” of Nichols, […]
ABC News (HINKLEY, Calif.) — Nearly 30 years after a California desert town successfully sued a utility company over contaminated water, an emerging piece of technology is being installed to bring some relief. An engineering firm has set up hydropanels in Hinkley, California, which create clean water using a system that […]
