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Month: May 2024

Uvalde families sue makers of AR-15, ‘Call of Duty,’ Meta over mass shooting

Uvalde families sue makers of AR-15, ‘Call of Duty,’ Meta over mass shooting

Alex Wong/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas.) — Families of the Uvalde victims have filed a lawsuit against Daniel Defense, the makers of the AR-15 assault rifle, and Activision, the publisher of the first-person shooter video game series “Call of Duty,” and Meta, the parent company of Instagram, over what they claim […]

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Families of Marines killed in 2022 Osprey crash file wrongful death lawsuit

Families of Marines killed in 2022 Osprey crash file wrongful death lawsuit

Getty Images – STOCK (SAN DIEGO) — Families of five Marines killed in a June 2022 Osprey crash in southern California have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit, blaming companies that make the aircraft for the tragedy. The lawsuit, filed this week, names Boeing, Rolls Royce and Bell Textron, which […]

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American Airlines backtracks on filing that blamed 9-year-old for being filmed in bathroom

American Airlines backtracks on filing that blamed 9-year-old for being filmed in bathroom

Kevin Carter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One day after lawyers for American Airlines argued a 9-year-old child acted negligently when she was recorded by a hidden camera in an airplane lavatory, the airline is backpedaling that defense. FBI agents knocked on the 9-year-old’s family home almost a year after the […]

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Judge denies Alec Baldwin’s bid to dismiss charge in deadly ‘Rust’ shooting

Judge denies Alec Baldwin’s bid to dismiss charge in deadly ‘Rust’ shooting

Raymond Hall/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — A New Mexico judge denied Alec Baldwin’s motion to dismiss his involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” in an order on Friday. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer found that the prosecutors did not act in “bad […]

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Louisiana governor signs bill classifying abortion pills as controlled substances into law

Louisiana governor signs bill classifying abortion pills as controlled substances into law

Fotosearch/Getty Images (BATON ROUGE, La.) — The law puts the abortion pill regimen — mifepristone and misoprostol — in the same category as opioids and other addictive medications. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Uvalde families sue makers of AR-15, ‘Call of Duty,’ Meta over mass shooting

Uvalde families sue makers of AR-15, ‘Call of Duty,’ Meta over mass shooting

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Families of the Uvalde victims have filed a lawsuit against Daniel Defense, the makers of the AR-15 assault rifle, and Activision, the publisher of the first-person shooter video game series “Call of Duty,” and Meta, the parent company of Instagram over what they claim […]

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Pioneering Black female pilot for Air Force, United Airlines lands final flight

Pioneering Black female pilot for Air Force, United Airlines lands final flight

WABC-TV (WASHINGTON) — Pioneering aviator Captain Theresa M. Claiborne has retired after 43 years of flying, first as a second lieutenant and the first Black female pilot in the U.S. Air Force, and then as a captain at United Airlines. Claiborne was hired by United in January 1990 after seven […]

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First Black female pilot for Air Force, United Airlines lands final flight

First Black female pilot for Air Force, United Airlines lands final flight

WABC-TV (WASHINGTON) — Pioneering aviator Captain Theresa M. Claiborne has retired after 43 years of flying, first as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force then as a Captain at United Airlines. She made history as the first Black woman pilot in the history of both the Air Force […]

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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over mislabeled Stew Leonard’s cookie

Wrongful death lawsuit filed over mislabeled Stew Leonard’s cookie

Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A wrongful death lawsuit alleges a 25-year-old woman died as a result of “gross negligence and reckless indifference” after eating a cookie sold by the grocery chain Stew Leonard’s that was not properly labeled as containing peanuts. Órla Baxendale, a native of East Lancashire, […]

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Memorial Day weekend weather: Tornadoes and record-high temperatures

Memorial Day weekend weather: Tornadoes and record-high temperatures

ABC (NEW YORK) — It’s been a very active week for severe storms and tornadoes — and more rough weather is in the forecast for Memorial Day weekend. On Thursday, there were more than 2 dozen reported tornadoes across Illinois, Iowa, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Thursday also brought […]

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