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Violent crime down 10.3% in first months of 2024: FBI data

Violent crime down 10.3% in first months of 2024: FBI data

Getty Images – STOCK/kali9 (NEW YORK) — Violent crime decreased by 10.3% in the first six months of 2024, according to newly released preliminary FBI data. From January to June 2024, the Quarterly Uniform Crime Report found that: Murder decreased by 22.7%. Rape decreased by 17.7%. Robbery decreased by 13.6%. […]

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Still reeling from Helene’s aftermath, a new tropical threat develops in the Gulf

Still reeling from Helene’s aftermath, a new tropical threat develops in the Gulf

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even as the South continues its recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, another storm system is showing the potential for development in the Gulf of Mexico. Early October is still not far from last month’s peak of the hurricane season. Most of the tropical […]

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Asheville tragedy shows there are no climate change safe havens: Experts

Asheville tragedy shows there are no climate change safe havens: Experts

A view of the damaged area at Asheville along with the western part of North-Carolina is devastated by the heavy rains and flooding after Hurricane Helene in Asheville, United States on September 30, 2024. (Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Asheville, North Carolina, has been called a potential […]

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After Helene, searches continue for scores of loved ones unaccounted for after devastating storm

After Helene, searches continue for scores of loved ones unaccounted for after devastating storm

John Norwood, who was injured as Hurricane Helene made landfall, speaks with “Good Morning America” about his missing fiancé, Oct. 1, 2024. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — As Helene swept through North Carolina last week, John Norwood and his fiancé, Julie le Roux, sought shelter at a neighbor’s house. As […]

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Hurricane Helene live updates: At least 121 dead, including 35 in hard-hit county

Hurricane Helene live updates: At least 121 dead, including 35 in hard-hit county

An ABC News graphic shows the latest weather conditions and warnings in the wake of Helene, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees […]

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Man accused of hijacking Los Angeles bus charged with murder and kidnapping

Man accused of hijacking Los Angeles bus charged with murder and kidnapping

KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — The man accused of hijacking a Los Angeles Metro bus, fatally shooting a passenger and leading police on an hourlong chase last week is now facing a slew of charges, including murder and kidnapping, prosecutors announced Monday. Los Angeles County DA George Gascon announced 12 counts […]

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DOJ announces first-ever federal review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

DOJ announces first-ever federal review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Over 100 years after a white mob attacked a then-thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Department of Justice announced the first-ever federal probe into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The attack on the Greenwood neighborhood, often referred to as “Black Wall Street,” left up to […]

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Vandals destroy viewfinder for colorblind visitors allowing them to see fall foliage at national park

Vandals destroy viewfinder for colorblind visitors allowing them to see fall foliage at national park

NPS (NEW YORK) — Vandals have destroyed a specialized viewfinder that allowed colorblind visitors to see the vibrant fall foliage in Tennessee, officials said. The incident took place sometime during the night on Sept. 21 when officials from the National Park Service said that vandals not only destroyed the specialized […]

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Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting judge retires

Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting judge retires

Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines (Letcher County) (NEW YORK) — The Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers is retiring, according to a letter from the murder suspect’s attorney. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death […]

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