kali9/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Kansas City suffered a violent weekend as three separate shootings impacted the city’s downtown over 30 minutes late Sunday. The shootings come as Kansas City, Missouri, has already faced a violent year, with 59 homicides having already been recorded since the start of the […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials representing some New York suburbs have rebuked New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to send migrants to their towns for shelter. Rockland County’s top official declared a state of emergency on Saturday in response to Adams’ plan to send 340 adult […]
David Sacks/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department recently unsealed charges against a man who allegedly put a camera inside a bathroom onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship and filmed 150 people, including 40 minors. Jeremy Froias boarded a Royal Caribbean ship bound for St. Maarten, San Juan and […]
Stewart F. House/Getty Images (ALLEN, Texas) — Eight people were killed and seven others were injured when a gunman opened fire at an outdoor mall north of Dallas, Texas, on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The alleged gunman died after a confrontation with police at the Allen Premium Outlets, police said. […]
Kali9/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 8-year-old boy survived for two full days in a Michigan state park after he disappeared while collecting firewood Saturday on a family camping trip. Search party volunteers found 8-year-old Nante Niemi at 1:30 p.m. local time on Monday, and the boy has since been […]
ABC News (ALLEN, Texas) — A mom of two is recounting the harrowing moments she and other shoppers huddled for safety as a mass shooting unfolded at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, on Saturday afternoon. Racquel Lee told ABC News she was shopping alone when a “spraying” of […]
David Talukdar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York City judge imposed a protective order Monday in the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal case against former President Donald Trump that is meant to ensure evidence shared by the DA’s office doesn’t wind up on the internet. Trump pleaded not guilty last […]
Paul Morigi/Getty Images for March For Our Lives (WASHINGTON) — The parents of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver are bringing their new “children’s book” to Washington, D.C., to try to shine a light on gun control in a fresh and provocative way. Patricia Oliver, whose 17-year-old son, Joaquin, was among the […]
Malik Rainey for ABC News (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Dr. Eva Doyle describes herself as one of the “regular Saturday shoppers” at the Tops supermarket on Buffalo’s predominantly Black east side. But on May 14, 2022, the retired public school teacher broke from her weekend routine and went to pick up […]
ABC News (PLYMOUTH, Minn.) — In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week , “GMA” is honoring educators, including educators like Mike Peterson, a custodian-turned-substitute at Plymouth Middle School in Plymouth, Minnesota. Before becoming the school’s favorite teacher, Peterson was a custodian for nearly three decades. He eventually became the director of […]
