Canadian wildfire smoke updates: East Coast skies engulfed in dangerous haze
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hazy and dangerous fumes from ongoing Canadian wildfires have engulfed the skies over most of the northeast coast, prompting serious air quality alerts for millions of Americans. As of Tuesday evening, 17
Family calls for arrest after Florida mother of 4 was killed in front of her children
Ben Crump Law (OCALA, Fla.) — The family of Ajike Owens, 35, and their attorney Anthony D. Thomas held a news conference on Monday demanding an arrest be made for the shooting death of Owens, a Florida mother
2 teens arrested in connection with spate of Houston bike trail robberies
KTRK (HOUSTON) — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a spate of robberies along a popular Houston bike trail, as police look for more suspects in the attacks, authorities said Tuesday. Since May 16, five people
7 people shot following high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — Seven people were shot following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. Two people are in custody, and there is no ongoing threat to the community following the
Timeline of plane crash outside DC that scrambled fighter jets raises questions
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The chain of events set off by an unresponsive plane that eventually crashed Sunday in Virginia continues to raise questions about what happened on board and how the incident was
2 shot at Maryland cemetery during burial of 10-year-old gun violence victim
Tetra Images/Getty Images (BOWIE, Md.) — Two people have been shot, one fatally, at a Maryland cemetery during the burial of a 10-year-old girl who fell victim to gun violence last month, according to police. It appears Tuesday
Fight for transgender equality transcends generations
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nicole Maines – a transgender actress who has starred in “Supergirl,” “Yellowjackets,” and more – never intended to become an activist. But when she and her family won a groundbreaking case against
Mom fears for her trans daughter in wake of gender-affirming care ban: 'It's not going to stop there'
ABC News (SIOUX FALLS, S.D) — A South Dakota law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors is set to take effect next month, joining a growing list of states considering or enacting similar bans across the country. Meanwhile, a
Wildfire smoke map: Which US cities, states are being impacted by Canadian wildfires
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Wildfires burning in Canada are continuing to create poor air quality conditions in the U.S. as the smoke makes its way south. Hazy skies, low visibility and poor air quality will be present
It's been 79 years since D-Day landings. How experts say we'll continue to honor WWII veterans
National D-Day Memorial Foundation (NEW YORK) — Seventy-nine years ago, on June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on D-Day. “It was one of the most momentous events of the last century,” April Cheek-Messier,