'Look at me, you coward': Relatives of El Paso Walmart shooting victims confront gunman

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — Nearly four years after 23 people were killed in a racist mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the victims’ families are confronting the gunman in court. Patrick
Philly leaders sue ghost gun manufacturers just days after mass shooting

US Federal Register (PHILADELPHIA) — Just days after a man wielding two “ghost guns,” including an AR-15 rifle, shot seven people, five fatally, in a Philadelphia neighborhood, according to authorities, leaders of the city filed a lawsuit
Father says teen killed in Philadelphia mass shooting saved his son's life

ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — The father of a 13-year-old boy who was wounded in a Fourth of July weekend mass shooting in Philadelphia said his son’s best friend, 15-year-old Daujan Brown, lost his life trying to protect
Shootings in New York City are down 25% so far this year: NYPD

Natnan Srisuwan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite a violent Fourth of July holiday weekend, the number of shootings in New York City decreased in each of the last 13 weeks, according to the New York City Police
Cruise ship damaged after striking San Francisco pier while docking

KGO-TV (SAN FRANCISCO) — A Ruby Princess cruise ship startled sleeping San Fransico residents Thursday morning after it hit a pier while docking, damaging it and the vessel, officials said. None of the 3,328 guests and 1,159
Clark Atlanta president says affirmative action ban presents 'opportunity' for HBCUs

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The president of Clark Atlanta University is disappointed by the Supreme Court decision to end the use of race as a main factor in college admissions but he also views it as
Social media posts by parents bring concerns for children's privacy, safety

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Cam Barrett was strapped to a hospital gurney and in a neck brace following an automobile accident when her mother took pictures of the moment to post on social media. It was
Gladys Knight to perform at the fourth annual Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS gala

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Byron Allen, Allen Media Group Gladys Knight is scheduled to perform at the fourth annual Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS, an event that will honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his wife, Cookie Johnson, with the Elizabeth Taylor
Ghost forest formation accelerates amid sea-level rise

Dan Manzo/ABC News (NEW YORK) — As people around the world contend this week with the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth, more visual evidence of climate change is emerging with the spread of ghost forests. The
Families, investigators continue to search for answers in five college student cases

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On Saturday, May 25, 1996, Kristin Smart, a freshman at Cal Poly State University, walked home from a party at 2 a.m. and was never seen again. She was 19 years