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2 dead, 1 wounded in shooting on campus of South Carolina State University

Friday, February 13 by ABC News

(ORANGEBURG, S.C.) -- Two people were killed and one person was wounded after a shooting Thursday night on the campus of South Carolina State University, the school said.The shooting, which was reported in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student residential complex on the... Read More.

Gun-parts maker to pay $1.75 million settlement in lawsuit over 2022 Buffalo mass shooting

Thursday, February 12 by ABC News

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- Nearly four years after 10 Black people were gunned down in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, the victims' families have reached a settlement with the firearms accessory company listed as a defendant in the case.The... Read More.

New York leaders, advocates vow to re-raise Stonewall pride flag after Trump admin removal

Thursday, February 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A group of New York politicians, city leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates are expected to gather at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City on Thursday afternoon to re-raise the pride flag after the National Park Service removed it... Read More.

EPA to rescind landmark 2009 ‘endangerment finding’ on greenhouse gases’ harmful effect on climate

Thursday, February 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Environmental Protection Agency is walking back a landmark environmental decision to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.For more than 16 years, the EPA's endangerment finding served as the scientific and legal foundation for federal regulations on carbon dioxide and... Read More.

Judge orders Trump administration to facilitate return of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador

Thursday, February 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of the Venezuelan migrants who were were deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison last year in violation of a court order.Boasberg on Thursday criticized the administration's... Read More.

Battle over US attorneys continues as DOJ fires new prosecutor in Northern New York

Thursday, February 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The fight over the Trump administration's appointment of U.S. attorneys has taken another turn with the Justice Department's firing of a newly appointed U.S. attorney in Northern New York.After the DOJ's appointment of acting U.S. Attorney John... Read More.

Video suggests DHS exaggerated claims about the shooting of Marimar Martinez: Visual analysis

Thursday, February 12 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Last October, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that federal agents in Chicago were "forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots at an armed US citizen" after their SUV was "rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars."But analysis... Read More.

Man released after being questioned in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says experience was ‘terrifying’

Wednesday, February 11 by ABC News

(PHOENIX, Ariz.) -- The man who was detained and released after being questioned in connection with the abduction of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, says it was "terrifying."The man, who said he works in Tucson and delivers packages for a living,... Read More.

FAA halts El Paso flights for 10 days, citing ‘special security reasons’

Wednesday, February 11 by ABC News

(EL PASO, Texas) -- The Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary flight restrictions over El Paso, Texas, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, prohibiting all flight operations there for the next 10 days for "special security reasons," according to a notice.The notice said no flights could... Read More.

Trump admin removes pride flag from Stonewall National Monument

Tuesday, February 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The National Parks Service (NPS) removed the rainbow flag that sat on a flagpole inside the Stonewall National Monument near Christopher Park in New York City's Greenwich Village.The site was designated a national monument by President Barack Obama in June, 2016,... Read More.