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Trump administration pauses $6B in education programs ahead of school year

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's administration is pausing over $6 billion of congressionally-appropriated federal funding for after-school, student support, teacher training, English language and other education programs, according to a Department of Education memo obtained by ABC News.In a letter to Congress from the... Read More.

Member of white supremacy group indicted for allegedly threatening federal officials: DOJ

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A member of a white supremacist online terror group has been indicted for allegedly conspiring to develop a hit list of "high value targets" for assassination -- including federal officials, according to the Justice Department.Federal prosecutors allege that 24-year-old Noah Lamb was... Read More.

Bryan Kohberger admits to Idaho college killings in plea hearing

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Bryan Kohberger admitted to the killings of four University of Idaho students at his change of plea hearing on Wednesday, pleading guilty to all five counts, despite the former criminology student's initial eagerness to be exonerated in the high-profile case.At the Ada... Read More.

Family of man charged in deadly Boulder Molotov cocktail attack can be deported, judge rules

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(TEXAS) -- A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the family of the man charged in the deadly Molotov cocktail attack in Boulder, Colorado, can be deported, dismissing a challenge to their removal filed last month.Hayam El Gamal, the wife of Mohamed Sabry... Read More.

7 missing after massive explosion and fire at California warehouse filled with fireworks: Officials

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(ESPARTO, Calif.) -- Seven people remain missing after a warehouse filled with fireworks exploded Tuesday evening in Northern California, officials said.The blast occurred at a pyrotechnics facility in Esparto, located in Yolo County, triggering a series of massive explosions that began around 6:02 p.m.,... Read More.

4th of July weather forecast across the US: What to expect

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Severe storms are closing in on the Northeast and extreme heat is headed to the Midwest as Americans gear up to enjoy the long Fourth of July weekend.Here's what you need to know about the holiday weather forecast:If you're hitting... Read More.

9-year-old Texas girl dies in hot car while mother was at work: Police

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(GALENA PARK, Texas) -- A 9-year-old girl has died in after she was intentionally left alone in a hot car while her mom was at work, according to Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.The girl's 36-year-old mother left the child unattended in a white... Read More.

Pediatrician allegedly smothered 4-year-old daughter, staged death as drowning: Police

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- An Oklahoma doctor has been arrested for allegedly murdering her 4-year-old daughter while on vacation in Florida and staging the death as a drowning, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.Dr. Neha Gupta, a pediatrician from Oklahoma, was arrested on Monday and faces... Read More.

Search ongoing for cruise ship passenger who didn’t return from Alaska hike: Police

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(JUNEAU, Alaska) -- A search is ongoing for a 62-year-old cruise passenger who went missing while on a hike in Alaska, authorities said Thursday.Marites Buenafe, of Kentucky, was reported missing Tuesday, a day after her birthday, when she did not return to the cruise... Read More.

4 killed, 14 hurt in Chicago mass shooting: ‘Absolute chaos’

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in a "deplorable and cowardly" mass shooting in Chicago on Wednesday night, according to the police superintendent.Around 11 p.m., people were were exiting a venue in the River North neighborhood and standing on the... Read More.

Trump administration pauses $6B in education programs ahead of school year

Trump administration pauses $6B in education programs ahead of school year

Bryan Kohberger admits to Idaho college killings in plea hearing

Family of man charged in deadly Boulder Molotov cocktail attack can be deported, judge rules

7 missing after massive explosion and fire at California warehouse filled with fireworks: Officials

4th of July weather forecast across the US: What to expect

9-year-old Texas girl dies in hot car while mother was at work: Police

Pediatrician allegedly smothered 4-year-old daughter, staged death as drowning: Police

Search ongoing for cruise ship passenger who didn’t return from Alaska hike: Police

4 killed, 14 hurt in Chicago mass shooting: ‘Absolute chaos’

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