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Gunfight, crash after man calls police to say he killed his parents

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

(MT. LEBANON, Pa.) -- A horrific eruption of violence unfolded early Thursday in a Pennsylvania town when a 25-year-old man called police saying he killed his parents and wanted to surrender but then started a gunfight when officers arrived at his family's home, authorities... Read More.

85% of flight attendants have dealt with an unruly passenger in 2021: Survey

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As more people return to the skies, the largest flight attendant union in the U.S. is sounding the alarm on a rise in unruly passengers.Eighty-five percent of the nearly 5,000 U.S. flight attendants The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) surveyed... Read More.

COVID-19 live updates: Dozens of cases across US linked to Christian summer camp

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.More than 611,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.1 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for... Read More.

Gun violence in America: Do something

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

(FRESNO, Calif.) -- It's 7:51 p.m. on a warm Friday night. Fresno, California, police officer Bret Hutchins and his two partners are checking on a burglary call. The 911 caller reported somebody broke into a garage and they can hear them banging around inside.... Read More.

Antibody cocktail may be answer for uncommon breakthrough COVID cases that put some at risk

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

(UNITED STATES) -- While authorized vaccines have proven safe and effective in holding the line against COVID-19, they are not 100% effective. Reports of uncommon breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated Americans, coupled with the delta variant tearing through the country, threaten to undermine the... Read More.

Biden’s vaccine requirement could ‘very well’ require troops to get the shot

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

New vaccine requirements for federal employees expected to be announced by President Joe Biden Thursday "very well" could mean troops will be required to get the shot, a senior Pentagon official told ABC News on Wednesday. But if not, it still may only be... Read More.

Pacific Northwest braces for another heat wave as dozens of wildfires continue to burn

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Pacific Northwest is bracing for another heat wave as large wildfires continue to burn through the region.While the spread of wildfires has slowed in recent days, that could soon change. Temperatures near Portland, Oregon, and Spokane, Washington, are expected to... Read More.