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Six dead, two injured after family shooting in Germany, police say

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

iStock/pavalena(BERLIN) -- Six people are dead and two injured after a shooting in the German town of Rot am See on Friday, local police told ABC News.The gunman opened fire on several members of his family, police said. Three... Read More.

Six dead, two injured after shooting in Germany, police say

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

iStock/pavalena(BERLIN) -- Six people are dead and two injured after a shooting in the German town of Rot am See on Friday, local police told ABC News.The authorities are still responding to the shooting, although a suspect has been... Read More.

The youngest member of Mensa IQ society is 3 years old — and his mom says even she’s impressed

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

Nur Anira Asyikin(NEW YORK) -- A 3-year-old boy has officially become the youngest member of the Mensa high IQ society, and even his own mother is blown away.Muhammad Haryz Nadzim, a nursery school student, scored 142 on the Stanford-Binet... Read More.

Controversial facial recognition technology being rolled out by London police

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

gynane/iStock(LONDON) -- Facial recognition technology is set to be rolled out across London by the Metropolitan Police Service beginning Friday, despite concerns over the technology’s effectiveness and objections from privacy advocates. The use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology... Read More.

Multiple deaths, several injured after shooting in Germany, police say

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

iStock/pavalena(BERLIN) -- Multiple people are dead and several injured after a shooting in the German town of Rot am See on Friday, local police told ABC News.The authorities are still responding to the shooting, although a suspect has been... Read More.

Libyan man sentenced to 19 years in Benghazi attacks

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

DanHenson1/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A Libyan man was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison on Thursday for his role in the 2012 terrorist attack on two U.S. government facilities in Benghazi that killed four Americans. Mustafa al-Imam, 47, was... Read More.

US warns against travel to Chinese province as coronavirus death toll rises

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

narvikk/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. State Department is warning Americans not to enter China's Hubei province due to the coronavirus, as Chinese authorities announced Thursday that the death toll from the virus has gone up.The U.S. is also pulling out... Read More.

US denies extradition request for woman who allegedly hit, killed British teen

Friday, January 24 by ABC News

Marilyn Nieves/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. has denied an extradition request for Anne Sacoolas, the wife of an American diplomat who police say fatally struck a British teenager with her car as he was walking on the side of the... Read More.

Trump to host Netanyahu, political rival at White House to discuss peace amid impeachment trial

Thursday, January 23 by ABC News

Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top political challenger Benny Gantz will visit Washington next week to discuss peace in the Middle East, the White House announced Thursday.Vice President Mike Pence said he extended... Read More.

‘Doomsday Clock’ moved 20 seconds closer to catastrophe

Thursday, January 23 by ABC News

Mark Wilson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The world just got 20 seconds closer to catastrophe.Gauging the duel threats of nuclear warfare and climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Thursday that the minute hand on the metaphorical... Read More.

French president loses his cool in argument with Israeli guards in Jerusalem

Thursday, January 23 by ABC News

AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images(PARIS) -- French President Emmanuel Macron got into a testy exchange with Israeli security guards at the Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem on Wednesday, accusing the guards of violating rules preventing them from entering... Read More.

Top UN court rules that Myanmar must prevent genocide of Rohingya minority

Thursday, January 23 by ABC News

yorkfoto/iStock(LONDON) -- The United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Myanmar must “take all measures within its power” to prevent the genocide of its embattled Rohingya minority Thursday, in a move hailed by human rights groups. The... Read More.