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 against two c…
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 his child.
In an emotional interv…
Tech company under fire after new lawsuit alleges anti-Asian bias
Jason Marz/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Asian Americans throughout Silicon Valley are unifying in support of one man after a new lawsuit was filed last month against Lumentum Operations, LLC, alleging Asian discrimination throughout the company.
The…
Why Americans aren’t giving Biden credit on improving economy, according to experts
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is leaning into the political branding “Bidenomics” as his 2024 reelection effort kicks into high gear.
He and top advisers renewed their push to keep improving economic news…
FDA, FTC send cease and desists to six companies they say sell copycat candy, snack products with edible THC
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission have jointly issued warning letters to six companies that they say illegally sold copycat food products that look like regular candies and…
Zelenskyy to ABC: Russia could sabotage nuclear power plant to halt Ukrainian advances
Yuriy Boyko/ABC News(KYIV, Ukraine) — Russia could stage an explosion at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to halt Ukrainian advances on the battlefield, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in a wide-ranging new interview with ABC News that was pr…
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 Department (NYPD). For the first half of …
Russian jets ‘harass’ US drones for 2nd straight day, Pentagon says
US Air Force(WASHINGTON) — For a second straight day on Thursday, Russian fighter jets harassed American military drones flying over eastern Syria by dropping parachute-borne flares in their flight path, the Pentagon said.
Once again, the U.S. milita…
Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from hard-line House Freedom Caucus: Sources
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House Freedom Caucus, a hard line conservative group, voted last month to oust Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News.
The caucus held a vote to remove Greene …
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 crew members on board were…