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Stonewall Uprising veteran honors protest as historic LGBTQ center opens

The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center is the first LGBTQ center in the National Park Service. -- Courtesy of Stephen Kent Johnson(NEW YORK) -- Mark Segal was 18 years old and had only lived in New York City for six weeks when he found himself at the center of the Stonewall Uprising in 1969.The very spot where Segal once danced, drank and took part in one of the most consequential moments in LGBTQ history is now the first LGBTQ visitor […]

todayJune 28, 2024

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Fecal soup’ could be lurking in Iowa floodwaters, health experts warn

Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- Health experts are warning of the possibility of floodwaters containing "fecal soup" after an agriculture-heavy region in Iowa was inundated with an unprecedented amount of precipitation.Torrential rain began falling in the Midwest last week, prompting road closures, evacuation orders, helicopter rescues and failure at some water treatment plants, according to officials.But as the floodwaters fail to recede -- and more rain on the way threatens to extend the flood event -- residents […]

todayJune 28, 2024

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The uncertain future of a historic LGBTQ+ safe space: New York City’s People’s Beach

The historic bathhouse on Jacob Riis Beach is undergoing $50 million renovations that have stoked concerns about gentrification on the working class, queer beach. -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The summer season in New York City is informally marked each year by the hoisting of Pride flags on The People's Beach, a queer haven tucked away on the far eastern corner of the city's Jacob Riis Park in Queens."When I was a runaway, when I had no community at all, […]

todayJune 28, 2024

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2 people indicted in connection with Uvalde school shooting: Report

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas.) -- Two people have been indicted in connection with the investigation into the 2022 mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, according to ABC Austin affiliate KVUE.The indictments charge two people with injury of a child by omission, the station reported Thursday.The identities of the two indictees have yet to be revealed, according to KVUE. The indictments are sealed until the indictees turn themselves in to police, the station reported.The charges were first reported by the San […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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100-foot-wide sinkhole partially collapses soccer field in Illinois

Getty Images - STOCK(ALTON PARK, Ill.) -- A massive, 100-foot-wide sinkhole left a soccer field in southern Illinois partially collapsed, according to officials.The sinkhole formed at approximately 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Illinois, which lies over a limestone mine operated by New Frontier Materials, the company said in a statement to the Alton Telegraph.There were no injuries as a result of the incident, officials said."No one was on the field at the time and no one […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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1 teen dead, 2 others rescued from Lake Michigan in apparent drowning

Getty Images - STOCK(CHICAGO) -- One 17-year-old was found dead and two others were rescued in Lake Michigan after they became distressed in the water while swimming.A possible drowning incident in Lake Michigan was reported to the Milwaukee County 911 Dispatch Center at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department responded and found three individuals, believed to be 17 years old, in distress in the water.Two were pulled from the water, one of whom had severe breathing difficulties […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Judge orders hearing to consider tossing key evidence in Trump classified docs case

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case on Thursday ordered an additional hearing to determine whether prosecutors improperly used evidence protected by attorney-client privilege to secure their indictment against the former president.In an 11-page ruling issued Thursday, Judge Aileen Cannon wrote that an additional hearing was necessary to resolve "pertinent factual disputes" related to key evidence in the case.As previously reported by ABC News, prosecutors have relied on the notes of Trump's former […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Search for Chicago woman who went missing in the Bahamas expands: Police

Getty Images - STOCK(CHICAGO) -- The search has expanded for a Chicago woman who went missing while on a yoga retreat in the Bahamas last week, police said.Taylor Casey, 41, was last seen on June 19 in Paradise Island at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat, which reported her missing the following day when she didn't show up for morning classes, the organization and police said.The search for Casey -- which has involved drones, canines and divers -- has extended beyond […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may stand trial in June 2025

Getty Images - STOCK(MOSCOW, Idaho.) -- The prosecution and defense are working toward a June 2025 trial date for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in an off-campus house.Judge John Judge said he anticipates the trial to take three months.The defense still wants a change of venue, which has not yet been determined.The parents of 21-year-old victim Kaylee Goncalves attended Thursday's court hearing. The Goncalves had been desperate for a date to be set, […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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