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Indianola mayor urges 'patience' amid probe into police shooting of 11-year-old boy

The mayor spoke with ABC News about the shooting of Aderrien Murry.
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Ken Featherstone, the mayor of Indianola, Mississippi, speaks with ABC News in an interview on May 31, 2023.
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Child accidentally kills another child with father's gun

The father claimed the gun was stored on a high shelf in a closet, according to police.
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The father claimed the gun was stored on a high shelf in a closet, according to police.
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ABC News Live: Senate to vote on Biden-McCarthy debt deal

Plus, evacuations ordered as unprecedented wildfires rage in Canada, and battling addiction as popularity in lottery games soar.
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VIDEO: ABC News Live: Senate to vote on Biden-McCarthy debt deal
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How Vegas is changing the odds for blackjack players

Dealers have lowered the payout for players, according to experts.
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Lottery addictions are not being addressed seriously, experts say

State-run games negatively affect low-income residents, according to experts.
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A cashier at a store hands a Mega Million lottery ticket to a person in Burlingame, Calif., Dec. 23, 2022.
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‘This was an honorable compromise,’ White House senior advisor says

Gene Sperling, Senior advisor to President Joe Biden, responds to criticism by Democrats and the NAACP on the debt relief bill.
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VIDEO: ‘This was an honorable compromise,’ White House senior advisor says
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Debt ceiling deal faces Senate for passage

Plus, former President Donald Trump allegedly talks about classified documents in new recordings, and Amazon is under fire after security concerns about Ring cameras and data recordings.
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VIDEO: Debt ceiling deal faces Senate for passage
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Trump talks about classified documents on audio recordings: Sources

ABC News’ Katherine Faulders and contributor Jeff Robbins explain what reported audio recordings of former President Donald Trump discussing classified documents could mean for investigators.
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VIDEO: Trump talks about classified documents on audio recordings: Sources
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New wave of Hawaiian surfers look to reclaim sport's cultural spirit

Surfing traces its roots back to ancient Hawaii, according to the Bishop Museum.
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Hawaiian surfer Ha'a Keaulana is shown carrying a surfboard toward the water.
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Child accidentally kills another child with father's gun

The child was killed with his father's gun, according to police.
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June 01

Search suspended for man who fell from Carnival cruise ship

Ronnie Peale Jr., 35, fell over his balcony railing on Monday, Carnival said.
June 01
The Carnival cruise line ship Carnival Magic sits docked, April, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
June 01

Son of fatally attacked Home Depot worker seeks crackdown on organized retail crime

Two Home Depot workers were fatally attacked during thefts over the last year.
June 01
Gary Rasor, far right, is seen in this undated family photo.
June 01

Apartment collapse: Human error, IT glitch led to permit incorrectly marked as 'fail'

The community is demanding answers as three people remain missing.
June 01
A flower hangs from a fence where an apartment building partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, May 31, 2023.
June 01

ABC News Live: Trump admits in recording to having sensitive docs: Sources

Plus, the House passes a debt limit deal and more on the raging wildfires in Canada.
June 01
VIDEO: ABC News Live: Trump admits in recording to having sensitive docs: Sources
June 01

Investigators have recording of Trump admitting he held onto sensitive docs: Sources

Sources say federal investigators have a recording that could be a key piece of evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Trump’s handling of classified documents.
June 01
VIDEO: Investigators have recording of Trump admitting he held onto sensitive docs: Sources
June 01

ABC News Live: Raging wildfires sending smoke across US

Plus, experts issue a dire warning about a “risk of extinction" from artificial intelligence.
June 01
VIDEO: ABC News Live: Raging wildfires sending smoke across US
June 01

Village's beloved swan was stolen and killed: Officials

Three New York teenagers are accused of taking a mother swan and her babies from a pond on Monday, according to authorities.
June 01
Three New York teenagers are accused of taking a mother swan and her babies from a pond on Monday, according to authorities.
June 01

ABC New Lives: Debt limit deal is on its way to Senate for vote

Plus, raging wildfires in Canada are sending smoke across the eastern U.S.
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VIDEO: ABC New Lives: Debt limit deal is on its way to Senate for vote
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Senate races to vote on debt ceiling bill, days away from June 5 deadline

ABC News business reporter Alexis Christoforous has more on how the debt ceiling deal impacts the economy.
June 01
VIDEO: Senate races to vote on debt ceiling bill, days away from June 5 deadline
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Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to federal financial crimes

ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire has more on why Murdaugh might have pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of federal charges, including wire fraud and money laundering.
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VIDEO: Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to federal financial crimes
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Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
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Drone captures 2nd shark sighting at Alabama beach

A shark was spotted swimming in the shallow waters of Orange Beach, Alabama, meters away from a person in the water.
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VIDEO: Drone captures 2nd shark sighting at Alabama beach
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Deaths of 2 Home Depot workers illustrate surge in organized retail crime

Groups of criminals are stealing prized items to sell online or elsewhere.
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Surveillance video from inside a Home Depot store near New York City shows four men using carts to allegedly steal boxes of valuable items in January 2023.
May 31

3 teens charged after village's swan killed, then eaten: Police

The swan's four cygnets were also stolen but since recovered, police said.
May 31
Police say a swan was stolen from a swan pond in Manlius, New York, and then eaten.
May 31

ABC News Live Prime: Wed, May 31, 2023

Debt ceiling showdown comes to a head in Washington; how playing the lottery can become an addiction; Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about honesty, marriage and her new movie "You Hurt My Feelings."
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VIDEO: ABC News Live Prime: Wed, May 31, 2023
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Feds have recording of Trump acknowledging he held onto sensitive document: Sources

The special counsel has questioned witnesses about the recording, sources say.
May 31
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Harlingen, Texas.
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University employee claims he was fired for using pronouns in email signature

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Shua Wilmot, an employee at a Christian university in upstate New York, who says he and a colleague were fired in part for putting pronouns in their email signatures.
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VIDEO: University employee claims he was fired for using pronouns in email signature
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ABC News Live Rundown: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Stay up to date on the developing stories making headlines.
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VIDEO: ABC News Live Rundown: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
May 31

Battling addiction as popularity of lottery games soar

ABC's Reena Roy looks at the problem of lottery addiction, as games meant to inspire dreams of winning big can become an unhealthy and financially destructive obsession for some Americans.
May 31
VIDEO: Battling addiction as popularity of lottery games soar
May 31

85-year-old man, passerby help save sleeping family from house fire

A father and his four children were able to safely evacuate, police said.
May 31
Fire crews extinguished a blaze at this home in Kendall Park, New Jersey, May 31, 2023.
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Man with multiple weapons arrested after spotted with gun near movie theater: Police

Thomas Alexander was arrested after a traffic stop near the Cobblestone theater.
May 31
Entrance to the Cobblestone Center where the Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema is located in Tahoe City, Calif.
May 31

Jury finds actor Danny Masterson guilty on 2 counts in rape retrial

The "That '70s Show" actor was accused of raping three women.
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The "That '70s Show" actor was accused of raping three women.
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South Carolina store owner allegedly shot and killed 14-year-old boy in the back

Protesters allegedly vandalized and looted the store after the killing.
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Cyrus Carmack-Belton
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Nikki Haley slams foreign lobbyists while accepting funds from them

The 2024 hopeful has raised tens of thousands of dollars from foreign lobbyists.
May 31
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall campaign event, May 17, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa.
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Movement to end caste discrimination builds in US

California leaders are debating a bill to ban caste discrimination statewide.
May 31
California State Sen. Aisha Wahab proposes SB 403, a bill which adds caste as a protected category in the state's anti-discrimination laws, in Sacramento, Calif., March 22, 2023.
May 31

Man missing after falling overboard on Carnival cruise ship

The ship was off the coast of Florida at the time, the Coast Guard said.
May 31
The Carnival Magic is seen departing from port, after a nine-day inaugural cruise, May 3, 2011, in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
May 31

Debt ceiling negotiators defend their deal before vote

Plus, the latest on the ground in Moscow after eight missiles explode, and Mike Pence is set to announce his run for president as the 2024 field grows.
May 31
VIDEO: Debt ceiling negotiators defend their deal before vote
May 31

Gas station owner charged in shooting death of 14-year-old

Rick Chow, 58, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing Cyrus Carmack-Belton in Columbia, South Carolina, on Sunday, police said.
May 31
Rick Chow, 58, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing Cyrus Carmack-Belton in Columbia, South Carolina, on Sunday, police said.
May 31

Lawyer arrested in over decade-old rapes after being identified by genetic genealogy

The arrest was made in connection with several sexual assaults in 2007 and 2008.
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May 31

Eastern Canadian wildfires impacting air quality in major US cities

The smoke is impacting New England, New York and New Jersey, and could make its way as far south as Washington, D.C.
May 31
The smoke is impacting New England, New York and New Jersey, and could make its way as far south as Washington, D.C.
May 31

Attorney identified by genetic genealogy, arrested in decades-old rapes

Matthew J. Nilo has been arrested in connection with several sexual assaults in Boston in 2007 and 2008.
May 31
Matthew J. Nilo has been arrested in connection with several sexual assaults in Boston in 2007 and 2008.
May 31

Social media influencer uses platform for Holocaust education

Montana Tucker uses her platform to create a series about her family’s experience at Auschwitz and to educate people about the Holocaust.
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VIDEO: Social media influencer uses platform for Holocaust education
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‘It’s frustrating’: Son of missing man in Iowa building collapse speaks out

Branden Colvin is among the missing after an apartment building collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday.
May 31
Branden Colvin is among the missing after an apartment building collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday.
May 31

'My dad's in there': Son desperate for answers in wake of apartment collapse

"I just want to talk to him, give him a hug, hear his voice, anything."
May 31
Branden Colvin, one of the residents still missing after a building collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, is shown in this undated photo.
May 31

Man who went to same church arrested for councilwoman's murder

Eunice Dwumfour, 30, was shot and killed outside her home in February.
May 31
Councilwoman Eunice K. Dwumfour, of the Borough of Sayreville, N.J.
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Small town, big landfill: State’s largest garbage dump could grow larger

The Seneca Meadows Landfill's owners want to expand the facility.
May 31
The Seneca Meadows Landfill is already the largest facility of its kind in New York State.
May 31

Convicted killer confesses to murdering roommate, 2nd person

The suspect told police "he was ready and prepared to kill again."
May 31
The suspect told police "he was ready and prepared to kill again."
May 31

Air quality in these US cities decreasing due to Canadian wildfires

More than 16,000 people have evacuated the region near Halifax, Nova Scotia.
May 31
Haze from wildfires burning in eastern Canada create haze over the New York City skyline, May 30, 2023.
May 31

Limousine company operator sentenced for deadly 2018 crash

A limousine company operator was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison in connection to a 2018 crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people.
May 31
A limousine company operator was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison in connection to a 2018 crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people.
May 31

'We don't know': Murder confessions raise prospect of serial killer in Texas

The suspect told police "he was ready and prepared to kill again."
May 31
Raul Meza Jr. in a police photo.