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Unanswered questions remain after New Jersey firefighters killed in raging blaze on European-made cargo ship

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Investigators are searching for answers after two firefighters were killed and five more were injured while battling a raging blaze aboard... Read More.

Boys hailed as heroes for saving 7-year-old drowning in pool

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two Michigan boys are being hailed as heroes for saving another boy from drowning in a swimming pool.Noah Roche, 12, and... Read More.

Dozens injured in NYC bus collision: FDNY

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of people were injured following a bus collision in New York City on Thursday night, the FDNY said.The FDNY said... Read More.

Solar, wind energy keeping Texas power grids running amid weeks-long heat wave

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Green energy is helping to keep the Texas power grids alive amid a weeks-long heat wave that has left power usage... Read More.

CBP rescues two people suffering from heat stress in southern Arizona

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

(TUCSON, Ariz.) -- Two people suffering from heat stress had to be rescued via helicopter in a remote area of southern Arizona this week,... Read More.

‘Look at me, you coward’: Relatives of El Paso Walmart shooting victims confront gunman

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(EL PASO, Texas) -- Nearly four years after 23 people were killed in a racist mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas,... Read More.

Father says teen killed in Philadelphia mass shooting saved his son’s life

Thursday, July 6 by 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... Read More.

Philly leaders sue ghost gun manufacturers just days after mass shooting

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Just days after a man wielding two "ghost guns," including an AR-15 rifle, shot seven people, five fatally, in a Philadelphia neighborhood,... Read More.

Cruise ship damaged after striking San Francisco pier while docking

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A Ruby Princess cruise ship startled sleeping San Fransico residents Thursday morning after it hit a pier while docking, damaging it... Read More.

Shootings in New York City are down 25% so far this year: NYPD

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Despite a violent Fourth of July holiday weekend, the number of shootings in New York City decreased in each of the... Read More.

Missing 18-year-old found dead after online date; two people arrested: Police

Thursday, July 6 by ABC News

(MONROE, N.C.) -- Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Kierstyn Williamson, a South Carolina native who went missing... Read More.