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ABC News(OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma) — A potent storm developing in the central U.S. will bring the next round of severe weather to parts of the South on Saturday. Much like last weekend’s deadly storms, the primary concern is the risk of severe weather, including possible tornadoes. Meanwhile, to the north, blizzard conditions are possible. Storms …

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KOCO(BOWLEGS, Oklahoma) — At least three people are dead, including one child, after a school bus carrying a middle school softball team collided with another vehicle in Oklahoma. The accident happened late Friday near Bowlegs, Oklahoma, on Highway 99 in Seminole County, about an hour southeast of Oklahoma City, according to ABC affiliate KOCO. Two …

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iStock/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — None of the 84 protesters arrested in the wake of of Sacramento’s decision not to press charges against city police officers for the shooting death of Stephon Clark last year will face charges. District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert made the announcement on Friday, saying, “In the interest of justice, no charges will …

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WPBF(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Five people are dead after a small plane fell from the sky and plunged into Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida on Friday afternoon. All five bodies were recovered from the fuselage of the airplane, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. “A twin-engine Piper aircraft went down in Lake Okeechobee …

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Portra/iStock(NEW YORK) — There are now more women in the medical fields, politics, and in the nation’s boardrooms, according to new statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The findings come during National Women’s History Month, which has origins in the mid-1800s when women from various New York City textile factories staged a protest over …

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ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In her first appearance before lawmakers since Democrats gained control of the House, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Wednesday denied one of the most troubling claims about the Trump administration’s family separation practices at the southern border. Asked by Rep Kathleen Rice, D-NY, whether Nielsen can confirm that under her tenure, …

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Fred Rongier(NEW YORK) —  A young boy is being credited with saving his friend’s life from across the country with the help of social media. Soon to be 12-year-old Gabe Rongier from Pennsylvania befriended a young girl living in Texas via Snapchat. The girl had become part of a Snapchat group with Gabe and his …

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Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — When news broke of the alleged racist attack on a star from one of the most popular shows on television, it riveted everyone, drawing the nation into a heated discussion about race, politics and celebrity. But as the investigation continued, growing skepticism about “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s story added enormous pressure …

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Mark Wilson/Getty Images(AUBURN, Ala.) — President Donald Trump traveled to Alabama Friday to survey areas devastated by deadly tornadoes earlier in the week. The president and first lady Melania Trump toured part of a devastated neighborhood and visited with families who had lost loved ones, visited a church that has been transformed into a disaster …

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raksyBH/iStock(NEW YORK) — A school bus driver from Missouri was hailed a hero for her quick reaction that saved a young student who was choking. Carolyn Goering hit the brakes and sprang to the rescue of a second grade boy who was choking on her bus. “That’s what I had to do, it seemed almost …

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