SUMY SADURNI/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The world’s youngest nation on Saturday marked five years of vicious war in an ongoing conflict that is affecting millions of people, many of them children. South Sudan is home to the largest refugee crisis in Africa and the third largest in the world, after Syria and Afghanistan, according to …
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Dec 15
Family of 7-year-old girl who died while in border patrol custody calls for ‘thorough’ investigation
John Moore/Getty Images(EL PASO, Texas) — The family of the 7-year-old girl who died while in border patrol custody is calling for a “transparent and neutral investigation” into the circumstances that led to her death, attorneys representing her heartbroken family said in a statement Saturday. The tragic death of Jakelin Caal Maquin, who was just …
Dec 15
As Trump argues for a wall, a border security measure gets pulled back
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Army soldiers have removed barbed wire along the US-Mexico border in areas where the Trump administration has said more border security measures are needed after local community leaders raised concerns. About 2 miles of military-grade wire was removed from city land in Laredo, Texas, according to Customs and Border Patrol …
Dec 15
Deaf, blind puppy rescued after being ‘tossed away like trash’ in frozen creek
Sherry Bishop(NEW YORK) — A deaf and nearly blind puppy was rescued in Kentucky earlier this week after being thrown alive into a rock-filled trash bag and dumped in a partially frozen creek. Highway workers on a road above the creek in Sadieville, Kentucky, spotted the seven-week-old female puppy on Tuesday as she wiggled her …
Dec 15
Prada pulls merchandise from stores over blackface accusations
Massimo Merlini/iStock(NEW YORK) — Luxury Italian fashion house Prada announced that it will pull certain accessories from stock following accusations that the merchandise perpetuates blackface imagery. Chinyere Ezie, a New York-based civil rights lawyer and social justice activist, said she spotted the “shocking” products in the windows and on the shelves of Prada’s store in …
Dec 15
More than 260 migrants died trying to cross the US southern border: Report
John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The recent death of a 7-year-old girl in U.S. government custody appears to have been one of four people who died this month trying to cross the Mexico border, and one of more than 260 this year, according to an unclassified government report obtained by ABC News. The report, marked …
Dec 15
Utah set to drop blood alcohol limit to .05, making it the strictest in the country
ViewApart/iStock(NEW YORK) — Utah is getting ready to implement the strictest blood-alcohol driving limits in the country. The law, which was passed in March 2017 by Gov. Gary Herbert, will define driving under the influence as having a “blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater,” making it lower than the nation’s standard …
Dec 15
‘Yellow vest’ protests in France draw fewer demonstrators, less violence
Pierre Suu/Getty Images(PARIS) — Protesters from the “yellow vest” movement hit the streets in France for the fifth straight Saturday, but the number of demonstrators was significantly smaller than in previous weekends. There were 33,500 protesters in France — and 2,200 in Paris — as of Saturday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Interior minister told …
Dec 15
Thousands of troops to remain on US-Mexico border as original deployment ends
Brendan Mullin/U.S. Marine Corps (WASHINGTON) — Days before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump announced the deployment of active duty troops to the southern border to stop caravans of migrants making their way through Mexico. On Saturday, that original border mission comes to a close, but thousands of U.S. troops will remain for an extended …
Dec 15
Heavy rain, potential flooding threaten East Coast over the weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A storm in the eastern U.S. is bringing mainly heavy rain to half of the nation this weekend. On Friday, over 2 inches of rain fell in parts of South Carolina, with flooding reported there and some minor flooding reported in parts of Florida as well. The radar is showing several …