National

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Recent mass shootings have put a spotlight on the gun laws of the states in which these tragedies happened and the actions that local legislators take to address the growing impact of gun violence on the U.S. Maine has come under scrutiny for its lack of gun restrictions following the […]

ABC7 (STANFORD, Calif.) — An Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was hurt in a hit-and-run on campus, and the incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime, according to university police. The victim said on Friday afternoon the driver “made eye contact with him,” accelerated and hit him, and then drove away and […]

Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office (NEW YORK) — A former Pennsylvania nurse who, in May, had been accused of killing two patients with doses of insulin now faces more murder charges and has confessed to trying to kill 19 additional people at several locations, authorities said Thursday. Heather Pressdee, 41, is accused of administering excessive amounts […]

Mint Images/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE) — The woman accused of plotting the killing of her ex-husband, Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, pleaded not guilty on Friday to capital murder. Shanna Gardner, 36, was indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony and child abuse in connection […]

Oconee Sheriff Sheriff’s Office (OCONEE COUNTY, S.C.) — A person of interest has been charged a day after a man drove a vehicle through security fences at a nuclear power station in South Carolina, authorities said. The incident occurred at the Oconee Nuclear Station Thursday night, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. A man […]