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Glowing lanterns brighten the Potomac for Lunar New Year

Sarah Beth Guevara/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Chinese artisans have crafted 100 paper lanterns lit by 10,000 LED...

Water service in Jackson, Mississippi, disrupted for over a week amid plant malfunction

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) -- A malfunction at a water treatment plant has caused days...

Pfizer asks for FDA authorization for vaccine for children under 5

Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration...

2 officers killed during shooting at Bridgewater College campus, suspect in custody

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(BRIDGEWATER, Va.) -- A campus police officer and a campus safety officer were killed...

Fire captain gunned down while responding to call, suspect in custody

Stockton Police Department via Twitter(STOCKTON, Calif.) -- Firefighters in Stockton, California, are mourning one of their...

Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, reflects on her son’s legacy a decade after his death

Rich Polk/Getty Images for Paramount Network(NEW YORK) -- Over the past decade, the Black Lives Matter...

COVID-19 live updates: US daily case rate drops below 500,000 for 1st time in weeks

Go Nakamura/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.6...

Accused American ISIS leader ‘highly intelligent’ and ‘marksman’: Former friend

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) -- The Kansas woman who allegedly "fantasized" about committing an attack against...

Six HBCUs received bomb threats Monday

iStock/ChiccoDodiFC(NEW YORK) -- For the second time this month, at least six historically black universities and...

Detectives involved in death case of Lauren Smith-Fields suspended: Mayor

iStock/South_agency(NEW YORK) -- Two Bridgeport, Connecticut, detectives involved in the case of Lauren Smith-Fields, who was...