Pope Francis has called for a rejection of violence and respect for life as he lamented the “senseless shooting” during an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago

One person has died and four people have been seriously injured in a Fourth of July shooting at a residence in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

A judge hasn't said how she would decide a lawsuit filed by Mississippi’s only abortion clinic over a law that would ban most abortions in the state

The countries' accession will then have to be ratified by parliaments.

Hurricane Bonnie is moving in the Pacific roughly parallel to Mexico’s southern coast, after crossing over Central America from the Caribbean, dropping heavy rain and contributing to two deaths

A Northern California forest fire is chewing through a mountainous area near Sacramento after forcing evacuations in two counties

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart this week in Indonesia at a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20 bloc of nations

Scores of people watching a Fourth of July fireworks show in Philadelphia ran for cover when gunshots rang out shortly after the show had started

Two police officers were shot after a fireworks show in Philadelphia.

Scandinavian Airlines has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, warning the announcement of a strike by 1,000 pilots a day earlier had put the future of the carrier at risk

The verdict comes nearly a year after closing arguments in a bench trial.

Ohio police released officer body-camera footage of a 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of bullets fired by eight officers.

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Six people were killed in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday.

Over a dozen shootings left three people dead in New York City.

A father who witnessed the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, describes the horrific scene.

ABC News' Alex Perez reports from the chaotic aftermath of a mass shooting in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, that left at least six people dead and dozens injured.

At least six people were killed and dozens were injured at the Highland Park, Illinois, parade.

At least six people were killed and dozens were injured at the Highland Park, Illinois, parade.

Video released by officials shows Hong Kong rescuers pulling sailors from a sinking ship in the South China Sea.

A New York State trooper crawled into a culvert to rescue a missing golden retriever named Lilah and safely reunited her with her owner.

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship hit an iceberg near Hubbard Glacier in Alaska, but the boat safely docked in Seattle for repairs.

A volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary eventually saved a phone that fell into the enclosure of a Tasmanian devil.

A two-day-old lamb named Snowdrop made a friendship with a little chick on a rescue farm in England.

Peru's National Forestry and Wildlife Services agency rescued 18 sea birds from an oil spill in January and just released them back into wild.