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(TEXAS) -- The family of a Black Texas high school student who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal lawsuit Saturday against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's Attorney General Ken Paxton for allegedly not enforcing the state’s CROWN Act, a law which protects from hair discrimination. The…

(NEW JERSEY) -- A house explosion in West Milford, New Jersey, left six people injured Friday, according to police. Officials said the house was heavily damaged. The explosion happened around 9 p.m., police said. West Milford Police received multiple reports of a house explosion in Upper Greenwood Lake. Five of…

(OHIO) -- ABC News has obtained new footage, via a public records request, of evacuation efforts on the night when a Norfolk Southern-operated train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this year. The footage, released first to ABC News on Thursday, shows roughly 30 minutes of body…

(NEW YORK) -- At least two adults died when a bus carrying high school students from Long Island, New York, crashed while heading to band camp in Pennsylvania, state police said. Dozens were hurt in Thursday's rollover accident in Orange County, which is about 60 miles north of New York…

(MONT BELVIEU, Texas) -- A Black Texas high school student has been issued an additional five days of in-school suspension (ISS) after already serving weeks of ISS because school officials said that his dreadlocks violated their dress and grooming code. Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in…

(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed off the coast of North Carolina on Friday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for four states from North Carolina to Maryland. Flood watches have been issued for portions of eastern North Carolina and…

(NEW YORK) -- A lawyer for the New York attorney general's office described "staggering" misrepresentations about the value of former President Donald Trump's properties and assets, arguing that Trump engaged in a prolonged "bait-and-switch" to lower his tax burden while inflating his assets to obtain favorable loan terms. "The court…

(NEW YORK) -- Tens of thousands of mattresses that were sold exclusively at Costco stores have been recalled due to the risk of possible mold exposure. Manufacturer FXI Inc. initially announced the recall of Novaform ComfortGrande 14-inch mattresses and Novaform DreamAway 8-inch mattresses in June and issued a joint press…

(NEW YORK) -- A Fulton County District Attorney's Office investigator "accidentally" shot herself while at the county courthouse on Friday, according to a press release from the sheriff's office. "She was not critically wounded. A Fulton County Sheriff's Office deputy responded and administered aid until EMS arrived," the statement says.…

(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- Authorities have expanded their search for a murder suspect who was accidentally released from an Indiana jail due to a clerical error. Kevin Mason, 28, was sought for more than two years in connection with a 2021 murder in Minneapolis until his arrest last week. He was…