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Authorities are investigating after a city man was shot Wednesday night. According to the Press of Atlantic City, officers responded to Havana Avenue and Arago Street for reports of shots fired, police said Thursday in a news release. The 28-year-old victim was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus. No word on suspects or ... Read more

Firemen fight a blaze following a series of explosions in the Embakasi area of Nairobi, Kenya on February 2, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- At least three people were killed and 298 others were injured late Thursday when a gas explosion sparked an inferno in Kenyas capital as residents were asleep, authorities said. A fire resulting from a gas explosion was reported in the Mradi area of Nairobis Embakasi neighborhood at 11:30 p.m. local time. The wounded were evacuate...

Doctors prepare for a leg lengthening surgery. -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Being tall is a stature that many men have longed for and some are turning to leg lengthening surgery to enhance their looks, but the procedure has also come with controversy. "Impact x Nightline" takes a look into the medical trend of cosmetic leg lengthening surgeries in an episode now streaming on Hulu, the people who pursue them, and the role that height plays in society, particularly for young men. One of thos...

Wildwood Police arrested two people on drug charges following a motor vehicle stop Sunday. The Press of Atlantic City reports Jason Popplewell, 38, of the Villas section of Lower Township, and Kelly Phillips, 39, of Wildwood, were detained after being observed engaging in suspected drug activity. A K-9 officer specializing in narcotics revealed the possibility ... Read more

Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House voted Wednesday night to pass a bipartisan tax bill that would enhance the popular Child Tax Credit to benefit millions of American families. The House voted 357-70 to pass the measure -- a rare bipartisan win. It now goes to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain. If passed by the Senate, the $78 billion tax package called the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 would increase the child tax credit and restore critical res...

Greensboro Police Department(GREENSBORO, N.C.) -- A 25-year-old mother made a distressed call to 911 before she vanished in Greensboro, North Carolina, and police are asking for the publics help in locating her. Marissa Carmichael was last seen in the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 14 at the Exxon on 809 East Market St. in Greensboro, according to police. ABC News obtained a copy of a 911 call that Carmichael made to police from the Exxon gas station. During the two-minute call, Carmichael, whose n...

ABCWith the strikes out of the way, ABC on Wednesday revealed trailers for its delayed lineup, including returning newer shows Will Trent and Not Dead Yet, and veteran shows like Station 19 and Greys Anatomy. Wednesday, February 7 sees the premieres of Emmy winner Abbott Elementarys third season, Gina Rodriguezs Not Dead Yet and The Conners, the latter of which will return for season 6. American Idol will return on Sunday, February 18. Will Trent, The Rookie and the seventh and ...

KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. military forces early Thursday morning conducted what Central Command called a “self-defense” strike against Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles and a ground control station. According to Centcom, the U.S. had identified a UAV ground control station and a number of UAVs in the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The military “determined that they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region.” As a result, Cen...

In this photo illustration, ZYN nicotine cases and pouches are seen on a table, Jan. 29, 2024, in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A type of nicotine pouches designed for adults is facing scrutiny on Capitol Hill, while also exploding in popularity online and among young people. The pouches, sold under the brand name ZYN, have long been popular in Europe, but are now taking hold in the United States with the help of so-called "Zynfluencers" on social media. The...

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, apologizes to families who have been harmed due to unsafe social media during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Chief executive officers of some of the biggest social media companies, from Facebook to Snapchat, were questioned Wednesday in a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill . Filling the seats behind them were parents, caregivers a...