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Tim Graham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As pollution, engineering, population growth and climate change pose challenges to freshwater quality and quantity in America, the safety and amount of

Gaston County Police Department (NEW YORK) — A North Carolina man allegedly shot a 6-year-old girl, her parents and an additional neighbor after a basketball rolled into his yard. Local and

ABC News (ST. LOUIS) — Tornadoes are possible in parts of the Heartland Wednesday, as severe weather is expected to move through the region. A tornado watch has been issued for portions of

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PLEASANTON, Calif.) — A 26-year-old Home Depot employee was fatally shot after confronting an alleged shoplifter armed with a handgun at a California store,

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top Trump adviser and lawyer Boris Epshteyn is scheduled to meet Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutors

Jessie DiMartino/ABC News (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Some Puerto Ricans are worried about the safety of their drinking water. Over the last few decades, some residents and advocates on the

Sarah Rice/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 60 million Americans may not know they’re drinking from toxic metal in present day, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council,

RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The Colorado River, one of the most important river systems in the country, is drying up at an alarming rate. The

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City is among the most densely populated coastal communities in the world preparing for an inevitable rise in sea levels, which scientists

ABC News (HINKLEY, Calif.) — Nearly 30 years after a California desert town successfully sued a utility company over contaminated water, an emerging piece of technology is being installed to