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Courtesy Kim Merryman(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- A grieving mother on screen in the movie "Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri" inspired a grieving mother off-screen.Kim Merryman took cues from Frances McDormand's character in the Oscar-nominated film and raised money for a billboard to highlight the ongoing search for her daughter's killer.Merryman's daughter Emily Morgan was found shot dead alongside her best friend Totinikia "Ty" Elix in August 2016.In an effort to […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) --  An 83-year-old man with dementia was reunited with his family on Friday -- and he has "Pokemon Go" to thank for it. Homer Howard was discovered a state away from his hometown of Maineville, Ohio, by Allison Hines, according to Cincinnati ABC affiliate WCPO. Hines just so happened to be in Kenney Shields Park in Covington, Kentucky, at the right time on Friday morning. The park is […]

iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) -- Temple University is the latest college to face issues with Greek life on campus. The Philadelphia school suspended fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi on Friday after "multiple credible reports" of sexual assaults, underage drinking and drug use, according to ABC affiliate WPVI. At least two reports of sexual assaults have been lodged against the fraternity, according to WPVI. One case, involving a 19-year-old student at the school, has been […]

Forest High School(OCALA, Fla.) -- A suspect was taken into custody Friday following a shooting at a high school in central Florida, authorities said.Gunshots broke out Friday morning at Forest High School in Ocala, some 38 miles south of Gainesville.Within minutes, a school resource officer on campus found a 17-year-old student who had sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The officer also located the suspected shooter, identified as a 19-year-old male who is […]

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- NXIVM’s founder and an actress who was a member of his self-help group were indicted Friday on sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy charges related to what prosecutors say is a secret society within the group.Keith Raniere, also known as “Vanguard” to members within NXIVM, and Allison Mack, who is best known for her role on the TV series “Smallville,” were both indicted by a grand […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Some passengers on the Southwest Airlines flight that experienced a deadly engine failure this week told ABC News they received money and the promise of a travel voucher from the airline.Southwest Flight 1380 experienced engine failure about 20 minutes after takeoff Tuesday from New York City's LaGuardia International Airport en route to Dallas Love Field. A woman who was partially sucked out of a window […]

iStock/Thinkstock(BARSTOW, Calif.) -- A lawyer representing the family of a 26-year-old black man shot and killed in a Walmart parking lot two weeks ago in California is demanding authorities release dashcam video footage to show that the use of force was unwarranted. Diante Yarber died April 5 after Barstow Police fired at his vehicle, which contained three passengers, all of whom also are believed to be unarmed, more than two […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Athletes who have accused disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's with sexual abuse have filed two new lawsuits Thursday against the International Federation of Gymnastics, as well as USA Gymnastics, the United States Olympic Committee and Michigan State University. Scores of women and girls, including Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Gabby Douglas have publicly said they were abused by the former USA Gymnastics team […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Support for new gun laws has risen sharply, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows, including anti-gun violence legislation in general and a ban on assault weapons in particular.Large and bipartisan majorities also back raising the legal age to buy long guns and enacting “red-flag” gun-confiscation laws. In the wake of the high school shooting that killed 17 in Parkland, Florida, in February, 62 percent of Americans now […]