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Four teenagers have been arrested in the wake of a shooting that injured 11 people at an after -prom party at a home in Texas, authorities announced on Friday. Four teenagers have been arrested in the wake of a shooting that injured 11 people at an after -prom party at a home in Texas, authorities announced on Friday. The suspects, an 18-year-old man and three 19-year-old men, are charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and engaged in organized criminal activity, the Jasper County Sheriff's Office said. The same suspects were also served with warrants from the Jasper Police Department for aggravated assault and deadly conduct, Jasper Police Lt. Garrett Foster said. In this photo provided by KJAS, crime scene tape cordons off the scene of a shooting at a prom after-party, April 23, 2023, in Jasper, Texas. Mike Lout/KJAS, Jasper, Texas via AP MORE: At least 4 people of interest identified in shooting at after-prom party in Texas About 250 people were at the home ...

As of Friday morning, 32 gauged locations along the Mississippi River are in, or forecast to be in, a major flood stage across four states. The Mississippi River is cresting in the north to dangerous levels, while the water continues to rise downriver in the Midwest. Flooding has threatened communities along the upper Mississippi River this week due to the rapid melting of a giant snowpack in Minnesota. MORE: Major flooding along the Mississippi River, severe storms possible in Florida and Texas As of Friday morning, 32 gauged locations along the Mississippi River are in, or forecast to be in, a major flood stage across four states -- Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois. The river has risen to its highest levels in decades in some areas. In La Crosse, Wisconsin, the river crested Wednesday at 15.89 feet -- the highest since 2001. In St. Paul, Minnesota, the river crested on Wednesday at 18.24 feet, the highest since 2019, and is receding now. A road along the Mississippi River cov...

A detainee who escaped from a Mississippi jail along with three other men nearly a week ago has been detained in Texas, authorities said Thursday. A detainee who escaped from a Mississippi jail along with three other men nearly a week ago has been detained in Texas, authorities said Thursday. The breach occurred at the Raymond Detention Center Saturday night, when four detainees escaped through the roof of the Hinds County jail, according to the Hinds County Sheriff's Office. MORE: Escaped detainee tied to fatal carjacking dead after shootout with Mississippi deputies A Hinds County public works pickup truck that was reported stolen amid the breach was found abandoned Sunday afternoon in Spring Valley, Texas, in the Houston area, authorities said. Escaped detainee Jerry Raynes is taken into custody in Spring Valley, Texas, April 27, 2023. Hinds County Sheriff's Office One of the escaped detainees, 51-year-old Jerry Raynes, was captured on surveillance footage at a service sta...

Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly throwing rocks toward at least seven cars on Colorado roads last week, authorities said. Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly throwing large landscaping rocks toward at least seven cars on Colorado roads last week, authorities said. The last of the seven incidents claimed the life of 20-year- old driver Alexa Bartell. The suspects, all 18-year-old high school seniors, were taken into custody at their parents' homes in Arvada overnight and are all facing charges of first-degree murder, with extreme indifference, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday morning. Additional charges are expected, authorities said. Joseph Koenig, Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak were arrested for first-degree murder, with extreme indifferenc, after allegedly throwing large landscaping rocks toward at least seven cars on Colorado roads. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office It's not clear which s...

Microplastics are getting renewed attention amid broader concerns about potential health effects and and a hydro-fracking boom in the Midwest. It's been over a decade since researchers began looking into micro plastics in the Great Lakes. Now, the issue is getting renewed attention amid broader concerns about the potential effects of microplastics on the human body and a possible future link to the hydro-fracking boom currently happening in the region. Microplastics form as plastic pieces in the environment erode into smaller and smaller pieces, eventually becoming so small that they can't be seen with the naked eye, according to Sherri Mason, director of sustainability at Penn State University's Barr Campus on Lake Erie, who's spent years researching microplastics in waterways. Unlike other types of litter, the plastic bits will take far longer to disappear. Lake Erie is shown on a sunny day. ABC News "If you were to see a paper bag on the side of the road, it...

A super PAC supporting former President Trump has already spent more than $6 million on TV ads attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to declare his candidacy. A super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump has already spent more than $6 million on television ads attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, even before DeSantis has declared his presidential candidacy. Since April, the super PAC -- Make America Great Again, Inc. -- has been launching a $1.5 million ad campaign every week. The expenditures are described in the PAC's disclosure filings to the Federal Election Commission as media placements opposing "presidential candidate" DeSantis. MORE: Ron DeSantis heads abroad on trade mission and goes viral answering 2024 question The latest ad from last week zeroed in on the Florida governor's past record of supporting cuts to social security and Medicare during his time in Congress. Other ads have focused on DeSantis' alleged eating habits and hav...

Russia says that the United States has denied visas to journalists who wanted to cover Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s trip to New York MOSCOW -- Russia said Sunday that the United States has denied visas to journal ists who wanted to cover Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's trip to New York, and Lavrov suggested that Moscow would take strong retaliatory measures. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. State Department about the claim of refused visas. The journalists aimed to cover Lavrov's appearance at the United Nations to mark Russia's chairmanship of the Security Council. “A country that calls itself the strongest, smartest, free and fair country has chickened out and done something stupid by showing what its sworn assurances about protecting freedom of speech and access to information are really worth,” Lavrov said before leaving Moscow on Sunday. “Be sure that we will not forget and will not forgive ,” he said. “I emphasize that we will find ways to respond ...

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia until 6 p.m. ET Saturday. More than 23 million people on the East Coast are facing a severe weather threat Saturday. The risk for severe thunderstorms stretches from New Jersey to South Carolina, up and down the I-95 corridor. ABC News MORE: Tornadoes possible in Mid-Atlantic as storms set to drench East Coast A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia until 6 p.m. ET. The main threats are damaging winds and large hail, but an isolated tornado is possible as well. Wind gusts could reach up to 70 mph. The severe weather threat is part of a line of thunderstorms moving east with a potent cold front. MORE: 3 dead after 8 tornadoes hit Oklahoma, officials say Elsewhere, heavy rain is expected in the Northeast Saturday night into Sunday, bringing a flash flood threat . Ci...

An Indiana woman has been charged with a federal hate crime for a racially motivated attack and stabbing of a woman of Chinese descent on a public transit bus. An Indiana woman has been charged with a federal hate crime for a racially motivated attack and stabbing of a woman of Chinese descent on a public transit bus. The incident occurred on Jan. 11, 2023 when 56-year-old suspect Billie Davis “willfully caused bodily injury to the victim and attempted to do so using a knife because of the victim’s race and national origin” on a public bus in Bloomington, Indiana, the Department of Justice said in a statement detailing the charge against Davis. MORE: Mom and 4 kids run over at school bus stop by driver trying to escape police “The victim reported to investigators that she had been riding the Bloomington Transit bus and had stood up to exit the bus,” the Bloomington Police Department said at the time of the attack. “She said that as she was standing and waiting for the bus door...