BREAKING: Alex Trebek, the quick-witted and debonair television host who won over generations of fans at the helm of the popular quiz show "Jeopardy!," has died after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. abcn.ws/36bhy4o
MORE: Trebek died early Sunday morning at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement released by "Jeopardy!" officials. abcn.ws/36bhy4o
NEW: Ken Jennings on the death of Alex Trebek: "Thinking today about his family and his Jeopardy! family—which, in a way, included millions of us." abcn.ws/2U8Mv3s
NEW: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: "We have lost an icon. Almost every night for more than three decades, Alex Trebek entertained and educated millions around the world, instilling in so many of us a love for trivia." abcn.ws/2U8Mv3s
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BREAKING: Pres. Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a tweet. abcn.ws/32uEqe1
MORE: Pres. Trump was particularly displeased that Esper had opposed using active duty military under the Insurrection Act to deal with the George Floyd protests, as the president had threatened to order. abcn.ws/2IngkKV
MORE: White House chief of staff Mark Meadows called Esper to alert him that Pres. Trump’s tweet firing him was coming, defense official says. abcn.ws/2IngkKV
BREAKING: School disruption brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is fueling anxiety in a majority (59%) of parents who are concerned that their child is falling behind in their education, per new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. abcn.ws/2ORD3Pp
JUST IN: A majority of all American adults (55%) are against public schools in their community reopening with in-school instruction in the fall, new @ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. abcn.ws/2ORD3Pp
NEW: A majority of Americans are currently willing to eat at a restaurant (54%), stay in a hotel (51%), go to work (78%), go grocery shopping (94%), get a haircut (67%), attend church (51%), and go to a shopping mall (51%), per new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. abcn.ws/2ORD3Pp
DEVELOPING: The husband and son of a federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, have been shot, Middlesex County prosecutor confirms to @ABC News. The judge’s son is dead, according to law enforcement sources. abcn.ws/3fKVRf4
MORE: Judge Esther Salas, the first Latina to serve on the federal bench in New Jersey, was not hurt. A suspect "remains at-large," a law enforcement official said. abcn.ws/3fKq8uh
Investigators have preliminary info that someone dressed as a FedEx driver arrived at the family home at about 5 p.m. Sunday. The judge’s son opened the door and was immediately shot, sources said. The judge’s husband was also shot multiple times. abcn.ws/2OEV9nB
BREAKING: Joe Biden opens up a 15-point lead over Pres. Trump in a new @ABC News/Washington Post poll, ahead 55-40% among registered voters. That advantage narrows to 54-44% among likely voters. abcn.ws/3fJwb2v
MORE: Joe Biden wins registered voters who are very worried about catching the coronavirus by an overwhelming 82-14%, and those who are somewhat worried, 53-41%. Those who are less worried prefer Pres. Trump, 69-26%. abcn.ws/2CSHN4r
MORE: Joe Biden has advanced in the Midwest against Pres. Trump, from a dead heat to a 17-point lead. It’s close in the South, 50-44%, Biden-Trump, compared with a 13-point Trump lead in late March. abcn.ws/2CSHN4r