Month: July 2018
American college student goes missing while swimming in Israel
Michael Goyberg / EyeEm / Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) — A University of Kentucky student spending the summer in Jordan has gone missing after she was swept out to sea while swimming at a beach [Read More…]
New report says it’s still unknown why Flight MH370 disappeared
SOPA Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new report investigating the March 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 does not conclude why the aircraft vanished, the lead investigator said on Monday. The report confirmed that [Read More…]
California firefighters make progress in battling deadly wildfire
ABC News(REDDING, Calif.) — Firefighters made progress in battling a deadly wildfire in Northern California on Sunday that has leveled hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee the area. The Carr Fire [Read More…]
Pittsburgh dad works 3 jobs to gift daughter her dream dress
ABCNews.com(PITTSBURGH) — A Pittsburgh dad working three jobs knew he had to make his daughter’s dream come true for her eighth-grade dance, surprising her in a now viral video seen by tens of thousands. Nevaeha [Read More…]
Rev. Al Sharpton to join family in demanding justice for Florida man killed in ‘stand your ground’ shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — Loved ones of an African-American man shot dead in a Florida parking dispute by a white man invoking the state’s controversial “stand your ground” self-defense law are about to get a boost [Read More…]
Death toll from fires in Greece climb to 91 as investigation points toward arson
Le Pictorium / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images(ATHENS. Greece) — The death toll from wildfires that swept through a seaside area of Greece last week rose to 91 on Sunday and officials [Read More…]
Two children, great-grandmother killed in Northern California wildfire
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SHASTA COUNTY, Calif.) — A 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren were killed when a rapidly-spreading wildfire swept into a Northern California town of 92,000 people, trapping them inside their home as one [Read More…]
Dashcam video shows wild police chase end with car rolling and ejecting driver
Florence County Sheriffs Office(FLORENCE, S.C.) — A wild police chase straight out of “Grand Theft Auto” ended with the woman’s SUV rolling over three times and ejecting her from the car. Somehow, the 24-year-old South [Read More…]
Three dead, seven injured in New Orleans shooting; killers on the loose
WGNO via ABCNews.com(NEW ORLEANS) — Three people are dead and another seven were injured in a hail of gunfire outside a jazz bar in New Orleans on Saturday night. According to the New Orleans Police [Read More…]
West continues to deal with scorching summer heat, low humidity
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There are heat advisories, excessive heat warnings and watches issued for parts of the western U.S. on Sunday as the region continues to see above-average temperatures. The heat is also [Read More…]
Zimbabwe to hold 1st election since the end of nearly 4 decades of rule by Robert Mugabe
ABC News(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Zimbabweans will go to the polls Monday to vote in the first election in nearly four decades without the name of former ruler Robert Mugabe on the ballot. The election [Read More…]
Final report on missing Flight 370 unlikely to yield answers
SOPA Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The government of Malaysia on Monday will release what it calls a full and final report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 carrying 239 people more than four [Read More…]
Remaining 5 members of Coleman family killed in duck boat accident laid to rest
Family handout via WRTV(INDIANAPOLIS) — The remaining five members of the close-knit family who were killed in last week’s tourist boat accident were laid to rest Saturday. An afternoon funeral service was held at Eastern [Read More…]
Deadly Northern California wildfire nearly doubles in size overnight
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SHASTA COUNTY, Calif.) — A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California that has killed two people almost doubled in size overnight, officials said Saturday. The Carr Fire in Shasta County had burned an area [Read More…]
Authorities ‘hopeful’ missing University of Iowa student is ‘still alive’ as search enters 10th day
Rob Hess/ABC News(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — It’s been 10 days since 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts mysteriously vanished in a rural Iowa town, but investigators say they haven’t given up hope that they will find her alive. “At [Read More…]
K-pop program ‘Produce 48’ puts creative power in the hands of online voters
CJ ENM(South Korea) — “National producers, thank you for your vote and support!” That’s the message from performers of Produce 48, a K-pop idol audition program in South Korea, to their “producers” — or the [Read More…]
Family of 6 dies in motel fire in Michigan
iStock/Thinkstock(BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) — A 26-year-old woman and five of her young relatives, ages 2-10, were killed early Saturday in a motel fire in Michigan, authorities said. Kiarre Samuel died when the blaze ignited at [Read More…]
Woman, 5 children killed in motel fire in Michigan
iStock/Thinkstock(BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) — A 26-year-old woman and five of her young relatives, ages 2-10, were killed early Saturday in a motel fire in Michigan, authorities said. Kiarre Samuel died when the blaze ignited at [Read More…]
No relief expected over weekend for hot, dry conditions in West
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There are more than 60 large, uncontained wildfires burning in 13 western states on Saturday as the region deals with bone-dry humidity levels and temperatures in the 90s and above. Dangerous [Read More…]
Five dead in apparent murder-suicide at house, nursing home in Texas
iStock/Thinkstock(ROBSTOWN, Texas) — Three people were found dead at a nursing home in south Texas after police responded to calls of an active shooter at the location. Further investigation found two more people dead at [Read More…]