Month: October 2018
Boy with autism who improved socially by running plans to finish marathon with mom
Courtesy Lisa Hernandez-Cruz(NEW YORK) — Around this time last year, Wilfrin Hernandez-Cruz waited for his mother at the finish line of the New York City marathon. When his mom, Lisa Hernandez-Cruz, runs on Nov. 4 [Read More…]
Police in Mexico try to head off caravan of Central American migrants determined to reach the US
Matt Gutman/ABC News(TAPACHULA, Mexico) — A caravan of thousands of footsore Central American migrants who say they are seeking refuge from violence in their countries was moving north Sunday under the close watch of an [Read More…]
Republicans trumpet pre-existing condition protections despite voting record
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In the final weeks of the 2018 midterm campaign, Republican candidates across the country have released ads touting concerns about maintaining protections for people with pre-existing conditions, even as their party and the [Read More…]
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff: Trump will accept Saudi ‘crown prince’s denials’
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said he expects President Trump to ultimately accept Saudi Arabia’s denials of the crown prince’s involvement in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Rep. [Read More…]
Orange County Sheriff’s Department defends deputy seen punching DUI suspect
KABC-TV(STANTON, Calif.) — The lawyer for a man shown being repeatedly punched by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy in dash-cam footage is fighting back against the department, which called the use of force “appropriate for [Read More…]
Human rights groups call for UN to investigate killing of Saudi journalist
Chris McGrath/Getty Images(ISTANBUL) — Several of the largest human rights organizations in the world are calling for a U.N. investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The groups, including Amnesty International, the Committee [Read More…]
Georgia police officer shot, killed while responding to report of suspicious vehicle
iStock/Thinkstock(SNELLVILLE, Ga.) — A police officer was shot and killed near a school in Georgia after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. Antwan Toney and another officer approached a vehicle near [Read More…]
Police officer shot, killed while responding to report of suspicious vehicle near school
iStock/Thinkstock(SNELLVILLE, Ga.) — A police officer was shot and killed near a school in Georgia after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. Antwan Toney and another officer approached a vehicle near [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot rises to $620M, third-largest in game’s history
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The day after nobody won a $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the numbers were drawn for a relatively paltry Powerball prize of $470 million. But, like Mega Millions, no one took home [Read More…]
Kensington Palace: Duchess Meghan to ‘cut back’ on grueling schedule
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Duchess Meghan will be cutting back on several engagements on the couple’s grueling 16-day Royal Tour. “After a busy programme, The Duke and Duchess have decided to cut back The Duchess’ [Read More…]
Thirty injured when floor collapses during college party in Clemson
Twitter/@StevieW21(CLEMSON, S.C.) — Dozens of people were injured early Sunday when a floor collapsed during a party at an apartment building near Clemson University in South Carolina. Thirty people were taken to three area hospitals [Read More…]
DHS secretary praises Mexican police for handling caravan migrants ‘in a professional and humane manner’
John Moore/Getty Images(TECUN UMAN, Guatemala) — As the caravan of Central American migrants enters Mexico, a senior Trump administration official praised the Mexican police for their handling of the “crisis on their southern border.” Department [Read More…]
Police officer shot and killed while responding to report of suspicious vehicle near school
(SNELLVILLE, Ga.) — A police officer was shot and killed near a school in Georgia after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. Antwan Toney and another officer approached a vehicle near [Read More…]
Investigators receive over 1,000 tips in desperate search for missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs, sheriff says
ABC News(BARRON, Wis.) — Authorities say they have received over a thousand tips, and have thoroughly investigated more than 800 of them, in the desperate search for 13-year-old Jayme Closs, who is believed to be [Read More…]
Woman seen on video leaving toddler on stranger’s doorstep speaks out: ‘I just feel destroyed’
Courtesy Montgomery County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — A woman who is facing child abandonment charges after she was seen on surveillance video leaving a 2-year-old boy on a stranger’s doorstep in the middle of the night [Read More…]
Colder air on the move across the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, light rain across the upper Midwest in advance of a cold front is causing some renewed fieldwork delays. On October 14, the soybean harvest was at least 30 percentage points behind [Read More…]
Florida city official charged with murder after shooting alleged shoplifter
Lakeland Police Department(LAKELAND, Fla.) — The Florida city commissioner who confronted and shot an alleged shoplifter at a military surplus store earlier this month was charged with murder on Friday. Michael Dunn, who serves as [Read More…]
No winner means Mega Millions rises to record $1.6B jackpot
Emilie Richardson/ABC News(NEW YORK) — If you’re checking your numbers Saturday morning for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, you’re not a grand-prize winner. But neither was anyone else. The next Mega Millions jackpot will [Read More…]
Texas facing flood threat; cold weather moving into Northeast, Midwest
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Another blast of cold air is in the forecast for the eastern half of the nation — and this blast is a little stronger than the wave of cold that hit [Read More…]
Putin says US dominance is ending after mistakes ‘typical of an empire’
Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that America’s global dominance is coming to an end, with the U.S. itself accelerating that process with a string of mistakes “typical of an [Read More…]