Month: October 2018

iStock/Thinkstock(RIYADH, Saudi Arabia) —  As the international outrage grows over the disappearance and suspected murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, mounting evidence implicating Saudi Arabia is compelling companies and public figures to distance themselves [Read More…]

ABC News(ISMIR, Turkey) — A Turkish court has freed American pastor Andrew Brunson after two years in detention, according to Turkish state media. His case had created a deep rift in U.S.-Turkish relations, with the [Read More…]

@Rogozin/Twitter(BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan) — Officials investigating the failed launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft believe they are “clear” on what caused the accident. The rocket lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan early Thursday [Read More…]

@Ginger_Zee/Twitter(ATLANTA) — Hurricane Michael, a ferocious and historic storm, has killed 11 people, including an 11-year-old girl, and left a trail of destruction across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Michael is the fourth most powerful [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(BERLIN) — Politicians have harsely condemned a new online portal launched by Germany’s far-right populist party, Alternative for Deutschland, or AfD, encouraging students to report on teachers who share political views. The site, launched for [Read More…]

@RoyalFamily/Twitter(LONDON) — Britain’s royal family gathered Friday for another wedding, this one the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank. Eugenie, 28, and Brooksbank, 32, wed less than six months after Prince Harry and Meghan [Read More…]

ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael, a historic Category 4 storm, struck the Florida Panhandle early Wednesday afternoon, unleashing heavy rain, high winds and a devastating storm surge. Here is a look at the [Read More…]

American Wild Horse Campaign(SAN FRANCISCO) — Animal activists and horse lovers are criticizing the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to round up 1,000 wild horses in northern California this month, saying the animals could wind up [Read More…]

@topgunrangetx/Twitter(HOUSTON) —  Two men have been banned from a gun range in Texas after a friend pointed a gun at the other to take a selfie, according to the manager of the range. The incident [Read More…]

ABC News(MALIBU, Calif.) —  A man has been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries around Malibu and Calabasas in California. Anthony Rauda, 42, is being held without bail on an active parole violation [Read More…]

National Hurricane Center(PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.) — A ferocious and historic Hurricane Michael reached the Carolinas after tearing through Florida and Georgia, demolishing homes, submerging entire neighborhoods and killing at least six people, including an [Read More…]

ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael, a historic Category 4 storm, struck the Florida Panhandle early Wednesday afternoon, unleashing heavy rain, high winds and a devastating storm surge. Here is a look at the [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police have mobilized across Tanzania to search for a man described as Africa’s youngest billionaire after he was kidnapped by gunmen Thursday morning in the nation’s capital, Dar es Salaam. Mohammed Dewji, [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — U.S. stock futures plunged 500 points Thursday, extending its two-day loss by more than 1300 points. Dow Industrial Average Futures closed 546 points or 2.1 percent lower at 25,052.83, totaling more [Read More…]