Month: April 2019

Pattanaphong Khuankaew/iStock(BOSTON) — A state judge in Massachusetts was indicted Thursday for refusing to allow ICE to take custody of an undocumented immigrant, according to court papers. Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, 51, of Natick, [Read More…]

Kuzma/iStock(CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.) — The parents charged in the murder of their 5-year-old son, Andrew “AJ” Freund, allegedly forced the little boy to stay in a cold shower “for an extended period of time” and [Read More…]

Austin Fire Department(AUSTIN, Texas) — Investigators in Austin, Texas, are still searching for the man who was caught on camera attempting to set a Muslim community center on fire. The suspect was captured on security [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two people were killed Thursday morning when a tornado struck Ruston, Louisiana, the governor said, as he warned that the threat from the storms wasn’t over. “Our prayers are with the [Read More…]

Paul Marotta/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — FBI agents are searching the office and homes of Baltimore’s embattled mayor, ABC News has learned. Dave Fitz, a spokesman for the FBI’s Baltimore field office, confirmed that search warrants were [Read More…]

BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.) — A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sending a series of graphically violent and threatening emails to a college professor who has advocated for abortion rights. Matthew Haviland of North [Read More…]

stockcam/iStock(NEW YORK) — Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new authentication feature that would require users to access chats by fingerprint and restrict the use of screenshots on one of the latest developer version updates. [Read More…]

Kit Kat(NEW YORK) — It’s time to take that break we’ve all been asking for since Kit Kat finally announced a new permanent duo of flavors — mint and dark chocolate. “Kit Kat is known [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe weather was set to move into the Gulf Coast region on Thursday after three reported tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds over 60 mph and golf ball-sized hail from Texas to Louisiana [Read More…]

Goldfish/Pepperidge Farm(NEW YORK) — Two beloved names are joining forces to create a new version of the snack that smiles back. Goldfish created special-edition shaped crackers with the most recognizable faces of Toy Story, Buzz [Read More…]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection(BROWSNVILLE, Texas) — U.S. border agents found a 3-year-old boy alone and crying in a Texas cornfield after he was likely abandoned by smugglers, federal authorities said Wednesday. Border Patrol officers [Read More…]

Tuscaloosa Police Department(TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Police investigating the brutal arrest of an Alabama woman have released body camera video of the encounter after witness video posted on social media caused outrage. Officers were called to [Read More…]

Wharton Police Department(WHARTON, Texas) — Police arrested four suspected burglars at a CVS in Texas on Wednesday, including one inside a pillar outside. Officers said they thwarted a burglary in progress at the drugstore in [Read More…]

Salwan Georges/The Washington Post/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Rashida Tlaib vociferously attacked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Tuesday night, calling him out for torturing and executing children. Tlaib, D-Mich., was responding to a news [Read More…]

Keepers of the Wild(VALENTINE, Ariz.) — The director of an animal sanctuary in Arizona was seriously injured on Monday when he was attacked by a tiger at the facility. Jonathan Kraft, the director and founder [Read More…]

Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(RUSSKY ISLAND, Russia) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korea’s ruler, Kim Jong Un, at a summit in the Russian port of Vladivostok on Thursday, the first time the two have met [Read More…]

Rattankun Thongbun/iStock(JASPER, Texas) — White supremacist John William King was executed on Wednesday, more than 20 years after he killed James Byrd Jr. in a horrifying hate crime. King was one of three white men [Read More…]