Month: September 2019

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Dorian lashed Florida’s east coast with tropical-storm-force winds, forcing evacuations from the Sunshine State to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, as the storm picked up speed Tuesday afternoon. Dorian, a Category [Read More…]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children(PENN HILLS, PA) — A ride-share driver who was charged with kidnapping a Pennsylvania toddler after she claimed the child’s family sold the girl for $10,000 has been romantically [Read More…]

melis82/iStock(LONDON) — The U.K. Parliament is set to extend the Brexit deadline once again in defiance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, throwing the government’s plans into chaos and increasing the likelihood of a general election. [Read More…]

yasinemir/iStock(NEW YORK) —  A new Chinese app that lets users seamlessly swap faces with celebrities gained widespread popularity over the weekend, but quickly drew just as much criticism over privacy concerns. The app, named Zao, [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Dorian is closing in on the Southeast U.S., where residents from Florida to the Carolinas are bracing for powerful rains, wind and flooding. Here’s what to expect and when, according [Read More…]

anouchka/iStock(MOSCOW) — A Russian court on Tuesday handed down prison sentences to two men accused of acting violently toward police during anti-Kremlin protests this summer, while separately a court jailed another man for five years [Read More…]

kenlh/iStock(ODESSA, Texas) — The suspect who allegedly gunned down seven people and injured more than 20 in a Labor Day weekend massacre in western Texas appeared to have exploited a loophole in federal gun regulations [Read More…]

vmargineanu/iStock(SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Calif.) — The 36 people believe to have perished when a 75-foot charter diving boat burst into flames early Monday in Southern California were trapped in a sleeping deck when flames apparently [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Dorian, after wreaking havoc over the Bahamas for nearly 2 days, is picking up speed Tuesday morning and forecasters say the deadly storm will soon move “dangerously close” to Florida. [Read More…]

Bychykhin_Olexandr/iStock(NEW YORK) — As Southeast cities prepare for Hurricane Dorian to arrive, numerous airports have announced closures. Over 3,000 flights have been canceled within the U.S. from Monday to Tuesday. Orlando International Airport saw the [Read More…]

YvanDube/iStock(BENTONVILLE, Ark.) — Walmart will limit the sales of guns and ammunition following two deadly shootings that occurred at its stores within a week of each other. CEO Doug McMillon announced in a company memo [Read More…]