Month: September 2019

ABC News(ODESSA, Texas) — The alleged gunman who killed seven people and injured more than 20 in Odessa and Midland in western Texas on Saturday called the police and an FBI tip line, making “rambling [Read More…]

WoodysPhotos/iStock(NEW YORK) — Some people have all the luck! For one man in Maine, life really is “the way it should be,” as state’s motto goes, after he won the state lottery for the second [Read More…]

Twitter/@VCFD_PIO(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Ventura County officials “fear numerous fatalities” as rescue operations are underway for a boat on fire near Santa Cruz Island, California, Monday morning, public information officer Bill Nash told ABC News. [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — As coastal cities prepare for Hurricane Dorian to arrive, numerous airports have announced closures. The dangerous storm is pummeling the Bahamas and slowly headed for the Southeast region of the United States. Businesses, [Read More…]

iStock/moodboard(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.) — The annual Labor Day parade in South Plainfield, New Jersey, was canceled after homemade explosives were found near a wooded area along the parade route, according to authorities. New Jersey Gov. [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(TAIJI, Japan) — Dolphin hunting season has commenced in the small village of Taiji, Japan, with a quota to kill more than 1,400 dolphins and 300 whales in the coming months. Made famous by the [Read More…]

Twitter/@lunsford_erica(MIAMI) — Dangerous Hurricane Dorian is barreling toward the Southeast U.S., where residents from Florida to the Carolinas are bracing for impact. Here’s what people in the Southeast can expect, according to the latest forecast. [Read More…]

ABC News(MIAMI) — As morning broke in the Bahamas on Monday, residents who rode out Hurricane Dorian described buzz-saw-like winds that splintered homes, flooded streets and left them terrified for their lives. Meanwhile, U.S. officials [Read More…]

Twitter/@VCFD_PIO(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Rescue operations are underway for more than 30 people on a 75-foot boat on fire near Santa Cruz Island, California, Monday morning. Five people have been rescued and 30 people are [Read More…]

Instagram/@elainewelteroth(NEW YORK) — “The worst advice, career-wise that I’ve received has actually come from myself,” bestselling author Elaine Welteroth tells ABC News’ Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis. Welteroth’s career has been as [Read More…]

ABC News(FREEPORT, Grand Bahama Island) — Hurricane Dorian is a massive Category 5 hurricane Monday morning with sustained winds of 165 mph as it continues to batter the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean. Dorian, which [Read More…]

ABC News(ODESSA, TX) — Citizens in T-shirts reading “Permian Basin Strong” descended on a vigil in Odessa, Texas, Sunday night one day after a man opened fire on residents while driving across multiple towns in [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Dorian is a massive Category 5 hurricane this evening with sustained winds of 185 mph as it continues to batter the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean. Dorian, which came [Read More…]

MivPiv/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Sirhan Sirhan has returned to prison after being treated at a California hospital following a stabbing on Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as well as Sirhan’s attorney. [Read More…]

vmargineanu/iStock(ODESSA, Texas) — Seven people were killed and at least 22 others injured when a gunman armed with an AR-type assault rifle went on a rampage in Odessa and Midland in Western Texas on Saturday [Read More…]