Year: 2019
‘I’m heartbroken, I’m shocked’: Utah police officer, 29, shot dead in the line of duty
Provo Police(NEW YORK) — A police officer in Provo, Utah, was killed in the line of duty this weekend. Officer Joseph Shinners was shot in the nearby town of Orem trying to apprehend a fugitive [Read More…]
Massive lines at New York City airport amid worries about government shutdown, TSA callouts
Katie DenDaas/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of frustrated travelers were stuck on snaking lines inside the Delta Airlines terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City Sunday afternoon, as a handful of airport employees tried [Read More…]
Family of 5, including 7-year-old girl, killed in wrong way crash on interstate
Chalabala/iStock(NEW YORK) — A family of five headed home to Michigan from a Florida vacation was killed in a head-on crash by a pickup truck driver going the wrong way on a Kentucky interstate, police [Read More…]
Suspect charged with murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in case of ‘mistaken identity’; 2nd man in custody
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, who was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire on her family’s [Read More…]
Kevin Spacey, media to descend on Nantucket for actor’s sexual assault arraignment
Chris Francescani/ABC New(NANTUCKET, Mass) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is facing a high-visibility arraignment on Monday on a felony charge of indecent assault and battery on an 18-year-old busboy in Massachusetts stemming from an alleged [Read More…]
President Donald Trump confirms death of alleged USS Cole plotter killed in US airstrike
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Navy/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump confirmed that a U.S. military strike in Yemen last week killed Jamal al-Badawi, an al-Qaeda operative believed to be involved in the deadly 2000 [Read More…]
Shutdown prompts National Park Service to use money from fees for basic services
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The National Park Service plans to use money collected from entrance and usage fees in previous years to help pay for trash cleanup, restroom maintenance and increase law enforcement in [Read More…]
Suspect charged with murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in case of ‘mistaken identity’; 2nd man in custody
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, who was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire on her family’s [Read More…]
Major storm slams into West Coast with powerful winds, heavy rain and snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong Pacific storm came ashore late Saturday in the western U.S., bringing widespread strong gusty winds, very heavy rain and mountain snow. Rainfall rates of nearly eight-tenths of an inch [Read More…]
Babysitter returned dead infant to mom, disguised as if he were sleeping: Authorities
aijohn784/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Wisconsin babysitter is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities said that a 2-month-old infant died of blunt force trauma while in her care and that she then tried to hide [Read More…]
Man charged with murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in case of ‘mistaken identity’
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in Houston last month. Barnes was in the back seat of her mother’s car when [Read More…]
Texas man arrested after allegedly killing three young children, shooting woman in the head
Texas City Police Department (TEXAS CITY, Texas) — Police arrested a Texas man who allegedly killed three young children and shot a woman in the head Thursday. Junaid Mehmood, 27, allegedly killed an infant and [Read More…]
Family rallies for slain 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes
Chalabala/iStock(HOUSTON) — Relatives and strangers gathered in Houston on Saturday to rally for action in the search for the man who fatally shot 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes. Jazmine’s mother, LaPorsha Washington, was one of those who [Read More…]
CES 2019 preview: 5G data, 8K TVs and other things to expect at this year’s trade show
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — The second week in January is like Christmas for gearheads and technofiles because it’s when the annual CES tech convention hits the Las Vegas strip. The Consumer Technology Association, which [Read More…]
Slain California police officer Ronil Singh remembered as a ‘great man’ at emotional funeral
KXTV(SAN FRANCISCO) — Loved ones of slain Cpl. Ronil Singh shared heartfelt memories at his funeral on Saturday, more than a week after he was killed in the line of duty. Randy Richardson, the chief [Read More…]
Desperate search for driver who allegedly struck and killed manicurist enters 2nd week
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police(LAS VEGAS) — The manhunt for a woman who allegedly struck and killed a Las Vegas salon owner continued Saturday, a week after police say she skipped out a $35 manicure and [Read More…]
Dramatic video shows civilians, police rescue elderly man from burning car
Corpus Christi Police Department (CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — Police in Texas just released harrowing footage of the daring rescue of an elderly man who was rescued from a burning car. The incident happened in Corpus [Read More…]
‘It was really heartbreaking’: 40-year New Year’s Eve national park family tradition spoiled by government shutdown
Dennis Coffman(DEATH VALLEY, Calif.) — It was set to be one of the biggest New Year’s Eve gatherings for the Coffmans: a trip with more than 30 family members to Furnace Creek Campground in Death [Read More…]
Rain expected to bring washout, slick roads for Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A slow-moving storm system is sliding up the East Coast Saturday and bringing rain and some mixed precipitation to the Northeast. After bringing heavy rain and flooding to parts of the [Read More…]
Woman in vegetative state for 10 years, apparently assaulted, gives birth to baby boy: Report
KNXV(PHOENIX) — Phoenix police are investigating a report of sexual assault committed against a female patient who had been hospitalized in a vegetative state for a decade after the woman stunned hospital staffers when she [Read More…]