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The 9/11 toll still grows: More than 16,000 Ground Zero responders who got sick found eligible for awards
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The 9/11 attacks happened 17 years ago, but many people are still suffering and dying from the aftermath. On that fall day, 2,997 people died as a direct result of the [Read More…]
Police search for suspect seen tossing wine bottles in violent New York City robberies
NYPD(NEW YORK) — New York City police are searching for a suspect who allegedly assaulted a store worker by tossing wine bottles at him in one of a pair of violent robberies on Sunday. Alleged [Read More…]
Hundreds of gold coins dating to Rome’s Imperial era found in Italy
Italian Ministry of Culture(ROME) — It was an amphora, not a pot, but archaeologists found a literal jackpot in a dig in northern Italy last week. No word on if there was a rainbow. Hundreds [Read More…]
Officer arrested after killing man inside apartment she wrongly thought was her own home
Kaufman County Jail (DALLAS) — A Dallas police officer who fatally shot a man she thought was inside her home when he was actually inside his own apartment has been arrested for manslaughter, records showed. [Read More…]
Hurricane Florence strengthening as it heads toward East Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Florence was upgraded to a hurricane on Sunday morning by the National Hurricane Center. Florence is now classified as a Category 1 hurricane, and is currently expected to [Read More…]
Leslie Moonves out at CBS after new allegations made public, network says
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves has been let go from the network amid new allegations of sexual assault, CBS confirmed in a statement. Moonves and CBS will donate $20 [Read More…]
Man armed with assault weapon captured on home video ringing doorbell: Police
Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office(NEW YORK) — A man was caught on camera walking up to his neighbor’s Florida house allegedly with an assault rifle and wearing a ballistic vest, police said. Kevin Flaherty, 48, [Read More…]
Plenty of military might on display at North Korea parade, but no nukes
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Thousands of goose-stepping soldiers, battalions of tanks, rocket launchers and fighter jets were on display in and above Pyongyang’s Kim II Sung Square on Sunday to mark the 70th anniversary of North [Read More…]
Feds back away from ‘Red Sparrow’ sex claims in Maria Butina case
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors have backed away from a salacious claim that Maria Butina, a Washington woman arrested for allegedly acting as a covert agent of the Russian government, had used sex [Read More…]
Hurricane Florence heads towards US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Florence was upgraded to a hurricane on Sunday morning by the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Florence is now classified as a Category 1 hurricane, and is taking aim at [Read More…]
Tropical Storm Florence to rapidly intensify, target U.S. as major hurricane
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Florence is expected to intensify into a hurricane on Sunday as it continues to take aim at the United States’ southeast coast. Governors in Virginia, North Carolina and South [Read More…]
Heavy rain, flash flooding set to soak Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Slow-moving storms brought very heavy rainfall to parts of the Midwest and South on Saturday with over 9 inches of total rainfall reported in parts of southern Illinois and widespread totals [Read More…]
Victim of Cincinnati shooting hopes ‘to make a difference in the future’
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — One of the victims of the shooting at a downtown Cincinnati bank is “thankful” to all who rendered her aid and is thinking about how she can make a difference in the [Read More…]
State of emergency declared in 2 more states as Florence nears hurricane strength
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The peak of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean is Sept. 10, and right on schedule, the Atlantic Basin has come to life with numerous areas of concern. Foremost among those [Read More…]
Ahead of election, Sweden warns its voters against foreign misinformation
iStock/Thinkstock(STOCKHOLM) — “If Sweden is attacked, resistance is required,” Swedes were warned this year. A 20-page leaflet, mailed to all households in Sweden and resembling a wartime government communiqué, was, in fact, part of Sweden’s [Read More…]
Lawyer’s post mocking Asians sparks backlash, calls for disciplinary action
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A racially charged post against Asians by a California lawyer has led a civil rights group to start a petition to have the attorney formally disciplined. Christina Ignatius, an attorney from Orange [Read More…]
Police find 2 people shot dead in home of North Carolina mayor
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Two people found dead at their home in Edgecomb County, North Carolina on Thursday night died of an apparent double homicide, according to the Edgecomb County Sheriff’s Office. Police arrested and charged [Read More…]
Man fatally shot by officer was a working professional, beloved church member
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — The 26-year-old man who was killed by an off-duty Dallas police officer in an apartment she apparently confused for her own was a beloved member of a local church as well as an [Read More…]
Man fatally shot by officer was a working professional, beloved church member
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — The 26-year-old man who was killed by an off-duty Dallas police officer in an apartment she apparently confused for her own was a beloved member of a local church as well as an [Read More…]
Ailing US man sentenced to 15 years in Egyptian prison
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A New York City taxicab driver who was arrested in Egypt when he went to visit his wife and children has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a case his [Read More…]