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8-year-old boy accidentally shot when burn barrel with guns inside was set on fire
pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 8-year-old Florida boy was accidentally shot when a burn barrel with guns inside was set on fire, authorities said. The boy was cleaning up a backyard with his grandmother [Read More…]
In fire-ravaged Maui, a football team pushes on, traveling more than an hour to practice
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid all the death and destruction seen in Lahaina following last month’s wildfires, one group of student-athletes is pushing forward to give the community hope. The Lahainaluna [Read More…]
170 pounds of cocaine worth more than $2 million discovered in man’s house
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 54-year-old man has been arrested after police said they searched his home and found approximately 170 lbs. of cocaine. The discovery occurred early on Saturday morning when authorities from [Read More…]
Pennsylvania police ‘pursuing’ armed escaped killer; homeowner shoots at someone matching description
Escaped convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante is seen with an altered appearance in photos released on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, by the Pennsylvania State Police. — Pennsylvania State Police (NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania authorities warned that [Read More…]
Cyberattack shuts down IT systems at MGM hotels in Las Vegas
Westend61/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Several major hotels in Las Vegas, including the Bellagio, were left with faulty door locks, inoperable slot machines and other problems Monday after hotel officials said they were hit with [Read More…]
Hurricane Lee now a Category 3: Projected path, maps and tracker
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee is increasing in strength, becoming a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The hurricane is currently [Read More…]
Maui mayor dismisses criticism of fire response, touts community’s solidarity
ABC News (MAUI, Hawaii) — A month after wildfires destroyed parts of Maui, killing at least 115 people and displacing thousands of others, Mayor Richard Bissen said there is still a long road ahead for residents [Read More…]
Some millennials ditch dating app culture in favor of returning to ‘IRL’ connections
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than a decade since the launch of dating apps, they have become unavoidable players in the modern dating game. In the U.S., 3 in 10 adults say they have used [Read More…]
A New York nonprofit theater company has made sustainability its mission
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Artists and environmentalists are one and the same at a New York theater company, that has made it its mission to put sustainability at the forefront of its operations. The Hudson [Read More…]
Hurricane Lee now a Category 4: Projected path, maps and tracker
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee is churning over the Atlantic Ocean as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph, just below the strength of a Category 5, which begins at [Read More…]
Philadelphia officer who shot Eddie Irizarry charged with murder: DA
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a man sitting in his car last month surrendered to authorities Friday morning on murder charges. Mark Dial, the officer accused [Read More…]
Hurricane Lee becomes rare storm to rapidly intensify from Cat 1 to Cat 5 in 24 hours
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, now a powerful Category 4 hurricane, is one of only a handful of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin during the satellite era to intensify by 85 mph or [Read More…]
Lahaina’s children and their families, uprooted by wildfires, grapple with an unknown future
gio_banfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a normal year, the young students at Lahaina’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School would be entering their second month of classes. Now, all that’s left is a gray hazmat [Read More…]
Philadelphia officer who shot Eddie Irizarry in his car surrenders to police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a man sitting in his car last month surrendered to authorities Friday morning. It is not clear what charges Mark Dial, [Read More…]
Maui slowly edges toward rebuilding one month after the deadly wildfires
Zeng Hui/Xinhua via Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Wildfires tore across parts of Maui last month and now the displaced community searches for answers about their future. Thousands were displaced, as their homes and businesses [Read More…]
Hurricane Lee strengthens to Category 5: Projected path, maps and tracker
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, now churning over the Atlantic Ocean, has become a Category 5. As a Category 5, hurricane Lee is expected to have winds of 160 mph. The National Hurricane [Read More…]
In battle over border barriers, judge calls out Texas’ contradictory arguments
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department is likely to succeed on its claim that floating barriers Texas deployed in the Rio Grande to prevent migrants from crossing were illegally installed, a federal judge [Read More…]
Mother allegedly confined 9-year-old daughter to home since 2017, had to ‘beg to eat’: Police
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Mother allegedly confined 9-year-old daughter to home since 2017, had to ‘beg to eat’: Police Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News (MIAMI) — A Florida mother has been arrested and charged with felony [Read More…]
Grizzly bear that killed woman weeks ago euthanized after recently breaking into Montana home, officials say
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont.) — Montana wildlife officers and law enforcement euthanized a bear that was involved in a fatal attack on a woman over the summer after the grizzly was caught trying [Read More…]
Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A jury has found former Trump adviser Peter Navarro guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. [Read More…]