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Twelve soccer players, coach rescued from flooded cave
Linh Pham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Twelve boys and their soccer coach, lost for 10 days in a cave in Thailand, have been found alive, officials announced Monday. The governor of Thailand said he has not [Read More…]

New charges filed against Harvey Weinstein
Kevin Hagen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced Monday that new charges have been filed against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. A grand jury has charged Weinstein with an additional [Read More…]

Capital Gazette victim Rob Hiaasen to be remembered at ‘Celebration of Life’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Veteran journalist Rob Hiaasen, one of five employees gunned down at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland on Thursday, will be remembered at a “Celebration of Life” memorial Monday night. [Read More…]

American, 22, seriously injured in Bahamas boat explosion has legs amputated
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Stefanie Schaffer and her mother, Stacey, had traveled to the Bahamas to spend a vacation soaking in the sun, swimming in the clear blue waters and spending time with Stefanie’s younger sister [Read More…]

Cruise employee rescued by different ship day after falling overboard
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An employee on a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship is counting his blessings after a “miraculous” rescue in the open waters off Cuba on Sunday. Carnival Cruise Lines announced they rescued the 33-year-old [Read More…]

Cruise employee rescued by different ship day after falling overboard
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An employee on a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship is counting his blessings after a “miraculous” rescue in the open waters off Cuba on Sunday. Carnival Cruise Lines announced they rescued the 33-year-old [Read More…]

US delegation met with North Korea to discuss next steps in denuclearization
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An American delegation met with their North Korean counterparts in Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on Sunday, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. The team — [Read More…]

US delegation met with North Korea to discuss next steps in denuclearization
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An American delegation met with their North Korean counterparts in Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on Sunday, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. The team — [Read More…]

Manhunt underway after helicopter springs notorious criminal from French prison
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — A massive manhunt was underway Monday morning for one of France’s most notorious criminals after he was busted out of prison by helicopter in a dramatic escape a day earlier. French Prime Minister [Read More…]

Manhunt underway after helicopter springs notorious criminal from French prison
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — A massive manhunt was underway Monday morning for one of France’s most notorious criminals after he was busted out of prison by helicopter in a dramatic escape a day earlier. French Prime Minister [Read More…]

TV station evacuated after unknown man enters building, sits down on set
iStock/Thinkstock(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — TV news employees were forced to evacuate from their building Sunday night, skipping a newscast, after a nonemployee gained access to the building and sat down on set. KRQE, a CBS affiliate [Read More…]

Heat wave enters 4th day with no relief in sight
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Another day of blistering heat is in store for much of the Northeast. A prolonged heat wave is gripping the Northeast, with heat index values near 100 degrees Monday in major cities [Read More…]

Lawsuit charges Halo Top ice cream is cheating customers
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s marketed as a “guilt-free” pleasure, but a lawsuit charges Halo Top low-calorie ice cream is guilty of one thing: short-scooping customers. Two people from California filed a federal class-action lawsuit charging [Read More…]

After court order, FEMA allows Hurricane Maria survivors to stay in hotels 5 additional days
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — A federal judge has approved a temporary restraining order that allows the nearly 1,800 Puerto Rican survivors of Hurricane Maria to stay in temporary housing for another four days. Following [Read More…]

Newspaper where 5 gunned down thanks public, affirms mission: ‘We are journalists’
iStock/Thinkstock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Three days after a gunman opened fire in the Capital Gazette newspaper office, killing five staff, the publication in Annapolis, Maryland, thanked the community for its support in a piece printed on [Read More…]

30th anniversary of the world’s deadliest offshore oil disaster
iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON, Texas) — The world’s deadliest offshore oil disaster, the Piper Alpha explosion, happened 30 years this week. One hundred sixty-seven workers perished in the fire that followed an explosion on July 6, 1988, caused [Read More…]

Police find $1.2M in marijuana when trying to arrest unrelated suspect
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office(CANTON, Ga.) — Police in Georgia showed up at an upscale house in Cherokee County looking for a suspected criminal on Friday only to find a completely unrelated $1.2 million marijuana grow [Read More…]

Colorado man charged with arson for allegedly starting wildfire
iStock/Thinkstock(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — A 52-year-old man has been arrested in Colorado for starting the Spring wildfire, which grew to over 40,000 acres in size on Saturday. The Costilla County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Jesper [Read More…]

Temperatures near 100 degrees across Northeast as heat wave blazes on
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A multiday heat wave that brought a heat index reading of 112 degrees to Chicago on Saturday will reach its peak in the Northeast on Sunday. Temperatures were in the 90s [Read More…]

Mexican elections are bloodiest in recent memory
iStock/Thinkstock(MEXICO CITY) — In Mexico, money in politics is a matter of life and death. More than 100 people have been killed in connection with Mexico’s upcoming elections on Sunday, according to a study conducted [Read More…]