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Paris police hunting for alleged sexual harasser caught on tape punching a woman in the face
Youtube(PARIS) — Authorities in Paris are pouring over neighborhood surveillance video, interviewing witnesses and seeking the public’s help in finding an alleged sexual harasser who was caught on camera punching a woman in the face [Read More…]
Manafort trial, first in Mueller investigation, gets underway
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The financial crimes trial of Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, got underway in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday, the first trial in connection with the more than year-long investigation by special counsel [Read More…]
Report finds air traffic control lapses in missing flight MH370, Malaysia aviation chief resigns
ABC News(LONDON) — Malaysia’s civil aviation authority chief resigned Tuesday after an independent international investigation on missing airline flight MH370 revealed lapses by the air traffic control center in the capital Kuala Lumpur. Azharuddin Abdul [Read More…]
North Korea constructing new missiles despite agreement with US: Report
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — North Korea is continuing to build intercontinental missiles despite President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, according to U.S. intelligence evidence cited by The Washington Post. The newspaper cites [Read More…]
One-of-a-kind hybrid fascinates scientists
Robin W. Baird/Cascadia Research(KAUAI, Hawaii) — Let’s face it: Unlikely couples hold a special place in our hearts, whether Romeo and Juliet, Edward and Bella — or a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin that [Read More…]
Carr Fire has now scorched over 100,000 acres in California; containment up to 23 percent
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(REDDING, Calif.) — Firefighters are making progress in battling a deadly wildfire in Northern California but the fire that’s leveled hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee the area has [Read More…]
Prosecutors advise witnesses in Manafort trial: Avoid the T-word (Trump)
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Prosecutors preparing witnesses for the upcoming trial of President Donald Trump’s one-time campaign chairman Paul J. Manafort are advising them to avoid mentioning Trump’s name, ABC News has learned. The case against [Read More…]
Manafort trial, first in Mueller investigation, set to get underway
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The financial crimes trial of Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is expected to get underway in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday, the first trial in connection with the more than year-long investigation [Read More…]
Four people, including young boy, killed in Queens apartment shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting at a New York City apartment building that left four dead, including a young boy, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred at around 9 p.m. on [Read More…]
Carr Fire in Northern California 20 percent contained
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(REDDING, Calif.) — Firefighters are making progress in battling a deadly wildfire in Northern California that’s leveled hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee the area. The Carr Fire was [Read More…]
One-of-a-kind hybrid fascinates scientists
Robin W. Baird/Cascadia Research(KAUAI, Hawaii) — Let’s face it: Unlikely couples hold a special place in our hearts, whether Romeo and Juliet, Edward and Bella — or a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin that [Read More…]
$100 million suit aims to ‘drive death-trap duck boats out of business’
ABC News(BRANSON, Mo.) — A $100 million lawsuit was filed in the duck boat incident that killed 17 people on a Missouri lake this month and lawyers representing those who lost loved ones on the [Read More…]
Maryland police officer cleared in shooting of unarmed man in parking lot confrontation
iStock/Thinkstock(SILVER SPRING, Md.) — A Maryland police officer was justified when he fatally shot an unarmed man who attacked him in a parking lot, prosecutors who reviewed the case said on Monday. Officer Anand Badgujar [Read More…]
Florida fugitive captured living in Mexico after 27 years on the run
Lee County Sheriff’s Office(MEXICO CITY) — A man on the run for nearly three decades was found and captured in a small town 400 miles outside Mexico City, Lee County Sheriff’s Office said in a [Read More…]
Japan, seeing lower threat from North Korea, withdraws anti-missile units
iStock/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — Japan has withdrawn missile interceptor units it deployed last year as officials in the country believe the risk of North Korea firing a ballistic missile has fallen, Japanese media reported. Japan put the [Read More…]
Two American cyclists among 4 dead in possible terror attack in Tajikistan
iStock/Thinkstock(DUSHANBE, Tajikistan) — Four cycling tourists, including two Americans, were killed in what may have been a terror attack in Tajikistan, authorities told ABC News. A group of seven cyclists was heading north in Danghara [Read More…]
Police investigating suspected killer’s claims of up to seven murders
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — Police are in the process of unraveling the extent of a potential serial killer’s carnage, after he made claims about murders that have yet to be confirmed by investigators. Danueal Drayton was [Read More…]
1,200 rolls of toilet paper? A damaged Volvo? US embassy in London has auctioned these and more
US Embassy (LONDON) — The U.S. embassy in London, which recently moved from the historic Grosvenor Square in Mayfair where it had been located for more than two centuries to an expansive new building, has [Read More…]
Pennsylvania police identify man shot dead near amusement park
ABC News(LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.) — A man who was shot and killed by a police officer in Pennsylvania on Saturday has been identified as 44-year-old Joseph Santos. A video of Santos being shot while across [Read More…]
Prime minister of New Zealand returning to office after maternity leave
Jacinda Adern/Facebook (AUKLAND, New Zealand) — Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, announced she will return to work after a six-week maternity leave, according to a video posted on her Facebook page. Ardern, [Read More…]