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Woman charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating 92-year-old with brick
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A woman accused of severely injuring a 92-year-old man with a brick is now facing charges of attempted murder and elder abuse, prosecutors said. Laquisha Jones, 30, allegedly attacked the elderly man [Read More…]
Boys rescued from Thailand cave are steadily recovering at hospital, officials say
Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Twelve boys and their soccer coach who were rescued from a cave in northern Thailand earlier this week remain hospitalized, but are in good spirits and steadily improving, officials [Read More…]
Trump’s criticizing May as she hosts him is called ‘appalling,’ ‘rude’ in UK
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) — President Trump’s first visit to the U.K. since he took office has been overshadowed by fallout from a bombshell interview he gave to a British tabloid. In an interview with the [Read More…]
Melania Trump meets with British schoolchildren, veterans in London
Luca Bruno/Getty Images(LONDON) — While President Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday morning, first lady Melania Trump set out for London to meet up with May’s husband, Philip May, at London’s [Read More…]
Sarah Palin speaks out after being ‘duped’ into spoof interview by Sacha Baron Cohen
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke out about being “duped” into a spoof interview with British actor Sacha Baron Cohen. “It was proposed to me as a legitimate interview [Read More…]
Trump, May roll their eyes when asked about president’s shocking interview
Jack Taylor/WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — British Prime Minister Theresa May, in a nod to the “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom, rolled out the red carpet for President Donald Trump’s first [Read More…]
‘Trump baby’ blimp hovers over London’s parliament amid protests of his visit
Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images(LONDON) — With its straw-blond hair, questionable face tan and unmistakably out-of-proportion hands, a blimp intended to depict President Donald Trump as a screaming baby drifted outside the Parliament building in London [Read More…]
Ice cream shop creates ‘bouquets’ featuring up to 21 scoops on a single cone
ABC News(NEW YORK) — You’ve probably seen these massive, teetering towers of ice cream scoops balancing atop a single cone on your Instagram feed. Stuffed Ice Cream, nestled in New York City’s East Village, rose [Read More…]
FEMA unprepared, understaffed in facing 2017 hurricane season, report says
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — No tarps, no cots, and fewer than 200 blue roofs. That is what the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s warehouse in Puerto Rico looked like as Hurricane Maria made landfall in September 2017. [Read More…]
Teen spends 10 hours treading water after a rip current swept him out to sea
Kirk Spataro(ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, La.) — A 19-year-old Louisiana teen spent 10 hours in the open sea after a rip current dragged him out into the ocean off the Georgia coast. Blake Spataro said he [Read More…]
Build-A-Bear closes lines nationwide over safety concerns for ‘Pay Your Age’ day
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Build-A-Bear Workshop has closed the lines to its stores nationwide and in Canada after receiving an “overwhelming response” to its first-ever “Pay Your Age” day promotion. The popular children’s store announced [Read More…]
Schlitterbahn water slide where 10-year-old boy was killed to be torn down, park officials say
ABC News(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — Officials have approved plans to tear down Schlitterbahn water slide in Kansas City that killed a 10-year-old boy in 2016, according to the park’s spokeswoman. Deconstruction of the Verrückt will [Read More…]
A single fingerprint led to arrest in cold case murder of elderly woman 31 years later
Robeson County Sheriffs Office(ROBESON COUNTY, Calif.) — A single fingerprint and the actions of an “above and beyond” deputy led investigators to arrest a man in North Carolina for allegedly murdering an elderly woman 31 [Read More…]
Artist without arms accused of stabbing tourist with scissors
Miami-Dade Department of Corrections (MIAMI BEACH, Fla.) — A homeless artist without arms has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a tourist in Florida with a pair of scissors — using only his feet to wield [Read More…]
Bulletproof clothing designers say US demand is on the rise
ABC News(Fla.) — A Florida husband and wife duo who developed a fashion line of bulletproof clothing say they have seen the demand for their products in the U.S. increase exponentially — and amid growing [Read More…]
Mother, daughter killed when 800-pound boulder fell off truck, smashed their car; driver in custody: Police
KSTP(ROSEMOUNT, Minn.) — A mother and daughter died when a roughly 800-pound boulder fell off a truck and smashed into their car, and now that truck driver is in custody, according to police. Karen Christiansen, [Read More…]
Woman abandoned at birth discovers she has multiple siblings who were also deserted by mother
ABC News(COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho) — One early morning in 1987, staff at a local hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, noticed an odd sight: a pregnant woman in labor had checked herself in alone, without any [Read More…]
US service member killed in Afghanistan marks second American combat death in one week
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. service member was killed in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday due to wounds sustained during a combat operation, according to a release from U.S. Forces Afghanistan. The service member, who has not [Read More…]
Water rushed back into Thailand cave soon after boys soccer team was rescued: Official
ABC News(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Just hours after a boys soccer team was rescued from a partly flooded cave in northern Thailand, water rushed back into the mouth of the vast underground cave network, Thai [Read More…]