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Natural and cultural sites added to the World Heritage List
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — UNESCO has added 20 new World Heritage Sites to its list of places as unique and diverse as the Galapagos Islands, the pyramids of Egypt, Venice and its lagoon, Serengeti National Park [Read More…]
Trump predicts ‘very good relationship’ with Mexico’s president-elect Lopez Obrador
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Monday he has had a 30-minute phone call with the newly-elected leader of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, discussing trade, border security, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) [Read More…]
Potential terror plot in Cleveland foiled: FBI
iStock/Thinkstock(CLEVELAND) — An Ohio man has been accused of plotting an attack on Wednesday’s Independence Day parade and fireworks in downtown Cleveland, the FBI announced Monday. Agents said they had charged Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts with [Read More…]
Police say Lyft driver was stabbed repeatedly after ‘verbal altercation’ with suspect
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Officials are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a Lyft driver in the head following a verbal altercation between the passenger and the driver in Washington, D.C. The driver got [Read More…]
Rescuers find 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in 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…]
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…]