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Florida woman says she ‘went blank’ when fighting off gun-wielding intruders
iStock/Thinkstock(ALTAMONTE, Fla.) — A Florida woman says she “went blank” when she decided to fight off a pair of home intruders who were armed with an assault rifle. The woman, who asked not to be [Read More…]
Severe weather outbreak expected in the Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A frontal boundary will move into the Northeast on Tuesday bringing a chance of severe storms from Massachusetts to Virginia. The biggest threat will be damaging winds of more than [Read More…]
Tulsa mom stabbed 11-year-old daughter, abducted younger sister: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(TUSLA, Okla.)– Police in Oklahoma are searching for a woman who allegedly torched her home and stabbed her 11-year-old daughter on Monday before taking off with her 7-year-old daughter. Authorities responded to the home of [Read More…]
North Korea invites South’s journalists to inspect dismantling of nuclear site
Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Kim Jong Un followed through on his promise on Tuesday as the North Korean leader invited South Korean reporters to observe the dismantling of a nuclear site in [Read More…]
Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode during Utah crash, driver says
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) — The Utah driver who slammed her Tesla Model S into the back of a fire truck last week said the vehicle’s Autopilot feature was engaged at the time of [Read More…]
Mom of 10 kids found living in squalor calls charges against her, husband ‘appalling’
KGO-TV(FAIRFIELD, Calif.) — After 10 children were found “living in squalor,” their mother and her husband were arrested and the children were taken into protective custody, police said Monday. The children were first found inside [Read More…]
Meghan Markle’s dad’s role in wedding in question after paparazzi scandal
Ben Birchall – WPA Pool / Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle is pleading with her father to still attend her wedding to Prince Harry on May 19 after he reportedly said he no longer wants [Read More…]
Over 50 Palestinians in massive protest are killed by Israeli military, bloodiest day in Gaza since 2014 war
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — More than 50 people, including eight children, have been killed by the Israeli military in Palestinian protests that erupted Monday along the Gaza border as the U.S. opened its new embassy in [Read More…]
Widespread severe weather expected from Texas to Virginia
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe weather this weekend brought more than 100 damaging storm reports from western Texas to the mid-Atlantic. Storms are expected to continue in the eastern U.S. for the next few days. [Read More…]
Mother says she chased off bear that attacked daughter in emotional 911 call
ABC News(DENVER) — 911 calls capture a mother’s desperation as she phoned police for help after her 5-year-old daughter was attacked by a bear on Sunday. “My daughter was just attacked by a small brown [Read More…]
After SCOTUS win, Christie says sports betting in NJ could begin within weeks
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spent more than seven years fighting for legalized sports betting in his state. Now the former governor and ABC News contributor anticipates sports betting will begin [Read More…]
Staff at Windsor Castle make final preparations for royal wedding
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(WINDSOR, England) — This week marks the final countdown for the team of royal chefs and staff at Windsor Castle, who are meticulously preparing a lavish evening for hundreds of guests at Prince Harry and [Read More…]
Death of 22-year-old Louisiana man in police custody ruled homicide
iStock/Thinkstock(JEFFERSON PARISH, La.) — The death of a 22-year-old black man who died in police custody in Louisiana has been ruled a homicide. Keevan Robinson died last week after he was apprehended by detectives of [Read More…]
Good Samaritan tackles suspect who attacked elderly women on Mother’s Day
WABC(NEW YORK) — A good Samaritan was captured on camera taking down a man who assaulted two women Sunday. Surveillance video from outside a shop in Brownsville, New York, shows two elderly women walking down [Read More…]
‘Golden State Killer’ victims, family members face suspect in courtroom
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — “Golden State Killer” survivors, as well as family members of slain victims, faced the 72-year-old suspected serial rapist and killer in court today. Joseph DeAngelo was arrested in the cold [Read More…]
12 Islamist terror plots thwarted in the UK since March 2017, says spy chief
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Authorities have thwarted 12 Islamist terror plots in the United Kingdom since the Westminster attack in March 2017, bringing the total number of foiled attacks in the country since 2013 to 25, the [Read More…]
US embassy opens in Jerusalem amid massive protests by Palestinians in Gaza
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — The U.S. today officially opened its new embassy in Jerusalem amid massive protests by Palestinians. The move of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem comes five months after President [Read More…]
When Trump ‘makes a promise, he keeps it,’ Kushner says as Jerusalem embassy opens amid protests
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — The U.S. today officially opened its new embassy in Jerusalem amid massive protests by Palestinians.The move comes five months after President Donald Trump made his blockbuster announcement in December that the [Read More…]
Nanny who stabbed two children to death will be sentenced
WABC(NEW YORK) — A New York City nanny who murdered two young children in her care is set to be sentenced Monday. Yoselyn Ortega had worked for Marina and Kevin Krim for two years when [Read More…]
Death toll in massive Palestinian protests climbs to at least 37, bloodiest day in Gaza since 2014 war
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least 37 people have been killed by the Israeli military and more than 1,000 injured in Palestinian protests today along the Gaza border as the U.S. officially moves its embassy from [Read More…]