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How DNA, genealogy websites were used to find suspected ‘Golden State Killer’
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities used DNA from one double murder and genealogical websites to track down the suspected serial killer known as the “Golden States Killer,” sources told ABC News, describing it as [Read More…]
Small plane catches fire after emergency landing
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — A small Cessna C402 aircraft veered off of the runway, crashed into trees and burst into flames as it was landing at a Massachusetts airport on Thursday. A group of friends said [Read More…]
Tourists can expect major transit changes in Venice for May Day weekend
Luca Zanon/Awakening/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tourists descending on Venice for the long May Day weekend can expect some major transit changes enacted in order to preserve the city, while also keeping local residents happy. For [Read More…]
‘Golden State Killer’ suspect threatened to kill family dog, yelled and cursed in neighborhood: Neighbors
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A neighbor who grew up steps away from suspected “Golden State Killer” Joseph DeAngelo describes the accused serial rapist and murderer as “paranoid” and “angry,” recounting the time he says [Read More…]
How DNA, genealogy websites were used to find suspected ‘Golden State Killer’
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities used genealogical websites to track down the suspected serial killer known as the “Golden States Killer,” sources told ABC News, describing it as a long, painstaking process. The “Golden [Read More…]
Thousands in Spain protest men cleared of rape charge, given lighter sentence
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images(MADRID) — Thousands of women’s rights advocates hit the streets of Spain’s major cities Thursday to protest a verdict that cleared five men of rape, instead handing down a lighter sentence for [Read More…]
Son of US detainee in North Korea stays hopeful amid anticipation of Trump-Kim talk
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Amid anticipation of an unprecedented meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the son of a U.S. citizen detained in North Korea is trying to stay positive. [Read More…]
Tom Brokaw denies harassing former colleague
Heidi Gutman/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Longtime NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw said he “made no romantic overtures” toward a former colleague who told at least two other media outlets he acted [Read More…]
Record rainfall leads to flooding in New England, summer-like temperatures on the way
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Several days of record rainfall combined with melting snow is causing flooding in some New England towns. On Thursday more than 3 inches of rain fell near Bar Harbor, Maine, while Augusta, [Read More…]
Prince William, Princess Kate announce name of newborn son
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince William and Princess Kate have announced the name of their third child: Louis Arthur Charles. The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge, Kensington Palace [Read More…]
Hundreds in caravan of Central Americans expected to claim asylum at border on Sunday
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The group responsible for organizing a month-long journey of hundreds of Central Americans away from violence in their homelands and toward the U.S. reiterated on Thursday that the men, women, teens and [Read More…]
North Korea, South Korea agree to end war, denuclearize peninsula
Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — North Korea and South Korea have agreed to denuclearize the peninsula and later this year formally end the war between the two nations that began in 1950. The [Read More…]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crosses DMZ line for historic meeting with South Korea
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has crossed the line dividing the demilitarized zone (DMZ) to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in what’s being described as a historic [Read More…]
Milo Yiannopoulos appearing at Cal Poly amid racially charged climate on campus
Michael Masters/Getty Images(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) — Controversy surrounds Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech this evening at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, after the school was at the center of multiple racially charged incidents [Read More…]
Russia accused of ‘obscene masquerade’ after flying in alleged witnesses to Syrian chemical attack
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Russia has been accused by Britain and France of organizing an “obscene masquerade.” These claims come after Russia reportedly flew in several Syrians to the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition [Read More…]
Parents meet 911 dispatcher who helped them deliver baby at home
iStock/Thinkstock(JESSUP, Pa.) — A couple forced to deliver their fourth child at home with the help of a 911 dispatcher on the line recently got to meet the woman they deemed their “real-life hero.” On [Read More…]
Will the North-South Korea talks be more successful than these historic summits?
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and North Korean leader Kim Jung Un are set to meet in a few hours on the border between their countries amid hopes the [Read More…]
American Airlines sued after passenger who suffered midflight emergency dies
Oswell Family Handou(NEW YORK) — The family of a South Carolina woman who died after suffering a medical emergency midflight is now suing American Airlines alleging wrongful death. Brittany Oswell, 25, suffered an embolism while [Read More…]
Bill Cosby accuser reacts to guilty verdict: ‘Women are being believed, finally’
Mark Makela/Getty Images(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — A Bill Cosby accuser who’d traveled from California to attend the weeks-long trial in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, told ABC News today that she was “elated” after hearing the guilty verdict. [Read More…]
Bill Cosby conviction: How prosecutors scored a victory against ‘America’s Dad’
Mark Makela/Getty Images(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — After years of innuendo, allegations and ultimately two criminal trials — the second of which ended with a guilty verdict Thursday — Bill Cosby has been convicted on felony sexual [Read More…]