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Man wearing a cowboy hat tackles would-be robber in Mexico
ABC News(MONETERREY, Mexico) — Dramatic surveillance video shows a foiled attempted armed robbery thanks to the quick thinking of a man wearing a cowboy hat. The footage appears to show a young man walking into [Read More…]

Your coworkers may be ruining your sleep, but here’s how you can fix it
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you find yourself awake in bed at night reliving a bad interaction with a coworker or a different stressful work experience, a simple trick could be the key to getting a [Read More…]

On the heels of bromance visit, meeting between Trump, Merkel expected to be ‘very sober’
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — French-style kisses on both cheeks, lengthy handshakes turned into “bro-shakes” and repeated affirmations of a burgeoning friendship: the “bromance” between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron was on full display [Read More…]

Woman who killed husband’s mistress had binoculars, ammo, rubber gloves, earplugs: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A woman who police say carried out a calculated plan to kill her husband’s mistress brought a trove of items with her including binoculars and ammunition. Jennair Gerardot, 47, of Wilmington, Delaware, [Read More…]

Survey: One in five people hate their boss
Wavebreak Media/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hate your boss? You’re not alone. A new survey from the animal charity SPANA polled 2,000 workers in the U.K. and quizzed them about what they didn’t like about their supervisor. [Read More…]

‘Golden State Killer’ victim’s sister: ‘I can finally breathe again’
ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The sister of a “Golden State Killer” victim “can finally breathe again” after a suspect’s arrest in the decades-old serial killing and rape case in California, she told ABC News. “We [Read More…]

Lyle Menendez describes reunion with brother Erik after 22 years as a ‘remarkable moment’
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Lyle Menendez, one of the two affluent California brothers convicted for the 1989 murders of their parents, spoke out to DailyMailTV in his first interview since he reunited with his brother, Erik [Read More…]

Prince Harry names brother William as best man for his wedding to Meghan Markle
@kensingtonroyal/Instagram(LONDON) — More happy news has been announced for Prince William, who welcomed his third child with Princess Kate Monday. William, 35, has been asked by his brother, Prince Harry, 33, to be best man [Read More…]

New Jersey man arrested in road-rage attack that killed father of 2
WABC(CLAYTON, N.J.) — Police in New Jersey said they have arrested a suspect in a deadly road-rage incident that took the life of young father of two. Fifty-four-year-old Everett E. Moore Jr., of Clayton, New [Read More…]

Brooklyn teacher accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old student
WABC(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) — A Brooklyn teacher was arrested on Wednesday following allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old male student, police said. Andre Braddy — an eighth-grade math teacher at PS 235 in East Flatbush [Read More…]

Hit-and-run deaths at all-time high, new AAA study says
AAA(HEATHROW, Fla.) — Deaths from hit-and-run crashes in the United States are now at an all-time high, according to a new study released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. 2049 people were killed [Read More…]

Man inspecting carnival ride falls to his death
WNCF/ABCNews.com (ALEXANDER CITY, Ala.) — A man in Alabama who was inspecting a carnival ride slipped and fell about 30 feet and died, police told ABC News. The accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. local time [Read More…]

Trucks create ‘safety net’ on highway to save man planning to jump: Police
@mspmetrodet/Twitter(DETROIT) — It is an image that left many people speechless. The scene captured a row of 13 trucks on Tuesday, lined up under an overpass on Interstate 696 in Detroit, Michigan, blocking traffic in [Read More…]

Pit bull attacks woman on subway after altercation
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City police are searching for the owner of a pit bull that attacked a woman on the subway during an altercation. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Friday [Read More…]

‘Sorry I tased you!’: Police officer apologizes to firefighter with cake
Hamilton Township Police Dept via Facebook(MAINEVILLE, Ohio) — An Ohio police officer found a creative way to apologize to a firefighter whom she accidentally shocked while deploying her stun gun during a scuffle with a [Read More…]

Professor who called Barbara Bush an ‘amazing racist’ won’t be disciplined
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(FRESNO, Calif.) — The Fresno State University professor who described the late Barbara Bush as an “amazing racist” on Twitter last week won’t be punished, the university’s president, Joseph Castro, announced Tuesday. Jarrar [Read More…]

Officer who stopped suspect in Toronto van attack does not want to be called a hero
Cole Burston/Getty Images(TORONTO) — The police officer who stopped the man accused of mowing down pedestrians in Toronto on Monday does not want to be called a hero. Officer Kenny Lam apprehended the suspect, 25-year-old [Read More…]

Waffle House where 4 people were slain reopens for business
Jason Davis/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Waffle House near Nashville, Tennessee, that a gunman turned into a bullet-riddled scene of carnage Sunday reopened for business Wednesday morning. Customers, grief counselors and clergy members filled the [Read More…]

Waffle House where 4 people were slain reopens for business
Jason Davis/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Waffle House near Nashville, Tennessee, that a gunman turned into a bullet-riddled scene of carnage Sunday reopened for business Wednesday morning. Customers, grief counselors and clergy members filled the [Read More…]

Pope invites Chilean sex abuse victims to Vatican for private meetings
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis had invited three Chilean victims of clerical sexual abuse to visit him at his residence in the Vatican this weekend and meet with [Read More…]