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Florida declares emergency before subtropical storm Alberto heads toward Gulf Coast
ABC News(ORLANDO) — Florida’s governor declared a state of emergency ahead of a subtropical storm’s hitting the Gulf Coast. Subtropical storm Alberto is forecast to move northward into the Gulf Of Mexico over the weekend, [Read More…]
Unruly passenger arrested after allegedly launching midair tirade
iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A passenger on an American Airlines flight to Miami was arrested after he allegedly launched into a midair, profanity-laced tirade and traded punches with others on the plane who were trying to restrain [Read More…]
Grocery store will suspend political donations after protest by Parkland students
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(ORLANDO) — The grocery store chain Publix was on the defensive Friday evening after Parkland student activist David Hogg staged a “die in” over the store’s donations to Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam [Read More…]
School district found negligent, not responsible for death of bullied student
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A school district in upstate New York was found negligent in the death of a student who committed suicide after he said he was bullied. However, the jury said the negligence was [Read More…]
School district found negligent, not responsible, for death of bullied student
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A school district in upstate New York was found negligent in the death of a student who committed suicide after he said he was bullied. However, the jury said the negligence was [Read More…]
University president to resign over former campus gynecologist scandal
Michael Kovac/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — University of Southern California President C. L. Max Nikias is stepping down over a scandal involving a former campus gynecologist, the school’s board of trustees announced Friday. In a letter [Read More…]
University president to resign over former campus gynecologist scandal
Michael Kovac/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — University of Southern California President C. L. Max Nikias is stepping down over a scandal involving a former campus gynecologist, the school’s board of trustees announced Friday. In a letter [Read More…]
Santa Fe school shooting survivors discuss solutions to make schools safer: ‘Inaction is not an option’
KTRK(SANTA FE, Texas) — Survivors of the Santa Fe High School shooting held a press conference Friday in which they detailed what they believe needs to be done to ensure safety in schools and other [Read More…]
Ireland overwhelmingly votes to repeal abortion ban, exit polls project
iStock/Thinkstock(DUBLIN) — Two major exit polls project that Irish voters have voted to repeal the country’s Eighth Amendment, passed by voters in 1983, which effectively bans abortions in the island nation. One poll, by The [Read More…]
Macron tries to woo Putin during state visit
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — France’s president Emmanuel Macron on Friday used a state visit to Russia to mount an energetic charm offensive on President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders rubbed elbows in a [Read More…]
Body camera footage shows police fatally shoot naked man
moodboard/Thinkstock(RICHMOND, Va.) — Police tased and then fatally shot a naked man after a confrontation on a Virginia highway earlier this month. Richmond police released the body camera footage of the May 14 incident today. [Read More…]
Staff surprises man with way to watch his twins’ graduation from a hospital room
iStock/Thinkstock(SANTA CLARITA, Calif.) — A man in a California hospital who thought he’d have to miss his twins’ high school graduation got a nice surprise from nurses and staff. Initially David Bernstein of Santa Clarita [Read More…]
‘Hero’ teacher ran at gunman, tackled him to ground, student says: ‘He pretty much protected all of us’
iStock/Thinkstock(NOBLESVILLE, Ind.) — When a middle school boy allegedly opened fire at his Indiana school, the teacher immediately ran and tackled him to the ground, one student in the classroom told ABC News. The suspected [Read More…]
Amazon responds to story that couple’s private conversation was sent to random contact
Amazon/ABC News(PORTLAND) — Amazon said that it was “evaluating options” after recent and shocking news that its Echo device had not only recorded a couple’s conversation inside their home, but also had sent it to [Read More…]
How a Norwegian sound festival puts experimental music at the forefront
Sarah Hucal/ABC News(OSLO, Norway) — On a warm spring evening in Oslo, a series of brass notes — some electrifying, others solemn — are played by a dozen instrumentalists perched in various corners of the [Read More…]
George Takei’s accuser retracts a key detail of his story
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The man who accused George Takei of sexual misconduct a few months ago has retracted a key detail of his story. In an interview with The Observer, Scott Brunton, [Read More…]
3 injured, 2 critically, in Portland hit-and-run
iStock/Thinkstock(PORTLAND) — Multiple people have been injured in a hit-and-run crash in Portland, Oregon, according to police. Three women were struck around 10 a.m. and transported to local hospitals, the Portland Police Department said in [Read More…]
30-year-old ordered by court to move from parents’ home if offered job with starting bonus
Google Maps(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — A 30-year-old man ordered by a judge to move out of his parents’ home in upstate New York has been offered a job and a starting bonus by a restaurant chain. [Read More…]
Brazilian grandparents convicted in high-profile Texas kidnapping case
iStock/Thinkstock(SAO PAULO) — A federal jury in Texas on Friday found a Brazilian couple guilty of helping their daughter kidnap a Houston doctor’s son and take him to Brazil, where the child remains, but declined [Read More…]
A timeline of Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace to rape charges
Steven Ferdman/Getty Images(NEW YORK CITY) — Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein turned himself into police Friday morning in New York to face rape and sexual abuse charges before being released on bail. But just six months [Read More…]