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Couple that adopted three siblings share their journey to ‘forever family’
iStock/Thinkstock(GARDENA, Calif.) — In Gardena, California, the Peters family is on a blossoming journey that they are encouraging others to embark on this Mother’s Day. For four years, Thomas Peters and his wife, Sharis, were [Read More…]
US and North Korea in ‘complete agreement’ on summit objectives: Pompeo
Central Intelligence Agency(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. and North Korea have a “shared vision” for the future of the Korean peninsula and are in “complete agreement” on the objectives for President Donald Trump’s June summit with [Read More…]
SEAL Team leaders investigated for alleged sexual misconduct
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The commander and the senior enlisted officer of a SEAL Team currently deployed to Africa are being investigated for allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment, officials said. Both senior leaders have been [Read More…]
Oprah Winfrey dishes out life advice in her USC commencement speech
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — In her address to the graduating students of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Friday morning, Oprah Winfrey delivered a speech that rivaled the one she made [Read More…]
Lincoln’s hat, bloody gloves among items potentially at risk for auction to pay debt
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may lose a few of the famed president’s key artifacts — such as a stovepipe hat Lincoln purportedly wore and the bloodstained gloves he wore [Read More…]
Brother of Florida school shooting suspect to move to Virginia for ‘fresh start’
Amy Beth Bennett-Pool/Getty Images(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Zachary Cruz, the younger brother of the Parkland, Florida, shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, will be moving to Virginia for a year for a fresh start following his brother’s [Read More…]
#LivingWhileBlack raises awareness of racial profiling in the wake of high-profile incidents
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — #LivingWhileBlack is the latest hashtag to raise awareness of racial profiling incidents that have spawned headlines and even outrage on social media. The hashtag, though not new, has grown in popularity on [Read More…]
Navy volleyball players save two teenage girls from drowning off Florida coast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Four U.S. Navy sailors were enjoying a Florida beach with their families last weekend when cries for help led them to save the lives of two teenage women drowning off the coast. [Read More…]
Iran’s supreme leader checks out ‘Fire and Fury’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Iran’s supreme leader stopped by a book fair in the Iranian capital and was photographed perusing a copy of a bestselling book that portrays a White House in chaos under President [Read More…]
Accused stalker who allegedly texted man 65K times says she refused to give up on ‘soul mate’
iStock/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — A woman facing stalking and trespassing charges amid accusations of sending a man 65,000 texts and breaking into his house said that she thought he was her “soul mate.” “I was looking for [Read More…]
Woman convicted of murder for running over her cheating husband in 2002 released from prison
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Texas dentist who was notoriously convicted of running over her cheating husband has been released from prison after 15 years. On July 24, 2002, Clara Harris, 60, killed her husband, 44-year-old [Read More…]
Police stumble on three men making off with mailbox
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Perhaps they should have stuck to email. New York police stumbled on a trio of men trying to make off with a mailbox early Friday morning. It was just after 3 a.m. [Read More…]
Ohio sheriff’s employee overdoses on the job, assaults first responder
iStock/Thinkstock(CLEVELAND) — An Ohio sheriff’s department employee overdosed while on the job several weeks ago and grappled with first responders after they had revived him, police said. This week, the Brooklyn Police Department provided ABC [Read More…]
Black man choked, slammed against wall by officer at Waffle House, video shows
iStock/Thinkstock(WARSAW, N.C.) — Waffle House is facing yet another controversy after video surfaced showing a black man being choked, dropped to the ground and arrested last weekend in Warsaw, North Carolina. Anthony Wall, 22, had [Read More…]
Officer fired over video of him allegedly choking former NFL player Desmond Marrow during arrest
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Georgia police officer has been fired after an investigation into the use of force on former NFL Football player Desmond Marrow during his arrest. On Dec. 2, police were called to [Read More…]
Sara Haines talks with mom who went viral with video on realities of motherhood
ABC (NEW YORK) — A mom whose video on the less glamorous realities of motherhood has been viewed nearly five million times said social media contributes to an unrealistic view that other families are perfect. [Read More…]
Doorman vows to fight nephew in court over $4.2 million left to him in late man’s handwritten will
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Manhattan doorman has vowed to continue fighting in court over a dead tenant’s will that reportedly left him millions. Stephen Sullivan Evans, 80, died in September, never having married or had [Read More…]
Opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem: What to know
iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — On May 14, 1948, as the Jews of Palestine declared the establishment of a Jewish state, called Israel, U.S. President Harry Truman granted immediate recognition on behalf of the United States, becoming the [Read More…]
Israeli group sells special-edition Trump coin
ABC News(NEW YORK) — For those seeking a memento of Monday’s U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem coinciding with the state of Israel’s 70th anniversary, you’re in luck. For just $50, you could purchase a gold-plated [Read More…]
Police drag 65-year-old woman from car at traffic stop: Video
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — A police department in Georgia has opened an internal investigation into why an elderly female driver was dragged out of her vehicle at a traffic stop, according to a Facebook post by Alpharetta [Read More…]