Category Archives: ABC – National News

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It has been 97 years since the United States first celebrated Veterans Day. On Nov. 11, 1919, the holiday, which originated as Armistice Day, marked the first anniversary since the end of World War

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A traffic incident stalled a China Southern Airlines airplane that was being towed out for departure at Los Angeles International Airport, causing a handful of cancellations and delays. A spokesperson for the airport told

iStock/Thinkstock(ANDERSON CITY, S.C.) — The two detectives who rescued Kala Brown from the property of suspected serial killer Todd Kohlhepp have spoken out for the first time about the harrowing moment they discovered her chained up inside

william87/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As thousands of protesters filled the streets of cities across the U.S. Thursday for a second night of anti-Donald Trump protests, the president-elect took to twitter to slam the demonstrations. Trump tweeted, “Just had

jtstewartphoto/iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A bald eagle was filmed in Florida on Thursday protecting another injured bald eagle, shielding it from the animal rescue workers that were attempting to help it. The loyal eagle was seen hovering over

lzf/iStock/Thinkstock(REDDING, Calif.) — The husband of a California mother who disappeared while taking an afternoon jog has passed a lie-detector test, authorities say, and is not a person of interest in the case. Sherri Papini, 34, of

Monkey Business Images/iStock/Thinkstock(ROYAL OAK, Mich.) — Middle school students in a Detroit suburb chanted “build the wall” during lunchtime on Wednesday, hours after Donald Trump became president-elect of the United States, according to school officials. The incident

AndreyPopov/iStock/Thinkstock(KELLER, Tex.) — U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jeremy Freeman pulled off the ultimate Thanksgiving surprise. Freeman, an engine mechanic, arrived home in Keller, Texas, Thursday after a seven-month deployment in Afghanistan. Just hours after landing, he surprised

GeorgeRodd/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Video footage taken from body cameras worn by authorities who responded to a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando offers a first look at the club’s perimeter during the horrific scene. The

David McNew/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Reports of anti-Trump and even Nazi graffiti have emerged after tens of thousands of demonstrators in cities across the country took to the streets Wednesday night to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s unexpected

Union County Prosecutor’s Office(NEW YORK) — Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man accused of planting bombs in New Jersey and New York City and then engaging police in a shootout, appeared in a federal courtroom in Manhattan for

Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established a no-fly zone, effective immediately, over midtown Manhattan, New York until Jan. 21, 2017, the day after President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled

Stockbyte/Thinkstock(CANONSBURG, Pa.) — A manhunt is underway in western Pennsylvania for the person who shot two police officers — killing one of them — in an early morning ambush-style attack, state police said. The shooting happened in

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Three of the women accusing Donald Trump of unwanted sexual advances will not be “intimidated” by Trump’s ascension to the most powerful office in the world and remain ready to counter-sue the president-elect

iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Five people were shot and one critically injured during a shooting Wednesday night in downtown Seattle. Police said the shooting did not appear to be related to nearby anti-Donald Trump protests, one of several that

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) —  High school and college students from California to Washington, D.C., held protests on Wednesday to show their opposition to Donald Trump’s election as president. Students at American University in Washington, D.C., protested

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — Two Marine Corps F/A-18 “Hornet” fighter jets collided over the waters off of San Diego Wednesday, military officials said. One pilot was able to eject from his aircraft and was rescued at sea by

Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s upset over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election has caused a “tremendous level of fear” in the Muslim-American community

iStock/Thinkstock(WOODRUFF, S.C.) — A husband and wife have been identified as the second and third bodies found at the Woodruff, South Carolina, property of suspected killer Todd Kohlhepp, according to the Spartanburg County coroner. The victims were

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans woke up Wednesday morning to learn that Donald Trump had won the presidential election as they prepared to send their kids to school. Many teachers have been tasked with discussing the

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama nominated federal judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court this spring after Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death. Now that Donald Trump is the president-elect, the path forward for Garland is extremely

URI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — People across the U.S. woke up to news of Donald Trump winning the nation’s presidential election Wednesday morning. Here’s a look at how American newspapers’ front pages and headlines are reporting Trump

JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump is the president-elect of the United States. At approximately 2:45 a.m. ET, Hillary Clinton called the Republican nominee to concede the election, after a night of watching her path to

Raymond Boyd/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Although the focus of this election night is on the presidential race, the control of the Senate also hangs in the balance. If Hillary Clinton wins the White House, Senate Democrats need a

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Watch the results for this year’s historic election live from Times Square, New York City, in this 360 video that takes you inside the heart of the excitement as the 2016 presidential race

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The 2016 election is coming to a close and almost 100 million people are expected to cast their ballots at polling places across the country by the end of the day. The first

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — With about 80 million Americans heading to the polls Tuesday, the ABC News Ballot Watch Team is tracking potential voting problems and irregularities across the country. Donald Trump has repeatedly called the election “rigged”

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — While adults head to the polls on this Election Day, kids are following the election closely too. Whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton is elected the next president of the United States, the policies

Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Orlando’s LGBT community expressed relief about the city’s plans to purchase Pulse nightclub and transform the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history into a memorial

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — There are several key steps to take before pulling the lever on Tuesday Nov. 8. Here are some things to consider before casting your vote: Here’s where to check if you’re registered to vote.

iStock/Thinkstock(DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H.) — A few dozen voters have taken advantage of midnight polling locations in New Hampshire, kicking off Election Day 2016 in a key battleground state. Three polling locations allowed voters to cast their ballots

iStock/Thinkstock(WOODRUFF, S.C.) — A third body has been found on the Woodruff, South Carolina, property of suspected killer Todd Kohlhepp, where a missing woman was found chained up and locked in a metal container. The first body

WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — The mother of a 25-year-old black man who was killed in a police-involved shooting in Chicago this weekend said that “words cannot describe” the pain she feels right now. Joshua Beal was killed on Saturday

WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A woman was killed when another woman pushed her in front of an oncoming New York City subway train Monday, the New York Police Department said. The suspect allegedly pushed the victim in front

iStock/Thinkstock(CHESNEE, S.C.) — More details about alleged South Carolina killer Todd Kohlhepp and his violent past are coming to light as investigators follow up on leads that have emerged in the wake of his arrest this weekend.

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — On the ballot in the nation’s capital on Nov. 8: whether the District of Columbia should become the 51st state. D.C. is home to more than 650,000 residents who do not have a voting representative

ABCNews.com(FRANKLIN, N.J.) — After six Donald Trump lawn signs were allegedly taken from their yard in Franklin Township, New Jersey, the Paitakis family decided to build electric fencing and a dog cage around their new signs. “We

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. national security officials have found themselves in a delicate position this election season: How do they warn about possible Election Day cyberthreats that pose a bigger risk to public feelings about the election than

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City is typically high on any list of possible terror targets for big public holidays and national events, but this year’s election brings an added need for security as the two top

Courtesy Mari Tsuchiya and Jack Werren(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — One hundred and forty-four years ago, a woman named Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting in a presidential election. On Tuesday, millions of women will vote for the

Hemera/Thinkstock(REDDING, Calif.) — As the search intensifies for Sherri Papini, the California mother of two who was reported missing after failing to return from an afternoon jog, her husband tells ABC News that he believes his wife

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Dueling protests clashed on Sunday after an off-duty city of Chicago police officer shot and killed a 25-year-old black man. Blue Lives Matter and Black Lives Matter demonstrations grew tense on Sunday afternoon as protesters

iStock/Thinkstock(MACON, Ga.) — One sheriff’s deputy died and another was critically wounded after being shot at a residence where they were seeking to follow up on a neighborhood dispute in the Macon, Georgia area on Sunday night.

DigitalVision/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) —  The largest city in the battleground state of Pennsylvania may have no mass transit running on Election Day. Philadelphia transit workers remain on strike, after a judge in state court on Friday evening declined the

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Che, a 14-year-old lab-chow mix, is being hailed as a hero after reportedly saving his owner from a raging house fire in Philadelphia that almost took both of their lives. “She must have tried

ABC News(RENO, Nev.) — The man whose protest at a Donald Trump rally in Nevada led the Secret Service to rush the GOP nominee offstage said he went to the event “with a simple sign” to “voice

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — At least three men connected with the Million Mask March were arrested in Washington, D.C., on Saturday in separate incidents. On Saturday morning, D.C. Metro Police arrested two men for vandalizing several buildings along Pennsylvania

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  A police officer in Bellevue, Washington, is using unconventional ways to do outreach and build trust in his community. Officer Craig Hanaumi skateboards with children and teens at a local indoor skate park and

Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office(WOODRUFF, S.C.) — Investigators are still scouring the 100-acre property in South Carolina where a woman who has been missing for two months was found with a chain around her neck inside a metal

Evan Simon/ABC News(MANDAN, N.D.) — The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has called for peace, justice and focus as he leads hundreds of Native American groups and environmentalists pushing to block the four-state Dakota Access

iStock/Thinkstock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — At least five people were injured during a shooting early Saturday morning outside a nightclub in Oakland, California, police said. The shooting occurred after midnight in downtown Oakland. “Upwards of five people were shot,”

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, have released a video from an incident this summer when a black man was bitten by a K9 and kicked by a police officer. The victim, 52-year-old Frank Baker,

WABC(NEW YORK) — An NYPD sergeant has died after he and a fellow sergeant were shot in the Bronx, a city official confirmed. The officers were shot Friday during a run-in with a robbery suspect in the

WABC(NEW YORK) —  A suspect is in custody after a stabbing at Rutgers University’s business school in New Brunswick, New Jersey, according to a statement from the university. The stabbing occurred around 2:30 p.m. Friday, and three

iStock/Thinkstock(ANDERSON CITY, S.C.) — A body has been discovered on the rural South Carolina property where investigators found a woman who had been missing for two months with a chain around her neck, according to a court

iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A jury has found Sabrina Rubin Erdely guilty of defaming a former University of Virginia dean in a 2014 article about sexual assault on the campus. The jury concluded that the journalist was responsible

iStock/Thinkstock(CINCINNATI) — Ray Tensing, a former University of Cincinnati police officer, was wearing a T-shirt with the Confederate flag under his uniform when he shot and killed an unarmed black man last year, according to evidence presented

iStock/Thinkstock(NEWARK, N.J.) — Two former aides to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have been found guilty on all counts in the so-called Bridgegate trial, according to ABC owned-station WABC-TV. Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie’s former deputy chief of

ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(BISMARCK, N.D.) — An activist at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest got an unwelcome surprise in the middle of filming an on-camera interview, when she was shot in the back with a rubber bullet. Erin

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A part-time television extra claims her intimate discussions and secret recordings she made with the federal prosecution’s star witness in the Chandra Levy case blew the investigation wide open. 20/20 has obtained

iStock/Thinkstock(WOODRUFF, S.C.) — Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said that Kala Brown, the woman rescued after spending two months chained up inside a metal container, was in good spirits and looked good considering her ordeal. Wright spoke

iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Think squirrels are harmless? Think again. One of the nimble, bushy-tailed rodents went on a rampage Thursday at a senior citizens living facility in Florida, leaving three people injured and bleeding, according to a

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A police officer in Blanchard, Oklahoma, is being hailed for his quick thinking and calm demeanor under pressure as he helped to revive an unresponsive woman on the side of a road. Blanchard Police

ABC News(NEW YORK) —  President Obama said in an interview published this week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was considering rerouting the Dakota Access Pipeline to accommodate the “sacred lands of Native Americans,” sparking speculation

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  The “Vote Trump” graffiti that was spray-painted on a black church in Mississippi is being investigated as a possible hate crime and raises questions of whether the rhetoric on the campaign trail has inspired

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — The city of San Francisco announced Thursday that it is suing the developer behind the sinking (and leaning) luxury high-rise Millennium Tower for allegedly defrauding homebuyers. “[Millennium Partners] knew for at least a year,

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Government data shows the number of people looking for gun permits is surging before Election Day — the 18th straight month of record numbers, according to the system for tracking background checks on gun

iStock/Thinkstock(GREENVILLE, Miss.) — Thousands of people have contributed nearly $170,000 to an online fundraising campaign to help repair the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi. The church — which has a predominantly black congregation — was

Des Moines Police Department(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Investigators in central Iowa have recovered a firearm that may have been used to kill two police officers Wednesday. The suspect, 46-year-old Scott Michael Greene, was captured Wednesday by authorities

iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Opening statements began Thursday in the criminal trial of a white police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed black man last year in South Carolina. Michael Slager is accused of killing Walter Scott,

Morton County Sheriffs Department(KINGSTON, N.Y.) — A protester pushing to block the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota said he felt “betrayed” by law enforcement, and described his experience of being held in what many protesters have

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW ORLEANS) — Hundreds of student protesters at historically black Dillard University in New Orleans faced pepper spray and tasers Wednesday night as they attempted to enter the auditorium where Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  Authorities in Greenville, Miss. have launched a hate crimes investigation after a local church was burned and vandalized with the words “Vote Trump” on Tuesday evening. “This matter is being investigated as a hate

Des Moines Police Dept., Urbandale Police Dept.(NEW YORK) —  Two Iowa police officers were slain in the line of duty Wednesday morning; one was a married Sgt. with children, and the other was an officer in his

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  A Washington state couple has been accused of injecting their children — ages 2,4 and 6 — with heroin to “put them to sleep,” according to the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Child Protective

Evan Simon/ABC News(NEW YORK) —  Local law enforcement and protesters pushing to block the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota clashed Wenesday as tensions between the two groups continue to rise while the controversial pipeline nears completion.

Des Moines Police Department(DES MOINES, Iowa) — More details are beginning to surface about the man accused of killing two police officers in central Iowa Tuesday morning. An Urbandale police officer and a Des Moines police officer

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Turnout among African-American voters in some key early-voting states may be cause for concern for Hillary Clinton. Florida and North Carolina, which are both critical battleground states in this election, have released racial data on

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Wednesday said that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering rerouting the Dakota Access Pipeline, which is being built near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s

iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The jury pool is down to 75 people in the Charleston, South Carolina, trial of a white police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed black man. Michael Slager is accused of fatally shooting

iStock/Thinkstock(TULSA, Okla.) — A man in Tulsa, Oklahoma led police on a high speed chase in a stolen patrol car — and streamed the entire incident on Facebook Live. John Pinney, 25, allegedly stole the police car

Stockbyte/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Two police officers have been shot and killed in an apparent ambush attack in the Des Moines, Iowa area. State officials have launched a manhunt for the suspect or suspects, although police right

ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(CANNONBALL, N.D.) — Despite growing protests from Native American groups and environmental activists, construction of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline is likely past the point of no return, some experts say, while others noted

Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter has spoken out — saying that she was “unaware of everything,” according to the New York Times. Noor Salman told the paper

iStock/Thinkstock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Officials said Tuesday that it was too early to estimate how a deadly pipeline blast outside Birmingham, Ala., would affect the gas supply along the East Coast, as the governor announced a state of

WABC-TV(CENTEREACH, N.Y.) — An elementary school in New York has canceled its mock presidential election after teachers and staff raised concerns about kids repeating “negative rhetoric about minorities,” according to the school’s principal. “Teachers have said they’ve

iStock/Thinkstock(LEEDEY, Okla.) — Authorities in Oklahoma have released dashcam and helicopter video of their deadly shootout with Michael Vance, a man who had been on the run for a week and was wanted for a violent crime

Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office(TAMPA, Fla.) — The body of a missing jet skier was believed to be found Tuesday after his 3-year-old son was discovered alone on a small island on the Alafia River in Florida last

ABCNews.com(ATLANTA) — As her second day on the witness stand wrapped up in ex-husband Justin Ross Harris’ murder trial Tuesday morning, Leanna Taylor had harsh words for the man accused of leaving their 22-month-old son to die

Courtesy Jess Griffin(INDIANAPOLIS) — An Indiana girl’s Halloween costume of a mom became an unexpected viral hit thanks to its authenticity. Lainie Griffin, 7, is one of five children and has three younger siblings. When she told

White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama finally mailed a donation by check to the family foundation set up to further the humanitarian goals of slain American hostage Kayla Mueller, after ABC News reported that

iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — At least five people were killed after a school bus and a commuter bus collided in Baltimore Tuesday morning, police said. There were no children on the school bus. Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An adult and two children were killed Monday when a trailer carrying trick-or-treaters crashed into another vehicle in Mississippi, authorities said. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 7:45 p.m. when

iStock/Thinkstock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — At least one person was killed in a pipeline blast in Alabama Monday afternoon, officials said. The explosion occurred around 3 p.m. after a piece of equipment hit the line in Shelby County. “Gasoline

iStock/Thinkstock(HELENA, Ala.) — Multiple contractors were injured Monday when a gas pipeline they were working on in Shelby County, Alabama, exploded. At least eight people were injured in the blast along the Colonial Pipeline, according to the

ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(MANDAN, N.D.) — Local law enforcement in North Dakota Monday defended their use of what protesters have described as dog kennel-like holding cells following a tense weekend of demonstrations over the Dakota Access pipeline that

ACLU(WASHINGTON) — Ehlena Fry, a 12-year-old Michigan girl with cerebral palsy, has been at odds for years with her former school over the use of her service dog Wonder. On Monday her case made its way to

Obtained by ABC News(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The gunman who killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub in June was calm and robotic when he called police to tell them who he was and what he had done,

Grace Beahm-Pool/Getty Images(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — As jury selection is underway in two high-profile cases involving white police officers accused of fatally shooting unarmed black men, ABC News Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams weighs in on how race,

iStock/Thinkstock(TOPEKA, Kan.) — The Republican Party in Kansas is receiving criticism from Muslims over mailers that it distributed in legislative races around the state that depict what appears to be ISIS fighters ready to do battle in

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Nearly every state has asked the Department of Homeland Security to help protect election systems from hacks, according to the latest tally by DHS. With only eight days until Election Day, 46 states and 35

iStock/Thinkstock(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — Justin Ross Harris’ ex-wife, Leanna Taylor, grew emotional on the stand at her ex-husband’s murder trial Monday morning as she looked at one of the last photos taken of her son, Cooper. Harris is

iStock/Thinkstock(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — A now-viral video showing something moving slowly through a river in Alaska is drawing comparisons to the famous Loch Ness monster in Scotland. The video was posted Oct. 26 on Facebook by Alaska’s Bureau

Amana Images/Thinkstock(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — A Spirit Airlines flight at Fort Lauderdale International Airport was evacuated after a possible bomb threat, the airport’s public information officer told WPLG, a local ABC affiliate. The plane was checked and

iStock/Thinkstock(OKLAHOMA CITY) — An Oklahoma man on the run for the past week after a shooting spree that left two dead and four others wounded is suspected in the shooting of a deputy sheriff in western Oklahoma.

ABC News(LEBANON, Ohio) — Democrats in Warren County, Ohio, found a giant pile of manure in front of their county’s party headquarters this weekend. Party officials in Warren County did not immediately know who was responsible, but

Oregon Zoo(PORTLAND, Ore.) — Elephants at the Oregon Zoo went to town on a pair of giant pumpkins this weekend, destroying the enormous fruit as part of the Squishing of the Squash, the annual kickoff to the

iStock/Thinkstock(NEWBURGH, N.Y.) — At least two teenagers are dead and several others injured after a gunman opened fire at a Halloween party in Newburgh, New York, according to police. Newburgh Police said the gunman fled the scene

Jessica Williams(NEW YORK) —  One Texas mother not only won her office’s Halloween costume contest, but also won over the Internet. Alicia Williams’ daughter Jessica posted photos of her mother’s costume on Twitter. She captioned the photos,

Rusk County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) —  A Rusk County, Wisconsin, sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed after responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle, according to a police report released Sunday. The deputy, Dan Glaze, 33,

Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The American Airlines Flight 383 fire Friday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport was caused by an “uncontained engine failure,” according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB said in

Archive Photos/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A performance of Guillaume Tell at the Metropolitan Opera in New York ended early Saturday after an audience member “sprinkled an unidentified powdered substance into the orchestra pit,” according to a statement. The

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A creepy clown craze has taken America by storm in recent months, but it’s not the first time a wave of clown incidents has plagued the nation. In the 1980s, a cluster of phantom

Justin Franks(NEW YORK) —  A student at Alabama A&M University has started a donation-based food pantry in his dorm to help feed fellow classmates in need. Justin Franks had been working a shift as a desk assistant

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — With broken bones and punctured lungs, Kevin Diepenbrock waited nearly 30 hours for help after his motorcycle crashed on a stretch of highway near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. “The whole day went by and

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case involving school bathroom rules for transgender students sometime next year. The high court will hear the case of Gavin Grimm, a 17-year-old transgender student at

Leigh Vogel/FilmMagic via Getty Images(MANDAN, N.D.) — The tensions between law enforcement and protesters pushing to block the Dakota Access Pipeline heightened this week, as officials moved in to clear out protesters setting up camp on private

ABC News(NEW YORK) — One automation mechanism on vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s plane was inoperative when it overshot the runway at New York’s LaGuardia International Airport Thursday night, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. The

@c1arkkent/Instagram(CHICAGO) — An American Airlines flight caught fire at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Friday afternoon, sending plumes of smoke into the air. The 161 passengers and nine crew deplaned on the runway, the airline said. No injuries

YouTube/Dan Newbie(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — This man is definitely marching to the beat of his own drum — pumpkin drums to be exact. Dan Ndombe, of Little Rock, Arkansas, can play the Ghostbusters theme song on pumpkins,

DEBBIE NODA/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former California congressman Gary Condit appeared on Dr. Phil Thursday to tell his side of the story on the unsolved disappearance and murder of 24-year-old Washington, D.C. intern Chandra Levy. Condit, 68,

ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Several high-powered celebrities have jumped into the mix as tensions escalate at the protest site in North Dakota of a proposed $3.7 billion pipeline. Police arrested 141 as they forcibly removed demonstrators

WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — A 17-year-old boy who died earlier this month at a residential treatment facility in Philadelphia for troubled youth was heard yelling “I can’t breathe” as staff restrained him and one punched the teen’s rib cage

ABC News(NEW YORK) — In his first interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer Thursday, Muhammad Dakhlalla, the 24-year-old former honor student now in prison for trying to join ISIS, said the terrorist videos he’d watched with girlfriend

mrdoomits/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — More than 40 people were injured after a charter bus carrying school kids collided today with a MetroBus in Washington, D.C., authorities said. At least 43 children, most with minor injuries, are being transported

IPGGutenbergUKLtd/iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — In the ongoing murder case against a Georgia man whose 22-month-old son died when he was left in his father’s hot SUV, the jury Thursday took a first-hand look inside the SUV. While the jurors

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities have arrested nearly two dozen people across the United States — and charged more overseas — in connection with a far-reaching IRS scam that used fear and intimidation to deceive victims. Homeland Security,

3drenderings/iStock/Thinkstock(MADISON, Wisc.) — A University of Wisconsin-Madison student is accused of sexual assaulting five women and is facing 15 counts, ranging from second, third and fourth degree sexual assault, to strangulation and suffocation, and false imprisonment. He

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota are bracing for more clashes with police after the arrest of more than 120 demonstrators last weekend. Protesters said heavily armed law enforcement officers unleashed

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Firefighters are scrambling to extinguish a blaze in New York City’s Upper East Side that has ripped through all five floors of an apartment building, killing at least one person and leaving another in

Rawpixel Ltd/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The federal investigation into the death of Eric Garner is under new scrutiny two years after the Department of Justice announced that it was launching a civil rights probe. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division

ellisonphoto/iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — The motor of an MBTA train in Boston overheated at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at Back Bay station, MBTA officials confirmed to ABC News. Three people were transported to a nearby hospital to be treated

ABC News(WINDSOR, Calif.) — A California police department has launched an investigation after “offensive and racist” graffiti images were found spray painted Monday morning at a school with a “large Latino population,” police said. “TRUMP 2016” and

artolympic/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police body camera video obtained by ABC News shows the moment officers in Linden, New Jersey, first encountered Ahmad Rahami, the man accused of planting bombs in New Jersey and New York City in

mokee81/iStock/Thinkstock(MADERA, Calif.) — Two suspects are in custody and one more is still at large following a shooting that targeted a police officer and a passenger during a ride-along in Madera, Calif. During a ride-along, a civilian

yucelozel/iStock/Thinkstock(WANAQUE, N.J.) — Police believe it is “nothing short of a miracle” that a 3-year-old boy and his 1-year-old baby brother were found alive after falling 100 feet from a bridge in Northern New Jersey. The two

Creatas Images/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Foreign-born mothers living in the U.S. are driving long term population growth, according to a new report by Pew. While overall the number of babies being born in the U.S. increased from 3.74

DigitalVision/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In response to a national outcry, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has ordered the Pentagon to stop collecting bonuses that were improperly paid to members of California’s National Guard. According to a recent report in

Lance Cpl. Jordan Talley(TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif.) — A fighter jet pilot survived a crash landing at a Marine base in Southern California Tuesday night. The pilot ejected from an F/A-18C Hornet after it touched down at the

iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — Newly-released surveillance video shows a female suspect who reportedly robbed three people at gunpoint and opened fire after the victims handed over their belongings in Miami on Saturday. Police say the suspect, dressed in white,

Design Pics/Thinkstock(PENSACOLA, Fla.) — An animal trainer in Florida was hospitalized after being scratched and dragged by a tiger while performing for a school field trip at a fair, officials said. A video of the incident allegedly

artolympic/istock/Thinkstock(WELLSTON, Okla.) — An Oklahoma police officer who was hurt in a gunfight with a double-murder suspect who is still at-large told ABC News he began shooting at the suspect to save the lives of the other

takenobu/iStock/Thinkstock(SANDY, Utah) — A middle school student has been injured in a school shooting in Sandy, Utah, according to police. Two students were leaving Union Middle School’s grounds when an argument ensued, which led to the shooting,

ABC News(WATERFORD, Mich.) — Officials in a Michigan town have voted to reject the resettlement of Syrian refugees within their community. The Board of Trustees for Waterford Township voted unanimously on Monday night in favor of a

Denise Taylor/Getty Images(HAMPTON, N.H.) — A message in a bottle sent nearly 50 years ago from New Hampshire has made its way back home, after it traveled more than 1,000 miles to a small island in the

iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Four teenagers are being held by police following a series of brutal mob attacks near Temple University on Friday night. In addition to the pedestrian victims, two police officers and a police horse were assaulted,

iStock/Thinkstock(FORT WORTH, Texas) — After a young woman in Fort Worth, Texas, fell asleep alone in her home, she was allegedly attacked by a man in a brazen home invasion caught on surveillance camera. The woman, who

Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former California congressman Gary Condit has spoken publicly for the first time in 15 years about the disappearance and death of Washington intern Chandra Levy, denying any involvement and insisting he never had

Stuart Bailey / British Airways(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — At least 22 British Airways crew members on board a flight from San Francisco to London were taken to hospitals in Vancouver, Canada, for possible smoke inhalation, a hospital

iStock/Thinkstock(OKLAHOMA CITY) — Police have expanded their search in the manhunt for a double-murder suspect and are warning the public to stay away from the suspected killer, saying he has “absolutely nothing to lose.” Oklahoma County Sheriff

Oklahoma Highway Patrol(OKLAHOMA CITY) — Police and federal marshals in Oklahoma continued their search on Tuesday for a suspect in a double homicide who has shot six people, including two police officers, and is thought to be

iStock/Thinkstock(DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif.) — The driver of the California tour bus that killed 13 passengers and injured 31 others Sunday may not have stepped on the brakes before the bus plowed into another vehicle, officials said

Courtesy of Battleship IOWA(GARDENA, Calif.) — An emotional video of World War II veteran Ernest Thompson went viral in August after the Chief selects of the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center showed up on Thompson’s front lawn

ABCNews.com(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Jurors watched video testimony Monday morning from “Jackie,” a woman at the center of a defamation suit against Rolling Stone magazine by a former associate dean at the University of Virginia. Her haunting tale

Courtesy Julie Mudrick(VIENNA, Va.) — Julie Mudrick is the life of the party at her elementary school bus stop in Vienna, Virginia. Every October since 2013, she has been dressing up in a different costume each day

ABCNews.com(MIAMI) — The parents of one 6-year-old boy in Florida found out what he does when he thinks no one is watching. Cody Wray found this video of his sneaky son, Dylan, terrorizing the family’s new couch

iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was the focus of the first season of the Serial podcast, has officially launched a bid to be released from prison. His lawyer Justin Brown filed the bail petition on

ABC News(MADERA, Calif.) — A motorist led police in Madera, California, on a high-speed chase Sunday, engaging in a shoot-out while a civilian woman was inside the police cruiser as part of the city’s Citizen Police Academy.

iStock/Thinkstock(OKLAHOMA CITY) — Authorities in Oklahoma have launched a manhunt for a suspect in a double homicide who also allegedly opened fire on two police officers with an AK-47, striking both in the legs. Police say the

iStock/Thinkstock(WELLSTON, Okla.) — Two police officers were shot in Wellston, Oklahoma, Sunday night, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. The officers suffered non-life threatening injuries when they responded to a report of a shooting in the

iStock/Thinkstock(BARRINGTON, R.I.) — A Rhode Island community held a parade on Sunday afternoon in protest of a local man’s complaint about women wearing yoga pants. In a letter to the editor of the Barrington Times last week,

iStock/Thinkstock(DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif.) — At least 13 people were killed and 31 injured after a tour bus crashed into a big rig Sunday in Desert Hot Springs, California, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP). Shortly after

Bettmann / Getty Images(GLENDORA, Miss.) — Bullet-Riddled Memorial to Emmett Till Prompts Talk of Still ‘So Much Hatred’ Vandals in Mississippi apparently shot up a memorial to Emmett Till, an African-American teen whose murder in 1955 became

Leigh Vogel/FilmMagic via Getty Images(MANDAN, N.D.) — At least 83 people were arrested for protesting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, according to authorities in North Dakota. The Morton County Sheriff’s Department said 300 protesters trespassed on

iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) — Two white Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of a black man last year have been cleared after an internal investigation, according to the Minneapolis police chief. Jamar Clark, 24, was killed in

Monkey Business/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — After losing his wedding band two months ago in a rushing river during an end-of-summer work outing, Matt Dooyema never thought he’d see his sentimental gold band again. All that changed on Monday,

Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Two workers were killed on Friday when a water main break flooded the trench they were working in. The Boston Fire Department used a large vacuum to

Allentown Police Department(ALLENTOWN, Pa.) — A man who was kicked by a Pennsylvania police officer is suing Allentown city officials and members of its police department, alleging that arresting officers violated his civil rights when they used

Mark Makela/Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.) — “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” Bridget Kelly, who wrote that infamous email as the deputy chief of staff to Gov. Chris Christie (R-New Jersey), took the stand Friday to

ABC News(FULSHEAR, Texas) — Residents and police in Fulshear, Texas, recently helped free a deer that was found tied up with rope behind a house under construction. The deer, whom neighborhood kids nicknamed “Hank,” was initially found

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An elementary school in Connecticut has decided to eliminate Halloween celebrations this year, citing the “safety and exclusion of students.” The principal of Lillie B. Haynes elementary school in Niantic, Connecticut, announced the policy

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  The writer of the widely criticized Rolling Stone article “A Rape on Campus” testified Thursday that her depiction of an administrator at the University of Virginia, who is suing her, was fair and accurate,

Sterling Correctional Facility(WESTMINSTER, Colo.) — Christopher Waide, who is serving a 48-year prison sentence for the murder of a Colorado teenager, told ABC News’ 20/20 in an exclusive prison interview that tarot cards convinced him to confess.

Nabble / Harold Martin(WASHINGTON) — The NSA contractor accused of stealing a gargantuan amount of sensitive and classified data from the U.S. government was studying Russian before he was arrested and would be a “prime target” for

KGO-TV(SAN FRANCISCO) — Two people have been arrested in connection with Tuesday’s shooting incident outside a pair of San Francisco high schools which left four students injured, police said Thursday evening. “#SFPD has made two arrests in

ABC News(WASHINGTON) —  Metro Transit Police in Washington, D.C., are under fire after a video surfaced on social media of an officer tripping a detained woman when she refused orders to sit down at the Columbia Heights

WABC-TV(NEW YORK) —   The 66-year-old woman with schizophrenia who was killed by an NYPD sergeant Tuesday had written a poignant essay in 2012 about living with mental illness in which she expressed that police are ill-equipped to

iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Thousands of teachers donned “Black Lives Matter” t-shirts in Seattle Wednesday to show support for students of color in their community, according to the union. “We have the fifth-largest opportunity gap between our African-American and

Max Golembo/ABC News(NEW YORK) —  Thursday NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued the U.S. Winter Outlook, saying that La Nina is expected to influence winter conditions this year. The Climate Prediction Center said La Nina is likely to

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  The Environmental Protection Agency had the power and enough information to issue an emergency order to protect the people of Flint, Mich. from lead-contaminated water as early as 7 months before they did, the

Ingram Publishing/iStock/Thinkstock(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Police in Louisville, Kentucky, say three children remain in the hospital after an SUV hit them as they prepared to board a school bus. Officer Dwight Mitchell of the Louisville Metro Police Department

NSA via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — One of the reforms designed to rein in the surveillance authorities of the National Security Agency has perhaps inadvertently solved a technical problem for the spy outfit and granted it potential access

WABC(NEW YORK) —  Police “failed” a 66-year-old woman with a history of psychiatric problems when an officer shot and killed her Tuesday night, said New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill. A uniformed NYPD sergeant shot and

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A police officer in Granbury, Texas, was recently recognized by city officials for using CPR to save a 3-year-old boy in a dramatic moment caught on dash-cam video. On Oct. 12, Officer Chase Miller

iStock/Thinkstock(EDINA, Minn.) — The mayor and City Council of Edina, Minnesota, have publicly apologized for a videotaped altercation between a white police officer and a black man that circulated heavily on social media, after hearing emotional testimony

iStock/Thinkstock(IPSWICH, Mass.) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 58-year-old man who was forced to tread water at sea for nearly four hours after getting swept away by rip currents off Crane Beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The

KGO-TV(SAN FRANCISCO) — A manhunt is underway for the gunmen who opened fire outside a San Francisco public high school Tuesday afternoon, police said. Gunfire erupted around 3:15 p.m. local time in the parking lot outside the

Wayne Police Department(WAYNE, N.J.) — The man whose alleged burglary of a New Jersey residence was interrupted by an 11-year-old boy returning home from school has been arrested, police said. The entire incident was caught on tape.

ABC News(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — Some 150,000 gallons of polluted water leaked from a Peterson Air Force Base retention tank into the local sewer system in Colorado Springs and found its way into a creek that is

iStock/Thinkstock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — A bomb squad was called in after a man blew himself up with a pipe bomb near an Oakland neighborhood health center. The explosion was reported at 6:26 p.m. local time in front of

castenoid/iStock/Thinkstock(WEEKI WACHEE, Fla.) — Two cave divers in Florida were found dead after they were reported missing over the weekend, according to police. Officers with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office were called to Eagle’s Nest on Saturday

GeorgeRodd/iStock/Thinkstock(BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) — A 28-year-old man was shot and killed by police after he opened fire on an officer in Benton Harbor, Michigan, according to authorities. The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety said officers were

artolympic/iStock/Thinkstock(PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) — California Gov. Jerry Brown and law enforcement officials are among the thousands of people expected to attend a memorial service in Palm Springs, California, Tuesday afternoon for two police officers who were killed

iStock/Thinkstock(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — Friends and family gathered at an emotional candlelight vigil in Lexington, Kentucky, on Monday night for Trinity Gay, the 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay. Trinity Gay was fatally shot in a Lexington,

U.S. Coast Guard(EVANSTON, Ill.) — The Coast Guard rescued a windsurfer in Lake Michigan after his mast broke. Dramatic video shows Coast Guard members chasing down the man Monday about a mile east of Lee Street Beach

iStock/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — A zoo in Iowa is celebrating the recent birth of a rare baby black rhino. The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, announced the birth of a healthy endangered eastern black rhino

NC GOP(HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) — The person who reported this weekend’s apparent arson attack and graffiti vandalism at a county Republican Party headquarters in North Carolina told police: “They threw some sort of firebomb through the window. …

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Five more bridge patrol officers will be assigned to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to help prevent suicide attempts. The bridge currently has 31 uniformed personnel, including 17 patrol officers. The decision to add

Michael Davidson for Hillary for America(WASHINGTON) — President Obama touted that America’s high school graduation rate has risen to 83.2 percent, but emphasized more work lay ahead in improving the nation’s public education system, including addressing cuts

Courtesy Deuntay Diggs(STAFFORD, Va.) — A high school gymnasium was in an uproar last week, when a police officer got “in formation” during a pep rally in Virginia. “Being called a celebrity was never really the goal,”

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Record-high temperatures have put autumn weather on hold for parts of the U.S., and forecasters predict the unusual October heat will continue through the middle of this week, possibly breaking records in the

iStock/Thinkstock(EDINA, Minn.) — A cellphone video showing the arrest of a black man in Minnesota who was walking in the street has sparked concern among community and civil rights groups that the man was mistreated and manhandled

(NEW YORK) — As floodwaters begin to recede in North Carolina, officials and experts are beginning to count the cost of Hurricane Matthew. Early estimates of property damage and lost business are in the billions of dollars

iStock/Thinkstock(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — Three men arrested in the fatal shooting of the teenage daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay are expected to appear in court Monday. Trinity Gay, 15, was shot in a Lexington, Kentucky, parking lot

iStock/Thinkstock(ARLINGTON, Mass.) — A Massachusetts woman is lucky to be alive after Arlington police say she accidentally hit the accelerator while backing up near Spy Pond in Arlington around 1:02 p.m. Friday, sending her Ford Edge straight

Ian MacNicol/Getty Images(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — An arrest has been made in the shooting death of U.S. Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s teenage daughter. Trinity Gay, 15, was shot early Sunday morning outside the Cook Out on South Broadway

Andrew Burton/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — People who think police shootings are becoming a national epidemic “have no idea” what they’re talking about because there currently is no federal data to indicate whether that’s really the case, FBI

iStock/Thinkstock(STORRS, Conn.) — A 19-year-old University of Connecticut student died after she was run over by a campus emergency fire vehicle early Sunday morning. Jeffny Pally was sitting outside a garage door for the UConn Public Safety

iStock/Thinkstock(HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) — Police in Hillsborough, North Carolina, are investigating the suspected firebombing and vandalism of a Republican Party office overnight, local officials said. It appears that a bottle filled with flammable substance was thrown through a

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — At least four people were killed and several injured when a truck flew off a bridge and into a crowd of people in San Diego on Saturday afternoon, according to officials. Many motorcycle enthusiasts

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Police said a house party in the West Adams area of South Los Angeles turned deadly early Saturday after shots were fired at a makeshift restaurant. The shooting left at least three people dead

artolympic/iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — The Chicago Police Department released officers’ dashboard- and body-camera footage of an altercation in which a suspect appears to beat a female officer while resisting arrest. The video of the arrest and altercation on Oct.

Onnes/iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — A 17-year-old Philadelphia student died Thursday after an altercation with school staff, police said. Staff members at Wordsworth Academy in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Wynnefield Heights were conducting an investigation into an unauthorized item

iStock/Thinkstock(WICHITA, Kan.) — Three Kansas men are facing domestic terrorism charges after allegedly planning a bombing attack on an apartment complex that houses a mosque and Somali immigrants, according to the Department of Justice. Curtis Allen, Gavin

iStock/Thinkstock(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — A Connecticut judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the families of those killed in the Newtown Elementary School mass shooting against the maker of the Bushmaster assault-style rifle Adam Lanza used in the massacre.

Arlington Police Department(ARLINGTON, Mass.) — Three bystanders helped rescue an elderly woman after she drove into a pond in Massachusetts on Friday afternoon, police said. The 68-year-old woman drove her Ford Edge into Spy Pond in Arlington

iStock/Thinkstock(TUCSON, Ariz.) — The Clown Lives Matter march scheduled to take place Saturday in Arizona has been canceled after the event’s organizer said she received death threats on social media. The march was organized in response to

FBI(CLEVELAND) — Investigators in Ohio are desperately searching for a serial kidnapper who they say targets young children. Ohio police, along with the FBI, said the kidnapping of a young girl from her Cleveland home in May

PhotoObjects.net(NEW YORK) — The clever code they used — referring to prostitutes as “cheesecake” — was not enough to save him. U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Gentry Debord, 41, pleaded guilty on Thursday to bribery charges related to

Sabrina Pugsley(NEW YORK) — A beloved bear who walks upright like a human may have been killed during a hunt in northern New Jersey, according to a local group that has been pushing to get him moved

ABC News(CHICAGO) — As the presidential candidates debate the cycle of crime in America, ABC News decided to pedal into one of Chicago’s neighborhoods hardest hit by violence — Austin. Over the past year, the murder rate

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A California man has captured on video the terrifying moment a great white shark breaks open and enters a shark cage with a diver inside. Brian Forester shot the video last week off the

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  The Army’s top officer and his staff were among the first to help passengers trapped in a car that crashed into a mass transit bus Wednesday night in Southeast Washington, D.C. Gen. Mark Milley,

Courtesy Michael Ramos(NEW YORK) —  When 9-year-old Aubrey Ramos was sidelined before her soccer game last weekend because of her hair beads, her mom was devastated. Aubrey had been wearing the beads in her hair for years,

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The U.S. should decriminalize the use of all illicit drugs, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union said in a joint report on Wednesday. “Every 25 seconds someone is funneled into the

iStock/Thinkstock(GOLDSBORO, N.C.) — More than a week after Hurricane Matthew swept through North Carolina, the state is still reeling from severe flooding and widespread power outages. For the first time in nine days, no new Hurricane Matthew-related

National Transportation Safety Board(HOBOKEN, N.J.) — The NJ Transit train that crashed into Hoboken Terminal on Sept. 29 was “very” crowded, the conductor told the National Transportation Safety Board, according to a preliminary report released Thursday. The

Union County Prosecutor’s Office(NEW YORK) — A man accused of planting bombs in New Jersey and New York City and then engaging police in a shootout is expected to be arraigned from his hospital bed Thursday on

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — He was lonely. He needed a girlfriend. He needed father figure. He was suffering from physical ailments. He has mental disorders. He drank too much. He was tired. He was weak. And when he

Stockbyte/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Two Boston Police officers are in “extremely critical” condition Thursday after being shot responding to a domestic dispute. At approximately 10:51 Wednesday night the officers responded to a 911 call for a domestic incident with

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, volunteers have answered the call not only to assist people who have been affected but also their pets. As families were forced to evacuate, many pet owners had

iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE) —  The attorneys representing the family of Keith Lamont Scott, the 43-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Charlotte police officer last month, have released the results from an independent autopsy they commissioned for

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A father and son in North Carolina took advantage of the flood waters surrounding their home in Hurricane Matthew’s wake by going fishing. Russell Jinnette shared a video on YouTube of the father-son pair

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Lawyers for Owen Labrie, the former prep school student who was convicted of sexually assaulting a classmate, have requested a new trial on the grounds that Labrie’s conviction under a state computer crime law

ABC News(NEW YORK) —  When a teenage gunman allegedly opened fire outside an elementary school in South Carolina last month, a horrifying scene unfolded, detailed in newly released 911 calls. Even as the suspect remained on school

@mferr1971/Twitter(EAST HARTFORD, Conn.) — The FBI is helping investigate a small plane crash in East Hartford, Connecticut, that killed one of two on board, but declined to comment on media reports that the crash was intentional. The

Monkey Business/Thinkstock(RALEIGH, N.C.) — With the death toll in North Carolina climbing to 19 Wednesday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the governor is urging residents to “stay away from the water” as rising rivers bring record

Courtesy National Center For Missing & Exploited Children(ANTIGO, Wis.) — Police in Wisconsin now say a disturbing YouTube video investigated in the 2009 disappearance of a teenage girl is fake. Investigators “identified the video producer/camera man, actor

iStock/Thinkstock(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A family spread out over three states ordered a pizza for their grandmother in Florida to make sure she was alright after they couldn’t reach her following Hurricane Matthew. Eric Olsen of Omaha,

Ethan Miller/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio could face criminal contempt charges over his immigration patrols, according to the Department of Justice. In a statement to ABC News, the DOJ said it intended to “proceed to

@mferr1971/Twitter(MANCHESTER, Conn.) — A small plane has crashed in Connecticut, according to police and fire officials. The two passengers on board were taken to area hospitals, said Jason Bak of Ambulance Service — Manchester. The extent of

iStock/Thinkstock(TULSA, Okla.) — Terence Crutcher, the unarmed black man shot and killed by a white Tulsa police officer in September, had PCP in his system at the time of his death, according to a just-released medical examiner’s

VStock/Thinkstock(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — A man was fatally shot by a highway patrol sergeant after he “became hostile” and “displayed a handgun” during a high water rescue in North Carolina, officials said. The man was one of 35

DPD/DCTV(DARTMOUTH, Mass.) — A Massachusetts police department has issued a hilarious PSA warning residents against participating in the scary clown craze that has taken over the nation. The video, published by the Dartmouth Police Department Tuesday, beings

Bradley Wittke/Miramar Events(MOON BAY, Calif.) — A third-grade teacher from Washington state squashed the competition on Monday with her 1,910-pound pumpkin named “Orange Crush,” becoming the first woman in 19 years to win the annual Safeway World

Photodisc/Thinkstock(MILWAUKEE) — Police in Wisconsin are investigating a mysterious YouTube video that some believe could be connected to a local teenager who went missing seven years ago — though police have not yet determined if the video

iStock/Thinkstock(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — As North Carolina residents dig themselves out from the destruction left behind by Hurricane Matthew, one town remains submerged under floodwater. The town of Lumberton is located about 70 miles inland from North Carolina’s

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — One of the last states touched by Hurricane Matthew has become one of the hardest hit. The death toll in North Carolina has jumped to 14 from 11, Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday, and

Janet Weinstein/ABC News(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The Williams family, who survived Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and were covered by ABC News last week in the lead-up to Hurricane Matthew in Charleston, South Carolina, exhaled a breath of relief

iStock/Thinkstock(ASTORIA, Ore.) — A surfer was injured at a popular beach in Oregon when he was bitten by a shark Monday afternoon, officials said. The victim, whom officials identified as Joseph Tanner, 29, was surfing near Indian

iStock/Thinkstock(WILLISTON, Vt.) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has ordered state flags to fly at half-staff in honor of five teenagers killed when their car was struck by a wrong-way driver. Shumlin called the crash a “senseless tragedy.”

ABCNews.com(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — In a newly released video statement to prosecutors, convicted killer Luis Rivera describes how he says he and his partner stalked Florida State University law professor Dan Markel and shot him dead in the

Billi West(GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla.) — A Florida sheriff’s office was called in to rescue an iconic American bird of prey that got trapped in the grille of a car. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court Sunday night denied a Native American tribe’s request for an injunction to block construction of a four-state crude oil pipeline that tribal leaders say threatens their water supply and traverses culturally

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(LAKELAND, Fla.) — A missing 4-year-old Florida girl may have been spotted in Tennessee with a man who authorities believe abducted her. The sighting has prompted a search stretching across several states in the

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Matthew brutalized the southeast coast for four days before weakening and veering out over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, leaving a trail of devastation that includes at least 21 dead, 1.3 million customers

iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Hurricane Matthew gave beach goers an unexpected surprise this weekend, as the storm generated powerful currents that unearthed a pile of cannonballs near Charleston, South Carolina that are thought to date to the Civil

Albuquerque Police(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — Three “juvenile clowns” are now in custody in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to police. After a report of a “clown sighting” on Sunday, Foothills officers responded to an area near Babies R Us

ABC News(NEW YORK) —  At least 20 people in the U.S. have died in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which battered the East Coast this weekend, before weakening this morning before going out to sea. Police in

iStock/Thinkstock(SALISBURY, N.C.) — A 2-year-old girl died after she was left in a hot car while her mother went to work. Authorities are investigating why the child was left in the vehicle for nearly nine hours. The

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train carrying approximately 600 passengers derailed Saturday night east of New York City, leaving 29 people with non-life threatening injuries, officials said. The eastbound commuter train derailed east

iStock/Thinkstock(PALM SPRING, Calif.) — Two officers are dead and one other has been injured in Palm Springs, California. Two officers dead, one injured in Palm Springs shooting; manhunt ongoing https://t.co/m181zP0RkB — Palm Springs POA (@PalmSpringsPOA) October 8,

Janet Weinstein/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Alarms went off at 5:00 a.m. for ABC’s South Carolina weather team. Outside their hotel rooms, the wind was howling and the rain falling just as hard as it had the night

Steve Connolly(TOPSFIELD, Mass.) — A Massachusetts man achieved a goal 26 years in the making when a pumpkin he grew broke the 2,000-pound mark, making it the largest pumpkin grown in North America this year. Steve Connolly’s

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — One elementary school in Brooklyn has gotten rid of traditional homework in favor of play-based learning. P.S. 118, known as The Maurice Sendak Community School, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, launched “Exercise Your Brain,” a

Janet Weinstein/ABC News(NEW YORK) — There’s an unfortunate sense of déjà vu. With powerful Hurricane Matthew tracking up the East Coast, the Williams family of Charleston, SC are somber as they pile onto a bus and head

Wavebreak Media/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — No storm is going to stop this couple from tying the knot. Jaime Gurnavage and Ryan Gordon of Suntree, Florida, are still planning to have their Cocoa Beach wedding Oct. 8 at 5

ABC News(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — The residents of Jacksonville, Florida, are bracing themselves for the approach of Hurricane Matthew, which could hit the area as early as Friday afternoon. The city has not been hit by a major

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will deliver a statement on Hurricane Matthew from the Oval Office after meeting with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Craig Fugate and Department of Homeland Security

iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — Animal activists, shelters and local authorities are urging pet owners to keep their animals safe from the wrath of Hurricane Matthew, which is slamming the Southeast U.S. with powerful winds, storm surges and flooding. The

Barry Allen(MIAMI) — Eyewitness videos of Hurricane Matthew in Florida show transformers exploding in the wind and rain, sparking and popping like bursting fireworks in the storm. Power outages have created major headaches for residents in the

Janet Weinstein/ABC News(GEORGETOWN, S.C.) — Local authorities from various emergency response organizations have opened up an operations center in Georgetown, South Carolina, as Gov. Nikki Haley called for the evacuation of the town’s residents. “We are watchful,”

ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) — Authorities in Minnesota released chilling surveillance video Thursday showing suspected terrorist Dahir Adan attacking a store clerk at a Minnesota mall. In the video, a man identified by authorities as Adan runs into a

The Humane Society of the United States(NEW YORK) —  Nearly 130 animals were recently rescued from a suspected puppy mill in Cabarrus County, NC, according to officials. After receiving an anonymous complaint, the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office

ABC News(HOBOKEN, N.J.) — The train that crashed at the Hoboken, NJ station, killing one and injuring more than 100 last week, sped up in the seconds before crashing at the end of the track, the National

iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — Floridians are bracing for what meteorologists say could be the strongest storm to hit the United States in more than a decade. After pummeling the Caribbean and the Bahamas, Hurricane Matthew is expected to make

ABC News(MIAMI) — The latest forecast models predict that Hurricane Matthew, which ripped through the Caribbean, leaving a trail of devastation, will grow even stronger as it heads for the U.S. The storm could strengthen to a

ABC News(NEW YORK) — As Hurricane Matthew barrels toward Florida, hundreds of thousands of residents are packing up their bags and fleeing the coast lines. While many Americans who live in Florida and its neighboring states may

DigitalVision/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A Pentagon investigation has determined that Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s former senior military aide misused his government credit card to pray for pricey bills at gentlemen’s clubs in Rome and Seoul, made false statements about

(NEW YORK) — As deadly Hurricane Matthew tears through the Caribbean and turns toward Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, many coastal residents in the south are boarding up their windows, leaving their homes and heading to the

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Matthew tracked closer to the U.S. coast on Thursday, strengthening over the warm waters of the Atlantic as it continued to pound the Bahamas. Officials in three states urged some 2 million

iStock//Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The National Security Agency contractor who federal authorities say took Top Secret information from the NSA is being described as “more weirdo than whistleblower,” senior officials told ABC News. Harold Martin, 51, was arrested in

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court heard arguments this morning in Buck v. Davis, a death penalty case that raises important questions about racial bias in sentencing. Duane Buck was convicted of murder in Texas. At his sentencing

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  The mother of a 6-year-old who was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 wrote an open letter to the mother of Jacob Hall, the first-grader who died Saturday after he was

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  The saga over a $3.7 billion crude oil pipeline that has pitted Native American groups against big oil was back in court Wednesday. At stake is whether the Dakota Access Pipeline will be allowed

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Federal officials arrested a contractor for the National Security Agency for allegedly pilfering highly classified material that, if made public, could have caused “exceptionally grave damage to the national security of the United States.” In

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama visited the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters Wednesday for a briefing from his homeland security team on the latest updates with Hurricane Matthew, which is currently barreling

iStock/Thinkstock(TOWNVILLE, S.C.) — A superhero-themed funeral is taking place Wednesday for the 6-year-old boy who was fatally shot at an elementary school in Townville, South Carolina. Jacob Hall was a kindergarten student at Townville Elementary School when

iStock/Thinkstock(McKEESPORT, Pa.) — A McKeesport, Pennsylvania, couple was found dead in their home Monday evening after their 7-year-old daughter told a school employee that she was unable to wake them up that morning, according to the Allegheny

Tallahassee Police Department(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — In a stunning development, one of the men accused of killing Florida State University law professor Dan Markel has “flipped,” pleading guilty to second-degree murder and cooperating with investigators in exchange for