As a major storm moved east yesterday, golf ball-sized hail and damaging winds were reported throughout the Deep South, especially sections of Alabama. While that system is moving along, a series of storms over the Pacific Ocean takes aim at the West Coast, after which the storms will continue moving […]
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‘Start Here’: Dems question Barr’s obstruction conclusion, Michael Avenatti arrested
It’s Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Let’s start here. 1. Obstruction construction? A political battle is brewing over the rest of Robert Mueller’s report. Some Republicans, after the special counsel didn’t find direct evidence of Donald Trump’s campaign colluding with Russia, just want to move on. Some Democrats are demanding the […]
Florida surfer hospitalized after shark bites foot
Officials say a Florida man was bitten on the foot by a shark while surfing. Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that 42-year-old Chris Bryan was taken to a Jupiter hospital Friday afternoon. Bryan says he was catching his last wave of the day when he felt the shark quickly grab and […]
Trump lawyer talks potential presidential pardons, tax returns and NY probes
Within hours of declaring victory in fending off a 22-month investigation into Russian collusion, President Donald Trump‘s personal attorney Jay Sekulow told the ABC News podcast “The Investigation” that the president’s legal team has already begun gearing up for vigorous new legal battles in Washington, D.C., and New York. Sekulow […]
Defense secretary OK’s $1 billion for border fencing help
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning and building 57 miles of 18-foot-high fencing in Yuma, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas, along the U.S. border with Mexico. The Pentagon says it will divert up to $1 billion to support the Department of […]
Canada takes refugee who sheltered Snowden
A Filipino woman who helped shelter former NSA contractor Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong has been granted refugee status in Canada. Vanessa Rodel and her daughter Keana arrived in Toronto Monday evening. “I feel so great and I feel like I’m free,” she said. Lawyer Robert Tibbo […]
UK lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock
British lawmakers seized a measure of control over the stalled Brexit process from Prime Minister Theresa May’s foundering government Monday, setting up a series of votes that could dramatically alter the course of the U.K.’s departure from the European Union. The move came after May conceded that Parliament would defeat […]
Ethiopian Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane ‘black box’ data now in international hands
Ethiopian investigators looking into the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane crash have now shared raw data from the flight data recorder with U.S. and other international parties, three sources told ABC News Monday. The parties were able to listen to the cockpit voice recorder as well. Information from both “black […]
Large new blackout strikes Venezuelan capital, provinces
A widespread new power outage spread across Venezuela on Monday, knocking offline much of the country’s communications and stirring fears of a repeat of the chaos almost two weeks ago during the nation’s largest-ever blackout. The outage began shortly after 1 p.m. (1700 GMT) and appeared to have affected as […]
Show dog awaiting flight goes missing at Atlanta airport
A Dutch man says his show dog went missing at Atlanta’s airport while waiting to board a flight to Amsterdam. Floris van Essen tells news outlets that the American Staffordshire terrier named Gale was in a crate and had gone through security with another dog about three hours before their […]