A helicopter touring through the Grand Canyon crashed late Saturday afternoon, killing three people and injuring others, ABC News’ affiliate KNXV-TV reports. A Eurocopter EC130 “sustained substantial damage” when a crash was caused “under unknown circumstances” in the Grand Canyon,” Allen Kenitzer, a spokesman for the FAA, told ABC News. […]
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Russia moves to block Navalny’s latest investigation
Russia’s communications oversight agency is moving to block access to an investigation published online by opposition leader Alexei Navalny alleging that Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko received lavish hospitality from billionaire Oleg Deripaska. The tycoon has been linked to President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has been […]
Convicted former USA Gymnastics doctor moved to Arizona federal penitentiary
The U.S. Olympic gymnastics doctor, whose epic sexual abuse trial ended with nearly 200 girls and women facing him down in a Michigan courtroom, has been moved to a federal penitentiary in Tuscon, Arizona. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, the 54-year-old Nassar was moved from Michigan and […]
2 officers shot dead after responding to 911 hang-up call; suspect in custody
Two officers were shot and killed Saturday in Ohio, police said. The Westerville Police Department officers were shot while responding to a 911 hang-up call in the suburban city about 20 miles north of Columbus. One officer died on the scene, and the other at the Ohio State University Wexner […]
Teacher on life support as worst flu outbreak in years engulfs US
A special education teacher in Texas is reportedly on life support after contracting both strains of influenza, as the worst flu season in years engulfs the United States. Crystal Whitley, who teaches in Mullin, got the flu shot in October after giving birth to her son, family members told ABC […]
Olympics 2018: Arirang, the folk song that unites the Koreas
South Korea President Moon introduced the slogan for the 2018 Olympics as “Peace in Motion.” And nothing captured that theme more than athletes from rival countries — South Korea and North Korea — marching together to a song that speaks to all Korean people. Excited Korean athletes marched under a […]
Trump laments lives ‘destroyed by a mere allegation’ after 2 staff members resign
In a week when two White House staff members resigned amid domestic abuse allegations, President Donald Trump lamented in a tweet Saturday that lives are being “destroyed by a mere allegation.” Trump did not refer directly to the allegations against Rob Porter, who resigned Thursday as staff secretary, or speechwriter […]
Trump accuses Dems of sending him Russia probe memo they knew he would reject
President Donald Trump accused Democrats of deliberately producing a memo relating to the Russia investigation that they knew could not be released publicly. The president in a tweet Saturday morning referred to a memo by Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee that responds to a document by Republican committee […]
WATCH: High-tech drones steal the show at the Winter Olympics
Transcript for High-tech drones steal the show at the Winter Olympics Tens of millions of people all over the planet tuing in for the opening ceremony of the winter gapes in stealing the show, a drone performance shattering world records. Matt Gutman joins us with more. Hi there, Matt. Reporter: […]
Snow continues to fall in Midwest, while Southeast experiences heavy rain
A winter storm took aim at the Midwest Friday, giving parts of the region their biggest snowfall so far this season. A narrow band of heavy snow caused travel headaches across parts of Illinois, southern Michigan, and Indiana. About 6 to 10 inches of snow fell in the Chicago area. […]