Retired Army Captain Gary Michael “Mike” Rose, 71, will receive the Medal of Honor Monday for his heroism as a combat medic during a harrowing secret mission into Laos in 1970. He is credited with saving the lives of 60 wounded personnel during four days of intense combat, including those […]
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Typhoon Lan sweeps across Japan; 2 reported dead
A powerful typhoon caused flooding and landslides along the Pacific coast of Japan, killing at least two people before heading out to sea Monday. Typhoon Lan made landfall in central Japan around 3 a.m. Monday and swept across Tokyo before heading out to sea several hours later off northeastern Japan. […]
WATCH: Oregon town hosts Giant West Coast Pumpkin Regatta
Now Playing: This mom’s pumpkin-spice rant is so spot on Now Playing: Giant pumpkin weighing more than 2,300 pounds breaks American record Now Playing: Fallen soldier’s body transported to funeral home Now Playing: Homeless veteran rescues victim from car crash Now Playing: NASA tests engine for manned flight into deep […]
Justin Timberlake to headline Super Bowl halftime show
Justin Timberlake will be headlining the Pepsi Super Bowl LII halftime show next year, it was announced Sunday. The singer, 36, tweeted the news along with a video featuring Jimmy Fallon. “I DO have the time. Half the time…#PepsiHalftime #SBLII @Pepsi @NFL @JimmyFallon @FallonTonight,” Timberlake wrote. Simultaneously, the NFL tweeted […]
Director James Toback reportedly accused by 38 women of sexual harassment
Oscar-nominated director James Toback is being accused of sexual harassment by 38 women, according to a report in The Los Angeles Times. ABC News reached out to a rep for Toback, but didn’t immediately hear back. Toback denied the numerous allegations to the Times, “saying that he had never met […]
Man allegedly inspired by ISIS arrested in plot to bomb shopping center
A Miami-area man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to plant a bomb at a Miami shopping mall, two people familiar with the matter told ABC News today. The man, Vicente Solano, was allegedly inspired by ISIS, as first reported by the Miami Herald. Solano was caught up in an […]
Police officer fatally shot at domestic dispute call
An Ohio police officer has been fatally shot while responding to a reported domestic disturbance in the northeastern part of the state. Authorities say 31-year-old Girard police officer Justin Leo was shot just after 10 p.m. Saturday as he and another officer stood at front door of a home where […]
Dramatic sentencing hearing expected in Bergdahl case
The fate of Bowe Bergdahl — the Army sergeant who pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by leaving his post in 2009 in Afghanistan — now rests in the hands of a judge. A sentencing hearing for Bergdahl starts Monday at Fort Bragg and is expected to feature dramatic testimony […]
Ohio State sued over refusal to let white nationalist Richard Spencer speak
The lawsuit comes after an attorney for the university sent a letter Friday to Spencer associate and Georgia State University graduate student Cameron Padgett that said while the school “values freedom of speech,” the request to rent space for Spencer represents a “substantial risk to public safety.” Columbus attorney Michael […]
Troopers say 10 injured in S. Carolina school bus collisions
South Carolina state troopers say 10 people, including eight students, were injured when two school buses were involved in related crashes. Troopers tell local media outlets both collisions happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 11 in Pickens County. Authorities say that one bus rear-ended a car. That caused a second bus […]