Actress Anne Heche is “unconscious” and in “critical condition” after she was involved in a fiery car crash Friday that damaged a Los Angeles home, her representative has confirmed to ABC News. “Despite previous reports that Heche was stable, shortly after the accident, Anne Heche became unconscious, slipping into a […]
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Southwest attendant suffers broken back in hard landing
DALLAS — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said the impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the […]
Police ID man accused of firing shots inside Mall of America
MINNEAPOLIS — Police on Monday identified a fugitive accused of firing shots inside the Mall of America last week before fleeing the suburban Minneapolis shopping complex with the help of several accomplices. Bloomington police say Shamar Alon Lark, 21, of Minneapolis, fired three rounds in front of a Nike store […]
How schools are trying to address the national teacher shortage
Back-to-school season is in full swing — and running up against the ongoing national teacher shortage. In 2019, the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, estimated that by 2024, the U.S. would need more than 300,000 teachers to fill the demand for educators nationwide. Several factors have worsened the […]
Republican Oklahoma lawmakers seek hearing in death row case
OKLAHOMA CITY — More than 60 Oklahoma lawmakers, including many Republicans who support the death penalty, urged the state attorney general to join their request for a new evidentiary hearing in the case of death row inmate Richard Glossip. The group of 61 state legislators sent a letter last week […]
FAA clears Boeing to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliner
FILE – A Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives at Ronald Reagan National Airport as part of a worldwide “Dream Tour” in Washington, May 7, 2012. Federal regulators said Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, that they are satisfied with changes Boeing has made in the production of its 787 Dreamliner passenger jet, clearing […]
Misfired rockets may have killed over a dozen in Gaza battle
TEL AVIV, Israel — Close to one-third of the Palestinians who died in the latest outbreak of violence between Israel and Gaza militants may have been killed by errant rockets fired by the Palestinian side, according to an Israeli military assessment that appears consistent with independent reporting by The Associated […]
Ahmaud Arbery hate crime case: Father, son sentenced to life; neighbor gets 35 years
The father and son convicted of federal hate crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Monday to life in prison. Gregory McMichael, 66, chased 25-year-old Arbery on Feb. 23, 2020, with his son, Travis McMichael, 36, who fired the fatal shot. From left, Travis McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan, […]
Rep. Allred details how climate, tax, health care bill will lower everyday costs
As the United States faces decades-high inflation, people across the country are looking to lawmakers for respite. Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas joined ABC News on GMA3 to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping climate, tax and health care package that the Senate passed over the weekend. The […]
Stephen King weighs in as DOJ tries to quash merger of two publishing powerhouses
Famed horror novelist Stephen King is taking a stand against the publishing behemoths that have distributed his work. King, 74, whose nearly 50-year career includes the best-selling novels, “Carrie,” “It” and “Pet Sematary,” testified Tuesday in a federal antitrust case against the possible merger of publishing powerhouses Penguin Random House […]