The driver of a car believed to be involved in an apparent road rage incident in Florida has been arrested on attempted murder charges, police said. The incident occurred Saturday morning, on Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County. A 37-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman were traveling southbound in a Chevy […]
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US climber dies, others rescued on Mexico’s highest peak
Mexican authorities said Sunday that they had rescued nine climbers from Mexico’s tallest mountain in recent days, and one mountaineer from the United States had died. Jose Luis Palma, the regional civil protection coordinator for Puebla state, said conditions were extremely dangerous because of the iced-over slopes of the 18,619-foot […]
Trump has privately questioned authenticity of ‘Access Hollywood’ tape, sources say
President Trump has privately questioned the authenticity of the now infamous “Access Hollywood” recording in which he was caught in a vulgar exchange in 2005 with Billy Bush, bragging about his ability to grope women because he’s “a star,” sources confirm to ABC News. The president has repeated the claim […]
Argentine navy not giving hope of submarine survivors
Argentina’s navy says it’s not giving up hope that crew members could be alive 11 days after a submarine vanished off the Atlantic coast with 44 people aboard. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told a news conference Sunday that the passage of time doesn’t rule out “a situation of extreme survival.” […]
United flight diverted to London over reported medical emergency
A Newark-bound United Airlines flight was diverted to London after reports of a medical emergency, the airline said. Flight 31, which departed from Munich, landed safety at London Heathrow on Sunday, after which “paramedics tended to those who requested assistance and they were all released,” United said in a statement. […]
Franken is ‘ashamed’ of Tweeden photo, says ‘she didn’t have any ability to consent’
In Sen. Al Franken‘s first interviews since allegations surfaced of his forcibly kissing one woman before he was a senator and groping different women, the Minnesota Democrat said he is “embarrassed and ashamed.” “I’ve let a lot of people down,” Franken told the Star Tribune Sunday. “I’m hoping I can […]
3-foot sword found near victim killed in ‘violent attack,’ man arrested for murder
A Florida man was arrested and charged with murder after a three-foot sword was found near a victim killed in a “violent attack,” authorities said. On Saturday afternoon authorities received a 911 call about someone covered in blood lying next to railroad tracks in Lake Worth, about 10 miles south […]
Terror threat to US rail puts law enforcement on alert
With terrorist groups renewing calls for would-be attackers to target American rail lines, at least one local law enforcement agency in the U.S. is using drones to help guard against such a threat. The police chief for the Philadelphia-area’s mass-transit system said he has known for some time that more […]
Conyers steps aside as ranking member of Judiciary Committee
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., who faces allegations of sexual harassment, said he is stepping aside as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee while an ethics investigation is pending. Conyers, the longest-serving current member in the House of Representatives, continues to deny the allegations and said in a statement, “I […]
Sex harassment policy in Congress set to ‘protect the harasser:’ Congresswoman
A Democratic representative from California slammed the current sexual harassment policy in Congress as “convoluted” and designed to “protect the harasser.” “I think it was a system set up in 1995 to protect the harasser,” Congresswoman Jackie Speier told ABC News co-anchor Martha Raddatz on “This Week” Sunday. “This is […]