Firefighters are facing dry and windy conditions as they battle California’s deadliest wildfires that authorities say have killed at least 34 people, left hundreds missing and devastated entire neighborhoods in California. Intensified by strong winds and low humidity, the 17 wildfires as of today have charred more than 221,754 acres […]
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Harvey Weinstein’s brother insists ‘business is continuing’ amid scandal
Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company, told ABC News in a statement Friday that the studio remains unaffected by the scandal involving his older brother, Harvey Weinstein. Though the Wall Street Journal reported that the production company was likely to be shuttered or sold, Bob Weinstein insists that that […]
Army fires 2-star general amid improper relationship probe
The two-star general who heads U.S. Army Africa has been fired and recalled to Washington, amid allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with the wife of an enlisted soldier, the Army said Friday. An Army statement provided to The Associated Press said that Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington was removed from […]
Two-star Army general relieved from duty for alleged inappropriate contacts
The Army has relieved from duty a two-star general who allegedly sent inappropriate Facebook messages to the wife of an enlisted soldier under his command at a base in Camp Vicenza, Italy. “Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington was today relieved of his duties as the Commander of United States Army Africa […]
ANALYSIS: Why Trump’s remarks about times ‘changing back’ are troubling
Candidate Donald Trump got to the highest office in the land with a line that inspired millions of Americans: Make America Great Again. Those four words, Trump once said, came to him as he pondered our nation’s problems. He trademarked it. He put it on hats. He ran on it. […]
Soldiers bring supplies to desperate Puerto Ricans
Sixteen days after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, Maria de Lourdes Sandoval heard helicopters over her village of Bajura. She ran to signal them, forcefully waving her arms and crying for help as they touched down on a nearby soccer field. “I’m helpless. I don’t have a home, don’t have […]
Hernandez lawyers pull CTE suit against NFL, plan to refile
Lawyers for former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez say they are moving their lawsuit against the NFL from federal to state court because they can make more claims there. The attorneys sued the league last month after Hernandez was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. They accused the NFL […]
California resident says wildfire-destroyed neighborhood ‘looks like WWII’
An 85-year-old Santa Rosa, California, woman said her wildfire-destroyed neighborhood “looks like WWII.” “It looks like the pictures I saw when I was kid — when England and Germany were being bombed out,” Jean Welch told ABC News. She said at the end of WWII, a school friend in Germany […]
Tensions rise about return as families of freed hostages Coleman and Boyle rejoice
As American Caitlan Coleman flies to Toronto today with her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their three children after five years in Taliban captivity, tensions between the couple’s families surrounding circumstances of their abduction and the decisions about their journey home have already begun to flare. Coleman, 31, and Boyle, […]
FCC chairman silent amid Trump’s attacks on press
President Trump continued his assault on NBC News Friday, retweeting former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s assertion that “the President will not be able to impact licenses, but he is doing major damage to the NBC brand.” Trump added, “Sadly, they and others are Fake News, and the public is […]