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Navy IDs 2 ‘trailblazing’ female aviators killed in Washington jet crash
Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Navy identified on Monday two "trailblazing" women aviators who were killed when their jet crashed in northeast Washington during an Oct. 15 training mission.A day after Navy officials declared them dead, they were identified as Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. "Miley" Evans, a Naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena N. "Dug" Wileman, a Naval aviator. Both women were 31 years old and from California, according to the Navy.Evans and Wileman were described by Navy officials as "two highly skilled, combat decorated aviators.""More than just names and ranks, they were role models, trailblazers, and women whose influence touched countless people on the flight deck and well beyond," the Navy's Carrier Strike Group Two and Carrier ... Read More
Delphi double murder trial: Graphic crime scene photos revealed in court
Alex Perez/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Gruesome crime scene photographs were revealed in court on Monday during the trial of Richard Allen, who is accused of killing two teenage girls in 2017 on a hiking trail in the small town of Delphi, Indiana.Carroll County sheriff's deputy Darren Giancola, who was the first law enforcement officer on the scene after the bodies of Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, were discovered, was emotional as he took the stand for the prosecution on the third day of testimony.Giancola said one of the girls was nude and the other was clothed when their bodies were located on Feb. 14, 2017."Both had large lacerations on their throat," Giancola said. "They both had a substantial ... Read More
Former Ohio cop Adam Coy’s murder trial begins in the fatal shooting of Andre Hill
Stephen Zenner/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly four years after he allegedly shot and killed an unarmed Black man who was dropping off Christmas money to a friend, the murder trial of former police officer Adam Coy was getting underway on Monday.Coy, who is white, was fired from the Columbus Police Department about a week after the 2020 fatal shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill.About a month after the shooting, the 46-year-old Coy was arrested and indicted on charges of murder, reckless homicide, felonious assault and two counts of dereliction of duty. Coy has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He has not made any public comments on the case.If convicted, Coy, who is free on $1 million bail, could ... Read More
‘Central Park 5’ members file defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over comments during ABC News debate
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- Members of the "Central Park Five" filed a defamation suit against former President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing him of spreading "false, misleading and defamatory" statements about their 1989 case during the Sept. 10 ABC News presidential debate, according to a new court filing.Attorneys representing the five men -- Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown and Korey Wise -- filed their civil suit against Trump in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, seeking monetary damages over his statements, which they say have caused them "severe emotional distress and reputational damage."The five men, then teenagers, were accused of the violent rape of a female jogger in Central Park in April 1989. The five, who always maintained their innocence, ... Read More
26 people remain unaccounted for in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene
Mario Tama/Getty Images(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) -- Twenty-six people remain unaccounted for in hard-hit North Carolina, weeks after the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene, officials said Monday.Last week, 92 people were unaccounted for, officials said.Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26, wreaking havoc across the Southeast from Florida to Virginia. Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without cellphone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.At least 95 of Helene's fatalities were in North Carolina, officials said. Gov. Roy Cooper called Helene "the deadliest and most devastating storm" in the state's history.After misinformation spread about recovery efforts and the availability of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds in North Carolina, Cooper stressed at Monday's news conference that ... Read More
‘Catastrophic failure’ cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia’s Sapelo Island
Tendaji Bailey(SAPELO ISLAND, G.A.) -- The "catastrophic failure" of an aluminum ferry gangway caused the deaths Saturday of seven people who were attending an annual cultural event on historic Sapelo Island off the coast of Georgia, officials said Sunday.Three other people were critically injured and remained hospitalized Sunday afternoon, Commissioner Walter Rabon of the Georgia Department of Natural Resouces said during a news conference.Among those killed was 77-year-old Charles Houston of Darien, Georgia, the chaplain for both the DNR and the Georgia State Patrol, Rabon said.Rabon said the aluminum gangway, which was installed at the Marsh Landing Dock on Sapelo Island in November 2021, gave way in the middle under the weight of people boarding the ferry to leave the ... Read More
Four dead, including a child, after helicopter crashes into Houston radio tower: Police
Houston Fire Department(HOUSTON) -- Four people, including a child, were killed when a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston, officials said.The crash happened just before 8 p.m. Sunday when a private aircraft struck a radio tower in Houston's Second Ward, Houston police said.All four people on the helicopter were killed. No one on the ground was injured, officials said.No homes or structures were impacted except for the radio tower, police said, but a fire that erupted from the crash spanned two to three blocks.Houston Fire Department officials extinguished the fire after the crash.Houston police Lt. Jonathan French said Monday he was thankful no one on the ground was hurt."We want to keep the families and our victims in ... Read More
Rick Singer, man behind ‘Varsity Blues’ college admissions scandal, is again advising students
Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rick Singer, the man convicted of orchestrating the so-called "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, has continued to advise prospective undergraduates on their college applications while serving his sentence in federal prison in Florida, and now from a California halfway house.Singer, 64, a one-time college admissions consultant who pleaded guilty in 2019 to facilitating bribes between wealthy parents and elite universities in exchange for their children's enrollment, told ABC News that he began to counsel students ā pro bono ā after he was sentenced last year.Then, this past admissions season, while he was at a federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, Singer said, "The coolest thing ever happened.""I had a young man send ... Read More
Who is Jordan Neely, the man killed in NYC subway chokehold death?
Mildred Mahazu(NEW YORK) -- The contentious debate surrounding New York City's struggle to address homelessness and mental illness has clouded the memory of who Jordan Neely was.But to some who cared for him, Neely is remembered for breaking out into dance and singing along with the hits on the radio as a joyous child.He's remembered as a teen who struggled to cope with the loss of his best friend -- his mother -- who was violently murdered.He's remembered for entertaining commuters, tourists, and locals alike with moonwalks and side glides that rivaled Michael Jackson on the NYC subways.Neely's family had imagined a great future ahead for him: "I said, 'Jordan, one day you might be famous," Neely's great aunt Mildred ... Read More
Opening statements to begin in federal retrial of former officer charged in Breonna Taylor case
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images(LOUISVILLE, KY) -- Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the federal retrial of Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer accused of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, her boyfriend and their neighbors in 2020, when Taylor was shot and killed in a botched police raid.The initial trial ended in a mistrial last year when the jury reached an impasse because they were not able to reach a unanimous decision.Hankison was charged in a two-count indictment in August 2022 for deprivation of rights under color of law, both of which are civil rights offenses. According to court documents, he was charged with willfully depriving Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, of their constitutional right to ... Read More
Daniel Penny set to stand trial in death of Jordan Neely
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the May 2023 choking death of a homeless man in a New York City subway car, is set to begin Monday with jury selection.The trial is expected to last between four and six weeks, according to Judge Max Wiley.Penny, 25, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection with Jordan Neely's death.Wiley denied Penny's bid to dismiss his involuntary manslaughter case in January.Penny put Neely, 30, in a fatal chokehold "that lasted approximately 6 minutes and continued well past the point at which Mr. Neely had stopped purposeful movement," prosecutors with the Manhattan ... Read More
New Mexico flash flooding prompts ‘particularly dangerous situation’ warning
Sarayut Thaneerat via Getty Images(ROSWELL, NM) -- Roswell, New Mexico, experienced an overnight "Flash Flood Emergency" on Saturday, the National Weather Service reported -- the highest tier of flash flood warning.Between 4 and 9 inches of rain fell in parts of the state, prompting the NWS to declare a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" alert -- a warning issued when a Flash Flood Emergency occurs in an area of significant population.The NWS issued a flood warning for east central, northeast, and southeast New Mexico through to the early hours of Monday. A flash flood watch remains in effect for eastern New Mexico through Sunday night.Additional rain is expected through Sunday, falling on ground already saturated by Saturday's downpours and thus raising the ... Read More
Purported leaked US intelligence docs appear to show Israelās plans for attack on Iran
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Documents purported to show classified U.S. intelligence gathering on Israel's preparations for a potential retaliatory strike on Iran appeared on social media platforms this week. It is unclear what impact the potential leak may have on any Israeli military planning for a possible strike on Iran, or Israeli-American relations.U.S. officials declined to provide comment when contacted by ABC News about the possible leak of highly-sensitive material.ABC News could not independently verify the authenticity of the documents, which appear to show specific details about the types and number of munitions that Israel may be readying for a potentially large-scale strike on Iran in retaliation for the regime's late September barrage of almost 200 ballistic missiles aimed at ... Read More
Some NC nursing homes still without water, 3 weeks after Hurricane Helene
Libby Bush/Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community(ASHEVILLE, NC) -- More than three weeks ago, Hurricane Helene knocked out the power and running water at James Greene's nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina.Today, Greene, 84, and his fellow residents at Brooks-Howell Home still do not have regular access to safe, running water for their daily activities."For two weeks we've been unable to shower or wash hands," Greene wrote in a letter to family and friends, which was shared with ABC News. "Maintaining hygiene with hand sanitizers is a constant must.""Another example is having to pour a bucket of water into the tank of the toilet in order to flush. And keep in mind that our residents are old and not used to such ... Read More
Orionids meteor shower is this weekend: Where and when to watch its peak
Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Another dazzling display of the wonders of outer space will be visible from Earth in the coming days.The annual Orionid meteor shower, which originates from Halley's Comet, is expected light up the night sky starting this weekend.Considered by NASA as "one of the most beautiful showers of the year," the Orionids are the latest astronomical event this month, which already has included a strong solar storm that led to widespread northern lights, the Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet, and the brightest supermoon of the year."There's been a lot of great celestial events this year alone," Shawn Dahl, coordinator for NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, told ABC News, describing them as "a lot of glorious things ... Read More
7-Eleven to close hundreds of US locations before end of 2024
Tim Boyle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- 7-Eleven will close more than 400 of its "underperforming stores" across the U.S. and Canada in an effort to reduce costs and bolster earnings before the end of the year.Seven & I Holdings, the Tokyo-based parent company of the convenience store chain, announced the news during an earnings call last week, saying 444 stores will be shuttered due to the cumulative factors of inflation, slower customer traffic, and declining cigarette sales."All of these have impacted our sales and merchandise gross profit," the CEO and President Joe DePinto said on the call.As a result of the "macroeconomic conditions and evolving industry trends," DePinto added that the company has revised its earning guidance.The company reported a 7.3% ... Read More
Hurricane Milton live updates: Monster storm pummels Florida after landfall
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's west coast Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane. The monster storm roared ashore with life-threatening storm surge, powerful winds and flooding rains. Here's how the news is developing. 4 killed in tornadoes in St. Lucie County Four people were killed by tornadoes in St. Lucie County on Floridaās east coast, county officials said. "Numerous homes" have "suffered significant damage," officials added. 25 minutes ago Roof of Tropicana Field rips off Wind gusts climbed to 97 mph in Tampa and 102 mph at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport as Milton slammed the coast. Milton's powerful winds even ripped part of the roof off of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. A drone ... Read More
Fed cuts interest rate by half a point
WASHINGTON (AP) ā The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers. The rate cut, the Fedās first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market, which has shown clear signs of slowing. Coming just weeks before the presidential election, the Fedās move also has the potential to scramble the economic landscape just as Americans prepare to vote. The central bankās action lowered its key rate to roughly 4.8%, down from a two-decade high of 5.3%, where it had stood for 14 months as ... Read MoreWynn Resorts paying $130M for letting illegal money reach gamblers at its Las Vegas Strip casino
LAS VEGAS -- Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that it let unlicensed money transfer businesses around the world funnel funds to gamblers at its flagship Las Vegas Strip property. The publicly traded company said a non-prosecution settlement reached Friday represented a monetary figure identified by the U.S. Justice Department as āfunds involved in the transactions at issueā at the Wynn Las Vegas resort. In statements to the media and to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said the forfeiture wasnāt a fine and findings in the decade-long case didnāt amount to money laundering. U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath in San Diego said the settlement showed that casinos are ... Read More
What we know about the shooter
WASHINGTON (AP) ā The man identified as the shooter in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally where one attendee was killed. Investigators were working Sunday to gather more information about Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, who they say opened fire at the rally before being killed by Secret Service days before Trump was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. An FBI official said late Saturday that investigators had not yet determined a motive. Two spectators were critically injured, authorities said. Relatives of Crooks didnāt immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. His father, Matthew Crooks, told CNN late ... Read MorePrayers for Trump also pour in from political rivals
Prayers for the former president are also coming from his political opponents. āI am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe. Political violence has no place in our country,ā said Sen. Chuck Schumer in a statement. āWe should all condemn what happened today and I am hoping for the health of the former president and everyone else at the rally,ā Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy posted on the social platform X. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a post on X that his āthoughts and prayers are with former President Trumpā and expressed thanks āfor the decisive law enforcement response.ā ... Read MoreWikiLeaks founder facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
LONDON -- The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the āmillionthā press briefing on his court case. Deborah Bonetti, director of the Foreign Press Association, was only half joking. Assangeās legal saga has dragged on for well over a decade but it could come to an end in the U.K. as soon as Monday. Assange faces a hearing in London's High Court that could end with him being sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, or provide him another chance to appeal his extradition. The outcome will depend on how much weight judges give to reassurances U.S. officials have provided that Assange's rights won't be trampled if ... Read More
DOJ schedules meeting with Boeing victims as decision nears over whether company breached prosecution deal
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Tuesday contacted the families of victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes as it nears a crucial decision over whether the company violated a 2021 deal that allowed it to escape criminal prosecution over the incidents, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.The letter, sent by the department's fraud section, invited families to attend a May 31 meeting where they will be informed of the DOJ's decision as to whether the company breached the deferred prosecution agreement, or DPA.If prosecutors believe they can make the case that Boeing violated the agreement's terms -- which demanded the company's continued cooperation with the government, a requirement it disclose any allegations of fraud, and ... Read More
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