ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major severe weather outbreak got underway on Friday across parts of the Plains with 31 reported tornadoes in four states (Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas). The majority of these tornadoes came from western Kansas and Nebraska — creating some incredible images of large funnels in the western prairies. The severe …
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May 17
Harrowing new details about murder of pregnant Chicago teen revealed as suspects appear in court
iStock/Pattanaphong Khuankaew(CHICAGO) — Grim new details have emerged about the murder of a pregnant teenager whose baby was cut from her womb, as prosecutors described how the teen was lured by a Facebook ad for free baby clothes and her accused killer claimed the baby as her own. “Words really cannot express how disgusting and …
May 17
Lyft says drivers tampering with surge pricing could be booted
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Lyft said that riders who tamper with surge pricing face being deactivated after a report revealed that ridehsare drivers at a Washington D.C. airport coordinated to boost fares. The statement came after a report from ABC affiliate WJLA alleging that Lyft and Uber drivers at Reagan National Airport organized to turn …
May 17
Football coach hailed as hero for disarming gunman outside Oregon high school
KATU-TV(PORTLAND) — An Oregon high school coach is being hailed as a hero after students say he disarmed a man with a gun in the middle of the school day. Portland police have a suspect in custody after the gun scare at Parkrose High School in Northeast Portland on Friday. Authorities said that shortly before …
May 17
School staffer disarms gunman outside Oregon high school
KATU-TV(PORTLAND) — Oregon police say a suspect with a gun was disarmed by a school staffer Friday afternoon. Officers responded to reports of a man with a gun near Parkrose High School in Northeast Portland. In a tweet, the Portland Police Department said, “We ask for patience at Parkrose High School. … No injuries found …
May 17
3 money-saving travel sites you can’t afford to miss
Pruvo(NEW YORK) — Memorial Day is fast approaching and with it, the unofficial start of the summer travel season. If you haven’t booked your summer vacation yet, here are three sites worth checking out. Pruvo Pruvo turns hotel booking on its head by saving the consumer money after they’ve already booked their room. According to …
May 17
Investigators say university ignored nearly 2 decades of ‘shocking and painful’ sex abuse allegations
iStock/DenisTangneyJr(COLUMBUS, OH) — An investigation has determined that Ohio State University officials ignored nearly two decades of accusations of sexual abuse against a long-time university doctor, according to an independent report released Friday by the university. Dr. Richard Strauss, an Ohio State team doctor and sports medicine researcher, is accused of sexually abusing at least …
May 17
Local officials in Florida complaining about DHS plans to transfer detained migrants from Texas
Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection via Getty Image(MIAMI) — Local officials in Florida were shocked this week when federal authorities informed them of plans to bring hundreds of undocumented migrants from the border to southern parts of the state. As many as a thousand migrants a month would be transported and split between Palm …
May 17
NYPD officer charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot against her ex-husband: Sources
iStock/Graffizone(NEW YORK) — An NYPD officer allegedly asked her boyfriend to help her hire a hitman to murder her ex-husband, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Officer Valerie Cincinelli, 34 of Oceanside in New York’s Long Island suburb, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. She is scheduled to appear in federal court in …
May 17
Historic number of African American women set to graduate from West Point
Cadet Hallie H. Pound/U.S. Army(NEW YORK) — Thirty-four African American women are expected to graduate from West Point next weekend — the highest number of black women to graduate in the same class in the history of the military academy. A photo of the historic class of 2019 circulated on social media this week as …