iStock(CASTRIES, St. Lucia) — The cruise ship quarantined in St. Lucia as medical officials investigate a possibly confirmed case of measles is the Freewinds, which belongs to the Church of Scientology, according to St. Lucia Marine Police. Sgt. Victor Theodore of the St. Lucia Marine Police told ABC News on Thursday that no one had …
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May 02
Mayor crashes SUV into police officer on motorcycle, sends him flying into fountain
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — The mayor of Inglewood, California, and a member of the Los Angeles Police Department are counting their blessings after a horrifying car crash on Tuesday sent his SUV hurtling into a police officer sitting on a motorcycle. The officer was launched into a nearby water fountain. The accident was caught on video …
May 02
Sexual assaults in military rise to more than 20,000, Pentagon survey says
iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a setback for the U.S. military’s efforts to reduce sexual assault in the military, a new Pentagon survey obtained by ABC News shows the number of sexual assaults increased in 2018 to 20,500, almost the same levels as five years ago, a result that Pentagon officials say will lead to changes in …
May 02
Two dead, dozens injured as severe storms continue to threaten central US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A slow-moving complex of storms continue to produce tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and flooding on Thursday, one day after two people were killed and at least 22 others injured by storms in Oklahoma. There were six reported tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday, with 61 damage reports from Texas to …
May 02
Police arrest vandalism suspect, investigation continues
Mitchell Police have arrested a 19 year old Mitchell man in connection with a number of vandalized signs around Lake Mitchell and other parts of town. The signs were defaced with black spray paint and first reported on Tuesday. Assistant Police Chief Mike Koster says Isaiah Alexander Armentrout was arrested Wednesday and more arrests are …
May 02
Over 100 arrested in massive Florida drug bust after monthslong investigation
iStock(ORLANDO) — Police in Florida issued arrest warrants for more than 100 members of a suspected drug gang on Wednesday and seized enough fentanyl to wipe out a large county. Dozens of them were taken into custody and bused to prison, including the six alleged ringleaders. The 104 arrest warrants concluded a monthslong investigation by …
May 01
New photos of Princess Charlotte released ahead of her 4th birthday
Pool/Max Mumby/Getty Images(LONDON) — Princess Charlotte is turning four and her parents, Prince William and Kate, shared three new photographs of the young royal to celebrate. The photographs of Charlotte, William and Kate’s middle child, were taken in April by Kate at the family’s Anmer Hall home in Norfolk, according to Kensington Palace. They show …
May 01
16-year-old migrant boy dies in US custody
razyph/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A 16-year-old migrant boy from Guatemala traveling without his parents has died in Texas after being held in U.S. custody, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. It is the third death of an undocumented minor in government custody since last fall as the U.S. faces an …
May 01
Google walkout organizers hold sit-in to protest alleged retaliation
JHVEPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of Google employees participated in a sit-in on Wednesday to support organizers of the global Google walkout last November who say the company has retaliated against them. The walkout was organized after a report that Google had paid former Android exec Andy Rubin $90 million in severance after a sexual assault …
May 01
Actor Ben Stiller speaks out on Syria as US warns of intensifying violence
Paul Morigi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In over eight years of war, the headlines of suffering and violence in Syria have, at times, faded. Actor Ben Stiller tried to change that on Wednesday. The goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the humanitarian impact …