gynane/iStock(LONDON) — Police in London are asking the public to help identify suspects who reportedly smashed a van through a Tiffany’s storefront, swiped a still-unknown quantity of baubles and escaped on mopeds. The incident, in one of the city’s ritziest districts, occurred around 3 a.m. local time Friday, authorities said. Metropolitan police arrived at Sloane …
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Apr 26
Will Prince Harry and Meghan’s baby have A-list godparents?
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will have a big decision to make once their baby is born: Who the godparents will be for their first-born child. The royal couple are expected to pick several men and women to stand by their child at his or her …
Apr 26
Amid spate of deaths at Grand Canyon, officials say over-the-edge fatalities are rare
tupungato/iStock(GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.) — A string of deadly falls at the Grand Canyon in recent weeks has garnered public attention and national headlines. But officials say over-the-edge fatalities are actually pretty rare — and that this year’s total isn’t unusual. Some six million people visit Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona every year, …
Apr 26
Severe storms pose threat to Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The same storm system that brought 11 confirmed tornadoes to the South will move east Friday and bring severe thunderstorms from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic while heavy rain arrives in New England. There were seven tornadoes in Louisiana from Wednesday into Thursday, including the strongest, an EF3 tornado in Ruston …
Apr 26
Multiple people killed, several injured after fiery highway pileup
MattGush/iStock(LAKEWOOD, Colo.) — Multiple people died and at least 10 others were injured in a fiery crash on a Colorado highway that involved at least 15 cars and semi trucks. Officials did not specify the number of people killed, but said there were “multiple fatalities” in the Thursday crash and subsequent fire on Interstate 70 …
Apr 25
Hundreds under quarantine at UCLA and Cal State University after measles scare
mattjsosa/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Students and staff at two Los Angeles universities were under quarantine on Thursday amid fears that they may have been exposed to measles. More than 300 students, faculty and staff at UCLA and Cal State University, Los Angeles were under quarantine while health officials work to determine if they have been vaccinated, …
Apr 25
Andrew ‘AJ’ Freund, 5-year-old allegedly killed by parents, died from multiple blunt force injuries: Coroner
Kuzma/iStock(CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.) — Andrew “AJ” Freund, the 5-year-old Illinois boy allegedly killed by his parents, died from head trauma due to multiple blunt force injuries, according to the McHenry County coroner’s office. AJ’s parents, Andrew “Drew” Freund Sr. and Joann Cunningham, allegedly forced the boy to stay in a cold shower “for an extended …
Apr 25
Coalition strikes killed 1,600 civilians in Raqqa says new report
AbdukadirSavas/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Amnesty International and Airwars claim that their research shows that 1,600 civilians were killed by the four-month airstrike campaign and artillery strikes carried out by the U.S.-led coalition against the former Islamic State-held city of Raqqa, Syria. That figure dwarfs the U.S. military’s own estimates that 180 civilians were unintentionally killed by airstrikes …
Apr 25
FBI agents search homes and office of Baltimore’s embattled mayor Catherine Pugh
Paul Marotta/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — FBI agents are searching the office and homes of Baltimore’s embattled mayor, ABC News has learned. Dave Fitz, a spokesman for the FBI’s Baltimore field office, confirmed that search warrants were being executed Thursday morning at homes belonging to Mayor Catherine Pugh as well as at Baltimore City Hall. However, the …
Apr 25
Venmo now has over 40 million active users as payments skyrocket
Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Venmo now has over 40 million active customers, parent company PayPal revealed in its earnings report. The mobile payment app, which is popular with millennials and encourages social interactions, is also processing dramatically more money. Payment volume jumped 73% in the past year to $21 billion, and …