ABC News(DERRY, Ireland) — A pair of teenagers were arrested on Saturday after a journalist from Northern Ireland was shot and killed by what authorities called “terrorists” during rioting in the country ahead of this weekend’s religious holidays. Lyra McKee, 29, was fatally shot Thursday night in Derry/Londonderry near Creggan, a large housing complex in …
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Apr 20
Delphi murders investigation heading in ‘new direction,’ update planned for next week
iStock/Thinkstock(DEPLHI, Indiana) — One of the nation’s most recent infamous unsolved murder investigations is heading in a “new direction.” Indiana State Police said in a statement Friday that new information in their inquest into the murder of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017 will be shared at a press conference on Monday. …
Apr 20
2 teen girls are facing a raft of felony charges in alleged plot to kidnap and kill 9 people
WFTS(TAMPA, Fla.) — A pair of 14-year-old Florida middle school girls are facing felony charges for conspiracy to commit kidnapping and murder after being arrested this week in what authorities described as a plot to kidnap and kill 9 people. Court records reviewed by ABC News Tampa affiliate WFTS indicate that a teacher told police …
Apr 19
Social media influencer convicted for violent plot to hijack website name
iStock/xijian(NEW YORK) — A social media influencer from Iowa is facing 20 years in prison for planning a violent home invasion to hijack an internet domain name for his company. Rossi Lorathio Adams II, 26, was convicted of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by force, threats and violence on Thursday, according to a statement released …
Apr 19
Walt Disney World goes green(er) with solar farm larger than Magic Kingdom
Orgis Energy via Walt Disney World(ORLANDO) — Disney just got a whole lot greener! Walt Disney World has unveiled its newest and largest solar farm. At 270 acres, the site is almost twice the size of the entire Magic Kingdom. “Here at Disney, every day is Earth Day,” Angie Renner, Environmental Integration Director of Disney …
Apr 19
Dramatic video shows officers pulling victims out of burning car before it’s engulfed in flames
iStock/Fedorovekb(CAMDEN, N.J.) — Police in Camden, New Jersey, have released new body camera video from a dramatic rescue of passengers inside two burning cars on the interstate. Just moments after the 2:30 a.m. April 7 accident on I-676, four police officers are seen struggling to rescue two drivers and two passengers trapped inside. “Come here. …
Apr 19
8-year-old girl killed after storm causes tree to crash through her Florida home
iStock/aijohn784(WOODVILLE, Fla.) — An 8-year-old girl in Florida was killed after a morning storm caused a tree to crash through her house, fatally injuring her and another child in the home, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call from the home just after 8 a.m. Friday, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said in a …
Apr 19
Nantucket’s 2 grocery stores caught in the crosshairs of the Stop & Shop strike
Courtesy Patty Keneally(NANTUCKET, Mass.) — Mary Walsh has been working on Nantucket for 40 years, so she’s used to the seasonal nature of the Massachusetts island’s business patterns. But it’s different now. The island that prides itself on being 30 miles out to sea, off the coast of Cape Cod, now finds itself stuck in …
Apr 19
DNA testing service Ancestry pulls ad said to romanticize slavery
(NEW YORK) — DNA testing service Ancestry is pulling an ad after an online backlash accusing it of whitewashing history and rape. The ad, which is called, “Inseparable,” shows an enslaved woman named Abigail running hand-in-hand with what would appear to be her white love interest. “Abigail,” the man says as he pulls her toward …
Apr 19
5-year-old victim in Mall of America incident ‘showing real signs of recovery,’ family says
BanksPhotos/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) — The family of a 5-year-old boy who was thrown from the third-floor balcony at the Mall of America released a hopeful update on Friday, saying that despite “a long road ahead,” the boy is “showing real signs of recovery.” “We have good news to share with you on this Good Friday,” the family …