ABC News(VALLEY STREAM, N.Y.) — A plane carrying three people, a pilot and two tourists from Korea, crashed into the front lawn of a home on Long Island, N.Y. The small, single-engine Cessna plane crashed into power lines around 10 p.m. Sunday. The wires suspended the aircraft about a foot from the ground, preventing it …
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Apr 15
Big Bear bald eagle chick hatches on livestream — and second is on its way
(KGrif/iStock) Eagle’s nest FILE photo.(BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.) — After weeks of patiently waiting and nesting, a pair of bald eagles welcomed their first chick on Sunday — in front of the eyes of many excited livestream viewers. Eagle couple Jackie and Shadow of Big Bear Lake, Calif., painstakingly cared for their two eggs over …
Apr 15
Can ‘FUCT’ be trademarked? Supreme Court hears First Amendment case
Melodie Jeng/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday could turn out to be, well … downright vulgar. On the justices’ docket is the case of “FUCT,” a clothing line founded by Los Angeles fashion designer Erik Brunetti. The company is fighting for trademark protection after the federal government refused to register …
Apr 15
President Trump touting economic policies, tax cuts with Tax Day trip
Tom Brenner/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is set to tout his economic policies and Republican tax cuts with a Tax Day trip to Minnesota on Monday, where he will participate in a roundtable on the economy and visit a truck and equipment retailer. While the president seeks to leverage Tax Day to highlight his …
Apr 15
Oil rig workers rescue dog 137 miles off coast of Thailand
Kerrick/iStock(BANGKOK) — Oil rig workers have rescued a dog found swimming in the Gulf of Thailand some 137 miles offshore. The workers spotted the pup paddling near the rig Friday afternoon before it swam toward the platform and clung to a pole, Vitisak Payalaw, an offshore planner for Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production Ltd., told …
Apr 15
Man arrested after aggravated assault of transgender woman caught on video
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(DALLAS) — A man has been arrested in connection to the beating of a transgender woman in Dallas. Dallas police announced on their blog that Edward Thomas, a 29-year-old black man, was charged Sunday with aggravated assault. Thomas is in custody at the Dallas County Jail. His bond was set for $75,000, according to the …
Apr 15
Fla. man who pleaded guilty to mailing 16 package bombs tells judge devices were ‘not ever meant to work’
Zolnierek/iStock(NEW YORK) — Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man who pleaded guilty to mailing 16 package bombs to critics of President Trump, is due back in federal court in Manhattan Monday after he claimed certain things he said at his plea hearing were inaccurate. In a handwritten letter to Judge Jed Rakoff, Sayoc said, “extreme emotional …
Apr 15
President of Ecuador accuses Julian Assange of using embassy as a ‘center for spying’ as new footage emerges of his life inside
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) — The president of Ecuador has claimed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange used the London embassy that was his home for seven years as a “center for spying,” as new footage emerged of the controversial whistleblower’s life inside the embassy. President Lenin Moreno, in an interview with The Guardian, also said that …
Apr 15
Parents of slain college student speak out on ride-sharing safety
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The parents of a University of South Carolina student who mistook her alleged killer’s car for an Uber spoke out Monday to recommend changes in the ride-sharing industry so no one else will have to endure the grief they are experiencing. “We’ve heard from strangers all over the country and so …
Apr 15
Mom tries five digital photo book services: Here’s how they compared
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Remember photo albums — books with clear plastic pockets that held your favorite photos to keep track of memories and memorialize a year of your life? We don’t do that much anymore. When was the last time you even printed a picture? But the joy of thumbing through a memory book …