Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/U.S. Navy(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy is conducting search and rescue operations in the Arabian Sea following reports of a missing U.S. Navy sailor from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. A “man overboard incident” was reported aboard the Lincoln while operating in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, the …
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Jul 18
17 Philadelphia police officers suspended over social media posts
Bastiaan Slabbers/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — The Philadelphia police commissioner has suspended 17 officers for 30 days and is moving to fire 14 of them over disturbing social media posts. Police Commissioner Richard Ross made the announcement during a news conference Thursday, attended by Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney and the entire police department’s command staff. The disciplinary action …
Jul 18
Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein denied bail
Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A federal judge has denied bail to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Richard Berman made the decision over the objections of defense attorneys who had argued that the wealthy financier was a “disciplined” defendant willing to pay a bond of $100 million or more. Federal …
Jul 18
Texas teen arrested for spitting in Arizona tea bottle then returning it to supermarket shelf
Wolterk/iStock(ODESSA, Texas) — A 15-year-old boy in Odessa, Texas, was arrested and charged after he was caught on supermarket surveillance footage spitting into an Arizona tea bottle then putting it back on the shelf. Odessa police were dispatched Monday to Albertsons, a supermarket in Odessa, after a store employee witnessed the act, according to police …
Jul 18
Arkansas deputy killed in shooting, alleged suspect ‘down’: Officials
vmargineanu/iStock(STONE COUNTY, Ark.) — An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy was one of two people killed in a shooting Thursday morning, authorities said. “We are sad to report that the coroner has been called to the scene for the deputy involved in the shooting. We are asking for prayers for all involved and for the deputies family,” …
Jul 18
Massive fire at Kyoto animation studio kills at least 33, Japanese authorities say
JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images(KYOTO, Japan) — More than two dozen people have died in a massive fire at an animation production studio in Kyoto, Japan, which investigators are treating as arson. An official with the Kyoto fire department told ABC News that at least 33 people were confirmed dead. Dozens of others were reported injured. The …
Jul 18
Rescue of couple who slipped off Hawaiian cliff into ocean prompts new
artran/iStock(HONOLULU) — After a dramatic rescue in Hawaii’s high surf, ocean safety officials on the island have doubled down on the importance of adhering to posted warnings. A married couple from Oklahoma on vacation in Oahu allegedly ignored warnings for a photo opp and got swept out to sea by one of the biggest swells …
Jul 18
Former NASA engineer reflects on her historic Apollo 11 role
NASA(NEW YORK) — This year marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the NASA space mission that led to the first men walking on the moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins made the historic journey in 1969, with Armstrong becoming the first to set foot on the moon and speaking the now-famous …
Jul 18
Horchata, unicorn are among top trending ice cream flavors of the year
udra/iStock(NEW YORK) — Here’s the scoop: July is National Ice Cream Month and July 21 is National Ice Cream Day, which means you have even more reason to cool down with two scoops of your favorite flavor. Square just released data about America’s iconic dessert, and there’s nothing too vanilla about this year’s trendiest ice …
Jul 18
Connecticut man killed when tree branch struck by lightning hits car during storm
Slavica/iStock(FAIRFIELD, Conn.) — A young man was killed in Connecticut amid stormy weather Wednesday evening when a large tree branch that was struck by lightning fell on his car, authorities said. Jarrod Marotto, 21, was driving along a residential street in Fairfield, Connecticut, when lightning struck a nearby cottonwood tree, causing a large limb to …