Chicago Animal Care and Control(CHICAGO) — An alligator has been captured in Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago overnight, police confirmed Tuesday morning, one week after the reptile was first spotted there. The gator, nicknamed “Chance the Snapper,” is between 4 and 5 feet long, specialists said, according to Chicago police. It was believed to have …
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Jul 16
Girl Scouts launches 42 new badges to mobilize girls to change the world
Girl Scouts of the USA(NEW YORK) — The Girl Scouts have added more new badges and programs to help girls learn to make choices about how they want to experience and influence the world. The 42 new badges were created exclusively for girls in grades K-12, the Girl Scouts of the USA said in a …
Jul 16
Man arrested in murder of American biologist in Greece as new details emerge
Istimages/iStock(ATHENS, Greece) — Greek police have arrested a suspect in the murder of an American scientist who was found dead in an abandoned World War II bunker on the island of Crete last week. The unnamed suspect is a 27-year-old Greek man who was brought in for questioning Monday and was later arrested after he …
Jul 16
Huge barrel jellyfish spotted off UK coast: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’
Dan Abbott(LONDON) — A pair of lucky divers filmed their experience swimming with a “huge” barrel jellyfish off the coast of Cornwall in the U.K., describing the moment they came face-to-face with the marine giant as “breathtaking.” Biologist and wildlife presenter Lizzie Daly was diving off the coast of Falmouth, Cornwall, when underwater cinematographer Dan …
Jul 16
California hiker found after going missing with dog ‘thankful’
Inyo County Sheriffs Office/Facebook(NEW YORK) — A missing hiker who was found alive Monday, days after she vanished in a remote area of California where she says she fled from a knife-wielding man, tells ABC News she’s “thankful” to be home and reunited with her loved ones. Sheryl Powell, 60, of Huntington Beach, California, and …
Jul 16
Police questioning son of priest in murder of American biologist in Greece
Istimages/iStock(ATHENS, Greece) — Police in Greece are questioning a suspect — the son of a priest — in the murder of an American scientist who was found dead in an abandoned World War II bunker on the island of Crete last week. The unnamed suspect is a 27-year-old man from Kissamos, a town about 20 …
Jul 16
Barry remnants deliver more rain as heatwave takes shape from Midwest to Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Rigley, Louisiana, saw almost 2 feet of rain because of Barry, as flooding remains an issue from Arkansas to Tennessee. What’s left of Barry on Tuesday morning is tracking west of St. Louis, as flood alerts already have been issued in eight states from Texas to Illinois. Moisture from Barry is …
Jul 16
2-year-old girl missing from campsite in northern Michigan
Michigan State Police(MONROE, Mich.) — An urgent search is underway in a wooded area in northern Michigan for a 2-year-old girl who went missing at the end of a family camping trip. The family of Gabriella Roselynn Vitale told the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police that they had been camping for a …
Jul 15
Revisiting the heart-stopping moments before Apollo 11 landed on the moon with the world watching
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Fifty years ago this week, the Apollo 11 astronauts — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins — suited up as America waited with bated breath: would the trio be the first Americans to set foot on the moon? It was a grand, new goal that was first set by President …
Jul 15
Great white shark drags fishing boat around San Francisco Bay for 2 miles: ‘Everybody was just amazed’
iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — A group of people sport fishing in the San Francisco Bay over the weekend got the shock of their life when a great white shark snagged their bait and dragged the boat around for two miles. Joey Gamez, owner and captain of Golden State Sportfishing, told ABC News that he and six …