(ABC) The Marshall Island’s capital city of Majuro is only 300 feet wide in most places.(MAJURO, Marshall Islands) — The Marshall Islands, a tiny nation of islands and atolls located between Hawaii and Australia, are in a fight for survival. In a battle between man and nature, officials say climate change is threatening the islands’ …
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Dec 21
Pope Francis vows church will never again cover up clergy sex abuse
Vatican Pool/Getty Images(ROME) — In his annual Christmas address to the Roman Curia Friday morning, Pope Francis spoke about sexual abuse by priests and acknowledged that his church has failed to take the problem seriously. Francis vowed that, going forward, the Catholic hierarchy would never cover up or dismiss cases again and would “spare no …
Dec 21
London’s Gatwick Airport closes again due to suspected drone sighting after brief opening
william87/iStock(LONDON) — London’s second-largest airport is grounding flights again after another suspected drone sighting on Friday. Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday morning, just to temporarily suspend the airfield in the early evening, a spokeswoman confirms to ABC News. A drone was reported to have been seen at 5:10 p.m. The airport had already been closed …
Dec 21
Fiancé of missing Colorado mother arrested for murder: Police
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — Patrick Frazee, the fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, was arrested for first-degree murder Friday morning, nearly one month after Berreth vanished, police said. Berreth, a 29-year-old mother of a 1-year-old girl, was last seen on Thanksgiving in the area of her Woodland Park home. Her body …
Dec 21
Nation’s biggest banks poised for record-breaking year
SARINYAPINNGAM/iStock(NEW YORK) — If you’ve checked your 401(k) recently, you might have noticed that your account has taken a hit. But the same can’t be said for the country’s biggest banks. In fact, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are about to close the books on their best …
Dec 21
Mom faces neglect charges after children found alone watching ‘Home Alone’
Delaware County Sheriff’s Office(MUNCIE, Ind.) — The parents in the movie “Home Alone” may have faced a very different outcome in reality for leaving their child to fend for himself. A mother in Indiana is facing neglect charges after her two young children were found home alone — and watching the classic Christmas movie, “Home …
Dec 21
‘Red alert’ search for Michigan woman missing in Peru widens: Police
Courtesy: Carlos Valpeoz(NEW YORK) — The desperate search for a visually impaired Michigan woman missing in Peru has shifted into “red alert” status with police fanning out across the country, combing towns and Incan ruins, officials said. Carla Valpeoz, 35, of Detroit, hasn’t been heard from since Dec. 12 and police said she was last …
Dec 21
The latest revolution in winemaking adds ‘green’ to red, white and rosé
Silver Oak(NEW YORK) — Going green had become David Duncan’s mission. For the last 15 years, Duncan, the president and CEO of Silver Oak Cellars, had feverishly researched how he could transform his family’s California wineries into sustainable stewards of the earth. Silver Oak’s Cabernet Sauvignon had developed a loyal following among oenophiles and celebrities. …
Dec 21
Fiancé of missing Colorado mother arrested for murder: Sources
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — Patrick Frazee, the fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, was arrested for murder Friday morning, nearly one month after Berreth vanished, sources told ABC News. Berreth, a 29-year-old mother of a 1-year-old girl, was last seen on Thanksgiving in the area of her Woodland Park home. Frazee’s …
Dec 21
Decades after NJ girl’s killing, police arrest suspect who was 13 at the time
Kuzma/iStock(ASBURY PARK, N.J.) — It’s been 26 years since 12-year-old Quiana Dees left her Asbury Park, New Jersey apartment and never returned, prosecutors said. In the early hours of May 2, 1992, Quiana was found shot in the head, “unconscious and clinging to life” in a vacant, wooded lot, prosecutors said. She died on May …