JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images(TOKYO) — More than 40 people were injured Sunday when a massive explosion rocked a restaurant in northern Japan, according to local news reports. A swath of Sapporo City, the capital city of Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido, was covered with smoke, shattered glass and collapsed debris in the aftermath of a …
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Dec 16
Pilot whose plane crashed near Honolulu credits good Samaritan who jumped into water to save him
KITV-TV(HONOLULU) — The pilot who crashed a 1950s-era fighter plane into waters off the coast of Honolulu, is crediting a bystander who untangled his parachute with helping to save his life. Matt Pothier, 47, ejected himself from a plane Thursday after the plane malfunctioned, he told ABC Honolulu affiliate KITV-TV. When Pothier realized he wasn’t …
Dec 16
Crane operator fired for taking insensitive photos on properties destroyed by the Camp Fire
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Workers who were hired to clear the remnants of properties incinerated by the Camp Fire in California have been fired after they posted for photos appearing to make light of the inferno that wiped out nearly an entire community and killed 85 people. Screenshots posted to the Butte County Fires, …
Dec 16
Colin Kroll, co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia, found dead in New York City apartment
Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Variety(NEW YORK) — Colin Kroll, the co-founder and CEO of the HQ Trivia app, has died, a spokesperson for the company he founded confirmed to ABC News on Sunday. “We learned today of the passing of our friend and founder, Colin Kroll, and it’s with deep sadness that we say goodbye,” …
Dec 16
Authorities complete search on property of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth’s fiance
ABCNews.com(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — Authorities completed digging on the Colorado property owned by Kelsey Berreth’s fiance Sunday, the second day police searched for evidence of the missing mom at the home. The Woodland Park Police Department did not say whether anything was found on Patrick Frazee’s property but confirmed that Berreth, who was last seen …
Dec 16
Loved ones of missing 13-year-old Wisconsin girl hold onto hope she will be found
WQOW(NEW YORK) — Loved ones and friends of 13-year-old Jayme Closs released balloons at a weekend vigil and reaffirmed their pledge to find her alive, marking two months since police believe she was abducted from her Wisconsin home where they found her parents shot to death. “Jayme, grandpa wants you to know that we will …
Dec 16
California decides not to move forward with texting tax after FCC ruling
ViewApart/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Feel free to send as many “LOLs,” “WTFs” and “u up?” messages as you want, Californians. A planned vote on a texting surcharge, a tax for texts, will not go forward in January as planned, the California Public Utilities Commission announced late Friday. The reason: not because it was a bad idea, …
Dec 16
Authorities bring in digging equipment to search property of missing Colorado mom’s fiance
ABCNews.com(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — Authorities began digging on the Colorado property owned by Kelsey Berreth’s fiance Saturday as the search for the missing mom at his home entered a second day. The Woodland Park Police Department also announced an anonymous donor is offering $25,000 for information leading to the safe return of the new mom …
Dec 16
‘Yellow vest’ protests in France draw fewer demonstrators, less violence in latest round of weekend demonstrations
ABC News(PARIS) — Protesters from the “yellow vest” movement hit the streets in France for the fifth straight Saturday, but the number of demonstrators was significantly smaller than in previous weekends. There were 33,500 protesters in France — and 2,200 in Paris — as of Saturday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Interior minister told ABC …
Dec 16
Bruno and Tuz: Two truly top dogs join FEMA’s elite K-9 disaster relief team
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two new canines have joined the ranks of FEMA’s first responders. ABC News was there to witness New York Police Department (NYPD) dogs Tuz and Bruno earn their certification with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue team. These elite K-9s are sent on disaster relief missions around …