TeamDAF/iStock(BOULDER, Colo.) — A man was killed and his wife was injured when he was struck by lightning as they hiked in Colorado on Sunday. The couple was on the Bear Creek Trail on Flagstaff Mountain when the bolt struck him around 1 p.m., according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. Another hiker spotted the …
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Jul 14
Protesters gather outside governor’s mansion in Puerto Rico demanding resignation
Jose Jimenez/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Protesters in Puerto Rico have gathered outside the governor’s mansion demanding he resign after last week’s corruption arrests and a group chat scandal that led to the resignation of top government officials. Governor Ricardo Rossello is sticking firm as his administration is embroiled in a scandal that has …
Jul 14
Dozens rescued in Louisiana after Barry causes thousands of power outages across the state
ABC News(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Residents of Louisiana felt the full brunt of Tropical Storm Barry’s rainfall overnight as they woke to find localized flooding and tens of thousands without power across the state. First responders rescued 93 people from 11 parishes as a result of the storm, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said in …
Jul 14
ICE raids across major US cities fall short of expectations but fear remains
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s vow to launch a nationwide deportation sweep fell short of expectations on Sunday, with only a small number of operations that appeared to fall closer in line with routine enforcement. While the effort seems to have been downgraded — or perhaps just delayed — immigrant communities across …
Jul 14
Manhattan blackout shines light on rift between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The power may be back on in New York City, but a five-hour Saturday night blackout continued to cast light on a rift between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Bill de Blasio. De Blasio was campaigning in Waterloo, Iowa, when a massive power outage struck, plunging 73,000 …
Jul 14
Crucial piece of evidence may identify killer of American professor murdered in Greece, police source says
Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden(LONDON) — A crucial piece of evidence left behind in the abandoned World War II bunker in Greece where an American professor was found dead last week may identify her killer, according to authorities. A high level police source, who spoke to ABC News on the condition of anonymity, said …
Jul 14
State Department confirms another American tourist death in the Dominican Republic
Tracy Jerome Jester Jr(WASHINGTON) — An American man died while vacationing in the Dominican Republic in March, the U.S. State Department and the man’s family told ABC News this week — making him the 11th American tourist to die in the Caribbean country since June 2018. Tracy Jerome Jester Jr. of Forsyth, Georgia, died on …
Jul 14
Barry moves inland with highest rainfall totals yet to come
ABC News(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Residents of Louisiana felt the full brunt of Tropical Storm Barry’s rainfall overnight as they woke to find localized flooding and tens of thousands without power across the state. Rain is expected throughout Sunday, especially in Louisiana, even as nearly 7 inches of rain had fallen in Montrose, Alabama, and …
Jul 14
US soldier killed in Afghanistan remembered as ‘beloved hero’
iStock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday. The announcement was made in a statement by NATO’s Operation Resolute Support, but offered no further details about how the service member was killed. “In accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the service member killed in action is being …
Jul 14
Founder of African American museum discovered dead in trunk of car
iStock(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Homicide investigators are probing a “heinous act” after the body of a 75-year-old woman who co-founded an African American museum in Louisiana was discovered dead in the trunk of a car. Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a Baton Rouge community activist who teamed up with police on an anti-drug and violence program, was found …
