Jack Taylor/Getty Images(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — Supporters of embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are expected to ask a U.S. district court judge Tuesday to unseal the mystery case against Assange that prosecutors mistakenly revealed recently in an unrelated criminal case in Virginia. But in a line right out of a spy movie, the U.S. government on …
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Nov 27
Heavy snow in the Northeast as multiple storms target West Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Heavy rain and snow are expected Tuesday morning in the Northeast, after the East Coast already saw 1 to 2 inches of rain on Monday and parts of southern Vermont got a foot of snow. Winter storm warnings and advisories as well as coastal flooding alerts have been issued throughout the …
Nov 27
One killed, four injured by out-of-control minivan in New York City
WABC(NEW YORK) — One person was killed and four were injured when a 70-year-old man lost control of a minivan near the Chinatown neighborhood in Manhattan shortly before 7 p.m. Monday. The elderly driver apparently was trying to parallel park on a crowded, rain-slicked street and hit the gas instead of the brake, said police, …
Nov 26
Over 1,400 flights canceled on busy travel Monday amid stormy weather
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Over 1,400 flights were canceled on this post-Thanksgiving Monday as a dangerous snowstorm tore through the Midwest before heading to the Northeast as rain. Airlines were forced to cancel over 1,200 flights on Sunday as snow blanketed parts of the Midwest on the busiest travel weekend of the year. Airlines are now …
Nov 26
US-Mexico border reopened after migrants attempt to breach fence: Border Patrol
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN YSIDRO, Calif.) — U.S. border officials have reopened a port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border after a group of migrants tried to illegally enter the country, prompting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to respond by firing tear gas and a new call from President Donald Trump to “close the border permanently …
Nov 26
After Haley condemns Russian escalation, Trump says US doesn’t ‘like’ new tensions with Ukraine ‘either way’
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — One day after Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels in waters between the two countries, President Donald Trump weighed in to say the U.S. does “not like what’s happening.” His tone differed from his top two diplomats, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki …
Nov 26
Missing Ohio teen found in woods with gunshot wound to her head, authorities say
Google Map Street View(AKRON, Ohio) — An 18-year-old Ohio woman who has been missing for three weeks has been found dead with a gunshot wound to her head, authorities said. Akron resident Samantha Guthrie was found in the woods off Rex Hill Road in New Franklin, Ohio, the Akron Police Department said in a press …
Nov 26
Trump defends use of tear gas on migrants attempting to breach US-Mexico border
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump defended the use of tear gas by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents to push back Central American migrants who tried to breach the southern border. A day after hundreds of asylum-seeking migrants, including women and children, were forced to retreat after they tried to overrun a border crossing at …
Nov 26
Turkish police raid villas in rural village hoping to find Khashoggi remains
iStock/Thinkstock(ISTANBUL) — Turkish security forces raided two adjoining villas in an isolated area of western Turkey Monday morning as part of the ongoing investigation into the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Police officials told ABC News that at least 40 police officers and forensic workers took part in the search at an isolated …
Nov 26
Weather leaves over 1,300 flights canceled on busy travel Monday
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Over 1,300 flights were canceled on this post-Thanksgiving Monday as a dangerous snowstorm tore through the Midwest before heading to the Northeast as rain. Airlines were forced to cancel over 1,200 flights on Sunday as snow blanketed parts of the Midwest on the busiest travel weekend of the year. Airlines are now …