ABC News(NEW YORK) — Ten men who survived a Costa Rican rafting accident that killed four close friends are often overwhelmed by grief, and their lives are forever changed, they told ABC News. “I thought I was having a heart attack,” said Sean Estevez, one of the survivors, describing the chaos. “I was lifeless. I …
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Nov 23
London police use trained drivers to ram mopeds with cars in crackdown on crime
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police in London are using specially trained drivers to stop would-be criminals from using motorcycles and mopeds by ramming them with cars. Police already use automatic tire deflation devices to stop offenders and DNA and forensic evidence to catch them. Now, through what the Metropolitan Police is calling “contact tactics,” drivers have …
Nov 23
Harvard student makes history as 1st DACA recipient to be awarded Rhodes Scholarship
WABC(NEW YORK) — A Harvard University student has made history as the first-ever recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to be awarded the coveted Rhodes Scholarship. Jin Kyu Park, 22, was born in South Korea and moved to the United States with his parents when he was 7. He is currently …
Nov 23
California wildfires death toll climbs to 87, more than 600 still unaccounted for
ABC News(PARADISE, Calif.) — Hundreds of people remain missing in the wake of a pair of deadly wildfires that have been burning across both ends of California. The two monstrous blazes, which both ignited earlier this month, have claimed at least 87 lives while laying waste to a total area of nearly 400 square miles, …
Nov 23
Gunmen kill 4 in shootout at Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s commercial hub
ABC News(KARACHI, Pakistan) — Gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday morning, killing four people, authorities said. The three assailants, who were armed with automatic rifles, hand grenades and suicide vests, killed two police officers and wounded a private security guard during a shootout at the consulate, Karachi …
Nov 23
Vegan activists launch campaign to give town of Wool a more sheep-friendly name
iStock/Thinkstock(WOOL, U.K.) — An animal rights group has asked an English village to change its name to help promote veganism and fight cruelty. Activists from PETA sent a letter to the local authorities in Wool requesting they rename their town Vegan Wool. In the letter, PETA argued that the name change will “put Wool in …
Nov 23
2 teen boys arrested for allegedly stealing and flying small plane in Utah: Sheriff
Uintah County Sheriffs Office(SALT LAKE CITY) — Two teenage boys allegedly stole, flew and landed a small plane in Utah, local authorities said, before they were taken into custody on Thanksgiving Day. The boys, ages 14 and 15, were believed to have left a group home in north central Utah this week before heading to …
Nov 23
1 dead, 2 injured in Alabama mall shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(HOOVER, Alabama) — A shooting Thursday night at a mall in Alabama left one person dead and two teens hospitalized with bullet wounds, police said. The shooting happened around 9:52 p.m. local time after a 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old man got into a physical altercation near the Footaction store at Riverchase Galleria mall, according …
Nov 23
Northeast yearning for warmer weekend after record cold
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Record lows were set on Thanksgiving in several cities throughout the Northeast, including Buffalo, Burlington, Hartford, Newark, Rochester and Syracuse. At 19 degrees on Thursday morning, it was the second-coldest Thanksgiving ever in New York City — where it’s still extremely cold this morning. More records could fall today. A milder air …
Nov 22
Thanksgiving parade-goers brave record-low temperatures: How long the cold will last
ABC News(NEW YORK) — If you’re celebrating Thanksgiving in the Northeast, make sure to bundle up before you trek outside — the region is seeing record-low temperatures that feel more like the dead of winter than the fall. As residents and visitors gathered to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City reached a low …