stellalevi/iStock(PHOENIX) — Authorities have released surveillance footage of an incident earlier this week in which a man attacked multiple Transportation Security Administration agents at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The brief video, released Thursday night by the City of Phoenix Aviation Department, shows the man rushing through a security checkpoint without warning on Tuesday morning. …
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Jun 21
California teen describes being attacked by sea lion
Courtesy Pagnini family(NEW YORK) — Hanging out and taking selfies on the beach is hardly an unusual pastime for a 13-year-old girl. But Megan Pagnini never expected a day at the shore to turn into the nightmare of being attacked by a sea lion. The teen was in Pismo Beach, California, along the state’s central …
Jun 21
FAA prohibits ‘all US carriers’ from flying over Iran as tensions rise
AlexeyPetrov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited “all U.S. carriers and commercial operators” from flying over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, near Iran, in the wake of the country shooting down an unmanned drone early Thursday. The FAA announced the decision, called a notice-to-airman, or NOTAM, alert, late Thursday. “All flight operations …
Jun 20
Man arrested in murder of Dallas transgender woman found in lake
The Dallas Police Department(DALLAS) — Police in Dallas have arrested a suspect in the murder of Chynal Lindsay, a 26-year-old transgender woman who was found dead in a lake earlier this month. The Dallas Police Department said it arrested Ruben Alvarado, 22, on murder charges on Thursday evening, but it did not say how it …
Jun 20
California ammunition sales surging before new background checks law, dealers say
ABCNews.com(LOS ANGELES) — Bullet sales are surging across California ahead of a new law that will mandate background checks on new ammunition purchases, dealers reported on Thursday. Residents will have to show identification and undergo background checks to purchase ammunition in the state starting July 1. Proponents say its a formidable effort to screen out …
Jun 20
Putin warns U.S. over Iran in annual call-in show
Adam Berry/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Amid increased tensions between Iran and the U.S., Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. that a military conflict with Iran would be “catastrophe” and said that Iran was observing its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal. Speaking during his annual phone-in event, Putin said that he was concerned by …
Jun 20
DC restaurants share their kitchens with refugee and asylum-seeker guest chefs
Janet Weinstein/ABC News(WASHINGTON) — At the trendy Washington, D.C. restaurant Maydan, executive chef Gerald Addison tends to kebabs sizzling over a huge fire pit, as Nejat Ahmadollah, a guest chef and an Afghan refugee, fans the flames. Both men look right at home. Over the course of six nights, and ending on Saturday night, Maydan …
Jun 20
$37,000 reward offered to catch killer of off-duty Wisconsin police officer
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(RACINE, Wisc.) — A reward to help catch the gunman who killed an off-duty Wisconsin police officer has climbed to $37,000 . Officer John Hetland, a 24-year veteran of the Racine Police Department, was at Teezers Tavern in Racine Monday night when he saw an armed robbery unfolding, police said. He tried to intervene and …
Jun 20
Maleah Davis, 4, to be laid to rest in colorful ‘My Little Pony’ casket
cmannphoto/iStock(HOUSTON) — Maleah Davis, a 4-year-old Houston girl whose remains were found weeks after she went missing, will be laid to rest in a colorful “My Little Pony” themed casket. Graphic designer Courtney Sublett said she worked with the little girl’s family to design the exterior of the casket, which highlights Maleah’s favorite “My Little …
Jun 20
Arkansas medical school student missing in Mexico after graduation, family says
KeithBinns/iStock(FORT SMITH, Ark.) — Authorities in Mexico are searching for an American medical school graduate who went missing over the weekend after one of his friends was found murdered. Arkansas native Jessy Pacheco, 30, went missing in the city of Guadalajara last week after he celebrated his graduation from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, his …