WWAY-TV(OCEAN ISLE, N.C.) — A teenage surfer was rushed to the hospital on Monday after suffering from a possible shark attack off the coast of North Carolina, officials said. The 19-year-old boy was bitten at around 2 p.m. while surfing in waters off Ocean Isle Beach, located along the southern portion of the state’s coastline. …
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Jun 10
Tree planted at White House by Presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron dies
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A tree that President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron planted at the White House last year — a symbol of the two nations’ long friendship — has died. The oak tree sapling, imported from France’s Belleau Wood forest, was planted by the two presidents last …
Jun 10
Lyft driver arrested after police find 17 suspensions on his license
iStock/jetcityimage(NEW YORK) — Police on Long Island, New York, arrested a former Lyft driver who had been driving with 17 suspensions on his license. Officials with the Suffolk County Police Department said they found Leith Crossen, 57, sitting in a 2007 Volkswagen Jetta near the Cold Spring Harbor train station on the night of June …
Jun 10
Helicopter crash on NYC building roof leaves pilot dead amid questions
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A pilot died when a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a Midtown Manhattan building in a hard landing on Monday, filling the air with smoke and clogging the city streets with fire trucks, according to police and fire officials. The pilot, Tim McCormack, was the only person on board the privately …
Jun 10
Search and rescue effort continues for longtime auto journalist Davey Johnson
Jaclyn Trop(MOKELUMNE HILL, Calif.) — Authorities are actively searching the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range for Davey Johnson, a veteran auto journalist who disappeared five days ago in the tiny town of Mokelumne Hill, California. Johnson, who was testing a Honda CB1000R motorcycle as part of an assignment for Motorcyclist magazine, had briefly …
Jun 10
Ad against abortion bans signed by dozens of businesses including MAC, Bloomberg, Yelp
iStock/Shidlovski(NEW YORK) — Movie executives aren’t the only ones warning of how abortion bans could hinder business. Executives from top companies including Bloomberg, H&M, Yelp and Square were among 80 companies listed on a full-page ad in The New York Times calling to stop “policies that hinder people’s health, independence and ability to succeed in …
Jun 10
Helicopter crashes into Midtown Manhattan building: Officials
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A helicopter has crashed into a Midtown Manhattan building on Monday, according to the New York Fire Department. The building is located on 7th Avenue between 51st and 52nd streets. This is a breaking news story, please check back for updates. Copyright © 2019, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Jun 10
Boy, 11, shot dead inside his home, sheriff searching for gunman
kali9/iStock(HOUSTON) — Houston authorities say they’re searching for a “coward” gunman after an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed inside his own home in the middle of the night. The unknown gunman fired multiple shots at a family’s home in Channelview, Texas, at about 4:20 a.m. Sunday, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. An 11-year-old …
Jun 10
14 lions ‘escaped’ from South Africa’s Kruger National Park were a ‘false alarm’
Kenneth Canning/iStock(PRETORIA, South Africa) — A pride of 14 lions that were reported to have escaped from South Africa’s Kruger National Park actually weren’t from the park at all, officials said. Residents of Phalaborwa, in the province of Limpopo, were warned last week to be on alert after the lions were spotted near a phosphate …
Jun 10
Crane collapses on Dallas apartment building leaving one dead, five injured: Police
ABC News(DALLAS) — A crane collapsed on a Dallas apartment building and parking garage on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring five others, according to rescue officials. The crane tore through multiple floors of the five-story Elan City Lights residential building near downtown Dallas at around 2 p.m., Dallas Fire and Rescue officials …
