diego_cervo/iStock(WHEELING, W.Va.) — West Virginia’s attorney general says church leaders in his state are withholding information that could prove useful in his fight to expose what he called “a history of secrecy and concealment” within the Catholic Church on alleged sexual abuse by members of the clergy. In a recent interview with ABC News, Attorney …
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Jun 06
Four climbers on Mount Rainier’s Liberty Ridge stranded, as rescue delayed by weather
chinaface/iStock(TACOMA, Wash.) — The rescue of four climbers stuck on Mount Rainier in Washington state have been thwarted for three days by high winds and bad weather conditions, but efforts are expected to resume on Thursday. Mount Rainier National Park rangers began rescue operations on Monday after being informed the climbers were stranded on Liberty …
Jun 06
One cadet killed in training accident at West Point, 22 others injured
fdastudillo/iStock(WEST POINT, N.Y.) — A West Point cadet was killed and 22 others were injured when their vehicle overturned in a training accident at the U.S. Military Academy on Thursday morning, according to a West Point spokesman. “One cadet is reported deceased, 20 cadets were injured and two soldiers were injured,” said Lt. Col. Chris …
Jun 06
There were 2 deadly mass shootings a month so far in 2019
Deadly Mass Shootings in 2019. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) — The shooting at a Virginia Beach government office building was the deadliest mass shooting so far this year, but it certainly wasn’t the first. The Virginia Beach shooting was the 10th mass shooting in the first five months of 2019, marking a slight uptick in the …
Jun 06
One killed in training accident at West Point, source says
fdastudillo/iStock(WEST POINT, N.Y.) — A military vehicle overturned in a training accident at West Point on Thursday morning, according to officials with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. One individual was killed in the accident which occurred during annual summer training, a source familiar with the incident told ABC News. There were a total …
Jun 06
Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizes Walmart over worker wages at shareholder meeting
Wolterk/iStock(NEW YORK) — Sen. Bernie Sanders took his criticism of American economic inequality to one of its alleged perpetrators on Wednesday, condemning leadership of the retail giant Walmart over low employee wages at its annual shareholder meeting in Arkansas, while lobbying for a resolution that would give hourly workers a seat on the company’s board …
Jun 06
Chamberlain couple charged with child abuse
A Chamberlain couple is facing felony child abuse charges following a fire in their apartment Monday. According to court documents first responders found smoke when they arrived and obtained a master key to get in. They found a pan of rice burning on the stove and a man identified as 28 year old Tyler Harmon …
Jun 06
Heavy rain, flash flooding expected in Plains, Gulf Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — After 14 inches of rain outside Houston on Wednesday, the tropical moisture will move northeast Thursday and combine with a western storm moving out of the Rockies to bring copious amounts of rain from Kansas to the Gulf Coast. Already hit hard with historic flooding, the central U.S. will see significant …
Jun 06
Donald Trump visits Normandy 75 years after D-Day
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France) — President Donald Trump traveled to Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and pay tribute to American and allied forces who led the invasion of Nazi-occupied France that was the turning point in World War II. “You are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live. …
Jun 06
Fireworks explosion injures 12 firefighters, two critically, in New Mexico
Courtesy Fabian Garcia(ROSWELL, N.M.) — A large explosion at a fireworks storage facility in New Mexico injured 12 firefighters on Wednesday as they prepared for an upcoming Fourth of July celebration. Members of the Roswell, New Mexico, Fire Department were packing the fireworks for the show at about 12:15 p.m. local time when some type …