Tjitske Schouwstra(NEW YORK) — A tense legal battle in South African courts over the fate of a rare white lion might be over after a “mystery donor” stepped in to buy the animal. Three-year-old Mufasa was confiscated as a cub from a private owner after law enforcement officials found out that he was kept as …
Nov 21
New documentary takes a closer look at Meghan Markle’s life as the Duchess of Sussex
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle stepped into the spotlight as Prince Harry’s beautiful bride, and since their royal nuptials, the Duchess of Sussex has quickly adjusted into her new life, new role and new royal family. ABC News takes an up-close look at Meghan Markle’s royal beginnings as the Duchess of Sussex in a …
Nov 21
Coldest Thanksgiving in decades on the way for Northeast, Midwest
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major cold blast is moving into the Northeast just in time for Thanksgiving morning. Several daily record lows and record-low highs are expected to be broken with temperatures 20 to 35 degrees below normal. Wind chills on Thursday morning across the Northeast will be brutal -– in the teens from …
Nov 21
Heavy rain could trigger mudslides, flash floods in California as rescuers search for wildfire victims
Mason Trinca for The Washington Post via Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Heavy rain is forecast in parts of California on Wednesday, potentially triggering flash floods, debris flows or mudslides in areas where wildfires recently killed more than 80 people and destroyed nearly 17,000 structures. At least 870 people still were unaccounted in the wake of …
Nov 21
Duchess Meghan reunites with women at Hubb Community Kitchen and helps them cook in revamped kitchen
Jenny Zarins via Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, visited the Hubb Community Kitchen in West London today and helped prepare meals with a group of female survivors of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, two months after partnering on a charity cookbook. The Duchess of Sussex is supporting a new charity cookbook, …
Nov 21
‘This is my highway’: Doctors challenge NRA after Chicago hospital shooting
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The medical community reignited a social media campaign against the National Rifle Association earlier this week after a gunman opened fire at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side, killing an ER doctor, a pharmacist and a police officer. Images of bloodied scrubs, shoes and hospital rooms flooded social …
Nov 21
Tennessee driver killed by concrete chunk tossed from highway overpass, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Police are searching for a suspect in the death of a Tennessee driver killed on Tuesday when a large chunk of concrete came crashing through his windshield. Joe Shelton Jr., 54, was driving to work early Tuesday morning when the large piece of concrete smashed through his Nissan sports car, hitting the …
Nov 21
Judge declares mistrial in case of murdered New York City jogger Karina Vetrano
karinavetrano/Instagram(NEW YORK) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial for the man accused of killing New York City jogger Karina Vetrano. Two days of deliberations resulted in a hung jury, ABC New York station WABC reported. Seven members of the jury declared the 22-year-old suspect, Chanel Lewis, guilty, while five jurors …
Nov 20
Pentagon says troop deployment to border will cost $72 million through Dec. 15
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon estimates that the current costs of the U.S. military’s border support mission will cost $72 million. It is the first cost estimate provided since the start of the mission to support Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ahead of the arrival of several migrant caravans making their way north through …
Nov 20
US Navy hospital ship treats 14,500 patients halfway through mission to help Venezuelan refugees
Kris R. Lindstrom/Navy(NEW YORK) — Medical staff from a U.S. Navy hospital ship have already seen about 14,500 patients during the first half of the ship’s mission to Central and South America to assist Venezuelan refugees who have fled their country in the wake of a devastating economic crisis that has caused shortages of food …