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Cop accused of killing colleague during Russian roulette-like game to appear in court

Cop accused of killing colleague during Russian roulette-like game to appear in court

cmannphoto/iStock(ST. LOUIS) — A St. Louis policeman is set to appear in court Thursday morning one week after he allegedly shot and killed his colleague while playing a Russian roulette-like game. Nathanial Hendren, 29, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of his fellow […]

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Deadly cold moves into Northeast after breaking records in Midwest

Deadly cold moves into Northeast after breaking records in Midwest

ABC News(NEW YORK) — At least eight people have died as a result of the coldest weather in decades across the Northern Plains and Midwest over the past few days. In addition, college classes have been cancelled, airports were brought to a standstill and as much as 3 feet of […]

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FL woman relives hippo attack: ‘I didn’t feel any pain, it was just more of survival’

FL woman relives hippo attack: ‘I didn’t feel any pain, it was just more of survival’

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Florida woman said her life flashed before her eyes last month when she was attacked by a hippopotamus while canoeing during an African safari. Kristen Yaldor and her husband, Ryan, were enjoying a canoe safari on Zimbabwe’s Zambezi River on Dec. 1, when one of […]

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Police arrest suspect caught on video punching two women at food cart

Police arrest suspect caught on video punching two women at food cart

Los Angeles Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — An alleged argument over a hot dog devolved into a violent confrontation on the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday. After releasing footage of the incident on Tuesday afternoon, police said a day later they have arrested a suspect. The incident took place over […]

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Police spot potential ‘persons of interest’ in attack on Jussie Smollett after surveillance video found

Police spot potential ‘persons of interest’ in attack on Jussie Smollett after surveillance video found

Theo Wargo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago police announced they have located surveillance video showing potential persons of interest in an alleged attack on “Empire” actor and singer Jussie Smollett. Investigators are looking to question the men seen in the video, which was found Wednesday, Chicago Police Department Chief Communications Officer Anthony […]

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Seven stranded on ice rescued amid biting, sub-zero Wisconsin temperatures

Seven stranded on ice rescued amid biting, sub-zero Wisconsin temperatures

Jim_Pintar/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — Seven people stranded in an ice shack — or ice shanty — were rescued without any apparent injuries or medical problems amid brutally cold, sub-zero temperatures in Wisconsin on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Temperatures in the area were reported to be minus 4 degrees with […]

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Brutal cold paralyzes Midwest, frigid temperatures soon heading east

Brutal cold paralyzes Midwest, frigid temperatures soon heading east

ABC News(CHICAGO) — Brutally cold and extremely dangerous below-zero wind chills are paralyzing major Midwest cities. Chicago is forecast to reach an actual temperature of minus 26 degrees Wednesday night — just one degree away from the city’s all-time coldest temperature, which was set in 1994. And soon, freezing temperatures […]

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Tunnel leading to bank from wooded area discovered near Miami, FBI says

Tunnel leading to bank from wooded area discovered near Miami, FBI says

jetcityimage/iStock(MIAMI) — Authorities in Florida have found a 50-yard tunnel leading from a wooded area straight to the drive-up teller of a bank, the FBI announced Wednesday. Investigators believe the tunnel was dug with the intention of robbing the Chase bank at the Flamingo Pines shopping center in Pembroke Pines, […]

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Homeless among most vulnerable as brutal cold takes over

Homeless among most vulnerable as brutal cold takes over

JamesBrey/iStock(NEW YORK) — The homeless are among the most vulnerable as dangerous and brutally cold wind chills target the Midwest cities Wednesday. In Chicago and Minneapolis, where schools are shuttered and everyone is urged to avoid the outdoors, warming centers and buses are available for homeless residents. Wind chills clocked […]

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The latest forecast on brutally cold Midwest temperatures soon heading east

The latest forecast on brutally cold Midwest temperatures soon heading east

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Brutally cold, below-zero wind chills are paralyzing parts of the Midwest Wednesday — and soon, the freezing temperatures will be felt on the East Coast. Extremely dangerous wind chills (what it feels like outside) have plummeted to minus 66 degrees in Ponsford, Minnesota; minus 55 degrees […]

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