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NY man arrested in alleged Election Day bomb plot

NY man arrested in alleged Election Day bomb plot

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Federal authorities have arrested a New York man on charges of unlawfully manufacturing an explosive device, after they say he constructed a 200-pound bomb which he intended to detonate on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Election Day next month. Paul Rosenfeld, 56, was arrested in […]

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Woman said she was given real knife instead of prop, stabs friend at haunted house

Woman said she was given real knife instead of prop, stabs friend at haunted house

iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A woman who stabbed her friend in the arm said she thought she was playing along with a scene and given a prop knife, according to a police report. Tawnya Greenfield, 29, told police she and friends were waiting to enter the Nashville Nightmare haunted house with […]

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Hurricane Michael makes landfall at 155 mph, worst storm to hit Florida Panhandle in over a century

Hurricane Michael makes landfall at 155 mph, worst storm to hit Florida Panhandle in over a century

National Hurricane Center(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael, a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds, made landfall in the Florida Panhandle Wednesday afternoon, becoming the strongest storm to hit the U.S. since Hurricane Camille in 1969 and the third most powerful on record ever for the country. […]

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Hurricane Michael makes landfall, worst storm Florida Panhandle has seen in over a century

Hurricane Michael makes landfall, worst storm Florida Panhandle has seen in over a century

iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael, a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm, has made landfall along the Florida Panhandle, bringing a life-threatening storm surge of up to 14 feet high. Florida Gov. Rick Scott called the storm “monstrous.” It is the worst hurricane to hit the Panhandle since the mid-1800s, […]

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White parents say police was called on their black babysitter

White parents say police was called on their black babysitter

ABC News(ATLANTA) — A white couple whose black babysitter was followed by a white woman and questioned by police said they were in disbelief about the incident. David Parker and Dana Mango of suburban Atlanta told “Good Morning America” on Wednesday that an officer called them Sunday to verify that […]

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‘Monstrous’ storm barrels toward Florida as a Category 4 with 140 mph winds

‘Monstrous’ storm barrels toward Florida as a Category 4 with 140 mph winds

iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael is now an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 with 140 mph winds, expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon with a storm surge up to 13 feet high. A Category 4 or 5 storm has never hit the Panhandle in recorded history. The National Weather […]

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Hurricane Michael to be worst storm Panhandle has seen in 100 years: Governor

Hurricane Michael to be worst storm Panhandle has seen in 100 years: Governor

iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael, a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm, is nearing landfall along the Florida Panhandle with 145 mph winds. A Category 4 or 5 storm has never hit the Panhandle in recorded history. Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday called Michael the worst storm in that […]

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Woman removed from plane after boarding with ’emotional support’ squirrel

Woman removed from plane after boarding with ’emotional support’ squirrel

iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Flying squirrels are a species, not a job description — at least according to Frontier Airlines. The Orlando Police Department was forced to remove a woman from a Frontier Airlines plane Tuesday night after she tried to bring a squirrel on board, claiming it was an emotional […]

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Mega Millions jackpot climbs over $500 million with no winner on Tuesday

Mega Millions jackpot climbs over $500 million with no winner on Tuesday

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot climbed north of half a billion dollars after no one won the big prize in in Tuesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 20-22-39-54-60 and a Mega Ball of 18. The next drawing will be Friday night for a prize of a $548 […]

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Hurricane Michael upgraded to category 3, closing in on Florida with 120 mph winds

Hurricane Michael upgraded to category 3, closing in on Florida with 120 mph winds

iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm as it closes in on the Florida Panhandle. Michael is forecast to make landfall as a “monstrous” Category 3 storm with a dangerous storm surge of up to 12 feet, officials said. “You cannot hide from […]

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