National News
Tropical depression could form off coast of Carolinas, bring more rain
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people continue to be forced to evacuate in the Carolinas due to rising rivers after Hurricane Florence — and more rain is on the way Tuesday. A tropical wave off the Carolina coast could become a tropical depression late Tuesday and brush the […]
Shooter in Florida ‘stand your ground’ killing of Markeis McGlockton released on bond
iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — The white man who invoked Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law in the fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton, an African-American father of three, during a confrontation over a handicap parking space has been released on bond. Michael Drejka was released from jail on Monday after posting $100,000 […]
Houston’s oldest rookie cop: At 54, she’s catching bad guys and making history
ABC News (HOUSTON) — Officer assist. Suspects on the ground,” said the call from dispatch that came into Wendy Caldwell’s police car. The car’s sirens went on, and Caldwell was off racing through the streets of Houston, Texas. “He needs assistance,” Caldwell explained in an interview for the ABC News […]
DA asks judge to give Bill Cosby the maximum sentence, saying, ‘nobody is above the law’
Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images(NORRISTOWN,Pa.) — Bill Cosby — one of the most iconic figures in modern U.S. history, a multiplatform entertainer who revolutionized comedy in the 1960s and the television sitcom in the 1980s — will learn his fate Tuesday for drugging and molesting a woman who once saw him as […]
Utah boy, 14, accidentally shot and killed during target practice
iStock/Thinkstock (RICH COUNTY, Utah) — A 14-year-old boy was struck and killed by a stray bullet in what was apparently a freak accident while riding in the back seat of a car with his family Sunday. Zackary Kempke and his family were driving near the Monte Cristo mountain range in […]
Man arrested for allegedly beating 2 homeless men to death with baseball bat
LAPD(LOS ANGELES) — Police arrested a man on Monday in connection with a string of brutal attacks on homeless men in Los Angeles, including two who were beaten to death while sleeping. The suspect was arrested on assault charges after he allegedly beat a man in Santa Monica Monday morning, […]
It’s National Voter Registration Day: How to make your voice heard
ABC News Photo Illustration(NEW YORK) — At a time when our nation seems so polarized by politics, National Voter Registration Day is something we can all get behind, no matter who we’re voting for. Ahead of the midterm elections, “Good Morning America” is highlighting some ways you can make sure […]
Undocumented immigrant charged with murdering shipmate on fishing boat off Massachusetts
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Authorities in Massachusetts have charged an undocumented immigrant with murder after he allegedly stabbed three fellow crew members, one fatally, on a fishing boat 55 miles off the coast. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts announced the charges on Monday, one day after they say Franklin Freddy Meave […]
Chicago-area priest removed from church after burning LGBTQ banner
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A Chicago-area priest, who has sparked nationwide outrage after burning an LGBTQ banner that once hung in the church, has been removed from the parish, the Archdiocese of Chicago confirms. Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archdiocese of Chicago, removed Rev. Paul Kalchik from the Resurrection Catholic Church in a letter […]

















