iStock/Thinkstock(DAMASCUS, Md.) — A Maryland man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his jail cell Thursday hours before his murder trial was set to begin, corrections officials said. Tyler Tessier, who was arrested in last September for allegedly killing Laura Wallen, was found hanging in his […]
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Many public school teachers across the country are looking to go above and beyond to educate the next generation, and they’re turning to Donors Choose to raise money for school supplies and projects. “About half the projects on our site are basics: paper, pencils, dictionaries, art supplies […]
ABC News(PENSACOLA, Fla.) — Almost 10 inches of rain has fallen near Pensacola, Florida, over the last two days, as parts of Alabama have seen more than 7 inches as a result of Tropical Storm Gordon’s making landfall. The remnants from Gordon, which is now officially a depression, are continuing […]
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — A man has been arrested after he intentionally rammed a truck into Dallas FOX 4 news station’s building multiple times Wednesday morning, according to the TV station. Police do not believe he was directly targeting the media. The man’s motive remains unclear. No one inside the building was […]
Reed Timmer / AccuWeather(BILOXI, Miss.) — Gordon is tearing through the South with heavy rain and dangerous flooding after making landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border Tuesday night. The storm killed a child in Pensacola, Florida, when strong winds toppled a tree on his family’s mobile home. Gordon made […]
ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) — A judge Wednesday ordered a New Jersey couple who raised more than $400,000 in donations for a homeless veteran to appear in court to explain what happened to the money. Judge Paula Dow of Burlington County Superior Court also expressed concern that Kate McClure and boyfriend Mark […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Three passengers and seven crew members who fell ill on an Emirates flight from Dubai were taken to a hospital after the flight landed in New York City Wednesday morning, according to the airline. Symptoms included cough, headache, sore throat and fever, according to Jamaica Hospital. […]
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement(TAMPA BAY, Fla.) — The 2-year-old Florida boy found dead after a five day-hunt was left to die by his own mother, according to authorities. Police arrested 21-year-old Charisse Stinson and charged her with first-degree murder and child abuse on Tuesday after the body of […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Ten sick passengers on an Emirates flight from Dubai were taken to a hospital after the flight landed in New York City Wednesday morning, according to a spokesman for Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Nine more people with symptoms were evaluated at the airport and refused medical attention, […]
ABC News(MOBILE, Ala.) — Tropical Storm Gordon came ashore just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border late Tuesday bringing gusts over 75 mph and half a foot of rain to Pensacola, Florida. The storm also claimed the life of a child in Pensacola when strong winds toppled a tree on his […]
