iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday that the administration is working to meet a court-ordered deadline on ensuring that migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border be reunited. Agency officials have undertaken an “exhaustive” review of cases to determine which children in […]
Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — It’s been an emotional week for the survivors of the shooting at a newspaper office in Maryland, marked with tributes to their slain colleagues. First there was confusion over the ordering of federal flags to half staff, then they marched in the Fourth of July […]
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The woman who scaled Lady Liberty on the Fourth of July was formally charged in federal court Thursday. Therese Okoumou, 44, of Staten Island, New York, was charged with trespassing, interference with agency functions and disorderly conduct, prosecutors said. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of six […]
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — After a midflight love connection went viral, a mystery couple gave everyone a glimmer of hope for a happy ending. “I walked on a plane just ready to get home and ended up sitting next to a lovely girl and had such a great time with on the […]
ABC News(LANCASTER, Penn.) — The 27-year-old Lancaster, Pennsylvania, man shot in the back with a Taser as he sat on the curb said the incident wasn’t racially motivated — it was caused by incompetence. “I don’t believe it was driven by race. It was driven by the fact of the […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe storms on Wednesday that stretched from Colorado to New Jersey dumped a record rainfall on Houston, with some areas seeing up to 8 inches. On America’s birthday, 77 damaging storms were reported, including two tornadoes — one in Florida, another in Texas — that did […]
Y2Y(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Experimenting with recreational drugs at 11, in and out of juvenile detention facilities at 15, homeless at 20. From a young age, Ryan has struggled to find stability in his life. Born and raised in Boston, he lived on the streets for years as his drug addiction […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A 44-year-old protester picked a patriotic location this Independence Day: the Statue of Liberty. Therese Patricia Okoumou, of Staten Island, was arrested after scaling the base of the statue and taking up temporary residence on Lady Liberty’s right foot. Okoumou is expected to appear in Manhattan […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A protester picked a patriotic location to demonstrate on Wednesday by climbing the Statue of Liberty. The unidentified female protester scaled the base of the statue and took up temporary residence by the statue’s right foot. Liberty Island, where the statue is located, was evacuated and […]
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office(FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz.) — A 92-year-old woman was charged with murder for allegedly shooting her son after he threatened to move her into an assisted living facility, authorities said. Anna Mae Blessing allegedly pulled two pistols from her robe at about 10 a.m. Monday fired one several […]
