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Prom ends early when yacht strikes other yacht

Prom ends early when yacht strikes other yacht

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — On Thursday evening, a yacht bumped into another yacht, ending a prom celebration. A prom ended early Thursday evening when a yacht smacked into another yacht near a Hudson River pier. No one was injured. There were 95 students and 11 faculty members from Weehawken High School […]

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Gulf Coast may see big weekend storm as severe weather again threatens Midwest

Gulf Coast may see big weekend storm as severe weather again threatens Midwest

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The National Hurricane Center has said there’s a 90 percent chance a tropical or subtropical depression or storm develops in the Gulf Coast over the weekend. Flood watches already have been issued from Alabama to Georgia. The system, near the Yucatan Peninsula this morning, could begin developing […]

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Oklahoma City shooting: Civilian shoots, kills suspect who opened fire at restaurant

Oklahoma City shooting: Civilian shoots, kills suspect who opened fire at restaurant

ABC News(OKLAHOMA CITY) — The suspect in the shooting that injured multiple people in an Oklahoma City restaurant has died after he was shot by an armed civilian, according to police. The Oklahoma City Police Department tweeted that investigators were on the scene of the shooting at Louie’s Grill & […]

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Hair stylist claims she warned police about Las Vegas mass shooter

Hair stylist claims she warned police about Las Vegas mass shooter

Denise Truscello/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Among the thousands of documents just released by police about the Las Vegas mass shooting, a statement from one woman said a client named Stephen Paddock told her the Las Vegas Strip was vulnerable — months before the shooting. A hair stylist, whose name was […]

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77-year-old school bus driver charged in deadly crash with a dump truck

77-year-old school bus driver charged in deadly crash with a dump truck

Eduardo MunozAlvarez/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images(MORRISTOWN, N.J.) — New Jersey prosecutors have charged a school bus driver with two counts of death by auto in connection with the double-fatal crash that killed a student and teacher from Paramus last week, according to the State Superior Court Clerk’s Office in Morristown. Hudy […]

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Pennsylvania residents report hearing mysterious explosions, feeling ground shake at night

Pennsylvania residents report hearing mysterious explosions, feeling ground shake at night

WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — Investigators are trying to get to the bottom of puzzling reports from residents in northeastern Pennsylvania, who say they heard loud booms and felt the ground shake in the middle of night. Since April, people living miles apart in areas of neighboring Bucks and Lehigh counties have called […]

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What’s in store for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season

What’s in store for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday released their forecast for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, predicting a near-normal or above-normal season. The forecasters predict a 70 percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms with winds of 39 mph or higher. Of […]

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Rape reported at MIT fraternity party, university police say

Rape reported at MIT fraternity party, university police say

iStock/Thinkstock(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Authorities in Cambridge are investigating an alleged sexual assault on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The MIT Police Department said in a statement that they were notified that a woman was raped last weekend at a fraternity party on campus. The alleged incident took place […]

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Nearly a foot of rain brings flooding to Georgia; more headed to South

Nearly a foot of rain brings flooding to Georgia; more headed to South

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Nearly a foot of rain has fallen in parts of west-central Georgia in the past three days, causing significant flooding. Further west, 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on Wednesday, causing major flash flooding on streets, stalling cars and stranding […]

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President Trump cancels summit with North Korea

President Trump cancels summit with North Korea

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump in a letter directly to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that he is canceling the much-anticipated nuclear summit. “Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have […]

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