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Stormy weather moves into Midwest as East dries out

Stormy weather moves into Midwest as East dries out

ABC News(NEW YORK) — After a week of rainy weather, the East Coast is finally digging out of a wet and cool pattern. A stubborn stationary front that has been sitting in the mid-Atlantic for the last week has finally dissipated, and a cold front will dry things out in […]

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Teacher’s aide among 10 victims killed in Texas high school shooting

Teacher’s aide among 10 victims killed in Texas high school shooting

iStock/Thinkstock(SANTA FE, Texas) — The 10 victims of the Texas high school shooting, whose names were released Saturday afternoon, included two faculty member, seven Santa Fe H.S. students and an exchange student from Pakistan. Cynthia Tisdale, an art room teacher’s aide at Santa Fe High School, was killed Friday when […]

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Homeless man jailed for three months after paying with $10 bill

Homeless man jailed for three months after paying with $10 bill

iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — A homeless man is suing Burger King for $1 million after he was arrested and jailed for trying to pay for a meal with a $10 bill, according to The Washington Post. Emory Ellis was arrested in November 2015, allegedly paying for his meal at Burger King with […]

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Starbucks to allow all guests to use restrooms even if they do not buy anything

Starbucks to allow all guests to use restrooms even if they do not buy anything

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Starbucks will allow all guests to use its cafes and restrooms whether they make a purchase or not, the company announced on Saturday. Anyone who walks into the store is considered a customer “regardless of whether they make a purchase,” according to the coffee chain. It noted […]

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Bear euthanized after it breaks into Colorado post office

Bear euthanized after it breaks into Colorado post office

iStock/Thinkstock(PITKIN, Colo.) — A bear was euthanized on Friday after it broke into a post office in Pitkin, Colorado. According to The Denver Post, this is the second such incident in which the bear came in close contact with humans, and wildlife officials deemed it dangerous. That [is] just a […]

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Santa Fe High School community mourns the ten victims killed

Santa Fe High School community mourns the ten victims killed

Scott Olson/Getty Images(SANTA FE, Texas) — At least five vigils will be held in the coming days to mourn the 10 people killed in a shooting massacre at Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday morning. Eight students and two teachers were shot and killed when 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis […]

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Soggy weather continues with flash flooding possible from Colorado to East Coast

Soggy weather continues with flash flooding possible from Colorado to East Coast

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Heavy rain fell across much of the country on Friday, but relief will not come this weekend. More than 7 inches of rain fell in just a few hours across parts of western North Carolina on Friday, stranding motorists, prompting water rescues and several mudslides in […]

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Five-year-old girl who was attacked by bear is released from hospital

Five-year-old girl who was attacked by bear is released from hospital

moodboard/Thinkstock(GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.) — The 5-year-old girl who was attacked and dragged by a bear in Colorado on Mother’s Day is in “good health and good spirits” after getting released from the hospital, according to a statement from St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Kimberly Cyr wandered out […]

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At least ten dead in shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas

At least ten dead in shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas

iStock/Thinkstock(SANTA FE, Texas) —  At least ten people are dead after a student allegedly opened fire at Santa Fe High School in Texas Friday morning, sending students fleeing for their lives, said Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Ten others were wounded, including a police officer, officials said. A teacher is among […]

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Investigators use genetic genealogy to arrest suspect in cold case of 1987 double murder

Investigators use genetic genealogy to arrest suspect in cold case of 1987 double murder

Chalabala/iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Investigators in Washington state have used the same genetic genealogy methods to catch a suspect in a 1987 double murder cold case that was used to catch the “Golden State Killer.” William Earl Talbott II, 55, was arrested in Seattle Thursday and charged with first-degree murder in connection […]

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