U.S. Geological Survey(HONOLULU) — The threat of dangerous volcanic activity in Hawaii could continue for weeks and violent explosions could occur with “very little warning,” the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory cautioned on Wednesday. The observatory, which is part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Volcano Hazards Program, released a warning stating that […]
iStock/Thinkstock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The state of Maryland has stumbled across a novel way to satisfy gun-control opponents: create a licensing process that cannot be put into practice. Maryland lawmakers had sought to ban bump stocks, the controversial rifle accessory used in last year’s Las Vegas massacre. But in writing the […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Allegations of sexual misconduct against television news icon Tom Brokaw, a figure whom so many families welcomed into their living rooms on a nightly basis for decades, shocked the nation last week. “Some people might be tempted to believe all harassers look and act like Harvey […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A risk of severe storms on Thursday stretches from Wyoming all the way to New Jersey. In Wisconsin on Wednesday, two tornadoes were reported. More than 40 damaging storms were reported in Michigan and Illinois, where wind gusts exceeded 70 mph. An active storm pattern should […]
WVEC-TV(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A white hotel clerk in Southern Virginia was fired this week after video surfaced showing that he called a black customer a “f–king monkey.” Country Inn & Suites by Radisson in Newport News, Virginia, said it fired the employee on Monday after Irby Fogleman shared video […]
Michael Marsland/Yale University(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — A Yale dean said the Ivy League university needs to work at becoming “truly inclusive” after a white student called police on a black classmate who had fallen asleep in a dormitory common area. “Incidents like that of last night remind us of the […]
WFTV(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Crews are searching a Florida retention pond after a man reported witnessing a teenager flailing in the water and go under. Orlando Fire and Rescue crews with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have been performing an active search and rescue mission in the pond […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The pilots behind the controls of a Southwest flight that turned deadly in April when an engine failed midair, talked to ABC News recently about the moment they knew there was a problem aboard the plane. “We were passin’ through about 32,000 feet when we had […]
Google(HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.) — A science experiment at a magnet school in the Nashville suburbs turned into a dangerous chemical fire, injuring 17 high school students and their teacher. The fumes were so great, administrators had to evacuate the rest of the school, according to fire officials. The fire happened during […]
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A man who purported to offer spiritual healing out of his home in the Bronx is now facing multiple charges of sexual abuse and abortion. The abortion charge stems from the allegation that he walked on the stomach and back of a woman who was six months […]
