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Flash flood warnings as Northeast is pummeled by rough rain, gusty winds

Flash flood warnings as Northeast is pummeled by rough rain, gusty winds

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Gusty winds, lightning and rain are pummeling the Northeast this morning, bringing flash flood warnings to New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.  The storm has already toppled trees and power lines in the New York City area, reported ABC station WABC in New York. One […]

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Los Angeles man charged with murder in fire that killed 2, seriously injured 2 others at music studio

Los Angeles man charged with murder in fire that killed 2, seriously injured 2 others at music studio

@LAPD/Twitter (LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles man has been charged with murder after a fire killed two people and seriously injured two others at a music studio on Saturday. The Los Angeles Police Department said Eferem Demery, 28, was arrested Saturday and charged on Sunday with murder. Police said […]

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Seven inmates killed in SC prison altercation

Seven inmates killed in SC prison altercation

iStock/Thinkstock(BISHOPVILLE, S.C.) — At least seven inmates were killed and 17 injured when a prison melee broke out at a South Carolina prison, officials said. The “mass casualty incident” at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, erupted around 7:15 p.m. and didn’t end until 2:55 Monday morning, the […]

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Ohio teen crushed in minivan remembered for his ‘great courage’

Ohio teen crushed in minivan remembered for his ‘great courage’

Courtesy The Plush Family (CINCINNATI) — Kyle Plush, the Ohio teen who died after becoming trapped in his minivan last week, will be remembered as a “beloved” friend “whose heart was just as big as his smile,” his high school said in a statement. Students at The Seven Hills School […]

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Kentucky Gov. Bevin apologizes to ‘those who were hurt’ by child sex abuse remarks

Kentucky Gov. Bevin apologizes to ‘those who were hurt’ by child sex abuse remarks

Scott Olson/Getty Images(FRANKFORT, Ky.) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin apologized on Sunday to “those who were hurt” by recent comments he made about children being at risk for sexual abuse and drug use while teachers in the state are on strike. Bevin, a Republican, apologized for comments he made on […]

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Former First Lady Barbara Bush in failing health: Family spokesman

Former First Lady Barbara Bush in failing health: Family spokesman

Tom Pennington/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former First Lady Barbara Bush, who has been battling congestive heart failure, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and go home from a hospital to be “surrounded by a family she adores,” according to a statement released Sunday by the office of former President […]

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Handcuffing of 2 black men in Starbucks in Philadelphia called ‘reprehensible outcome’ by CEO

Handcuffing of 2 black men in Starbucks in Philadelphia called ‘reprehensible outcome’ by CEO

Twitter/@MissyDePino(PHILADELPHIA) — Two black men were handcuffed and paraded out the door of a Philadelphia Starbucks for allegedly refusing to leave when asked by staffers and police in an incident captured in a video that went viral and prompted the chief executive officer of the coffee company to say the […]

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Damaging winds, heavy rain moving onto East Coast to start week

Damaging winds, heavy rain moving onto East Coast to start week

National Weather Service(NEW YORK) — The major storm system that brought flash flooding and a record-breaking blizzard is moving east Sunday morning. The storm will bring another round of severe weather for nearly the entire Southeast — including several tornadoes — and will spread more snow and ice from Minnesota […]

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Minnesota woman allegedly commits double murder, steals woman’s identity

Minnesota woman allegedly commits double murder, steals woman’s identity

@DCSOSheriff/Twitter(BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn.) — Police have kicked off a nationwide search for a woman who police say killed her husband in late March and then stole the identity of another woman after killing her last week. Lois Reiss, 56, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, is suspected of killing her husband, David, […]

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Renowned gay rights attorney and environmentalist self-immolates at Brooklyn park

Renowned gay rights attorney and environmentalist self-immolates at Brooklyn park

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Notable gay rights lawyer and environmental activist David Buckel was discovered burned to death in an apparent suicide in popular Brooklyn park early Saturday morning. A jogger on a run through Prospect Park at around 6:15 a.m. spotted a fire on the grass, police sources said. The […]

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