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Body found in Mississippi may be man who allegedly confessed on Facebook to killing mom, friend: Sheriff

Body found in Mississippi may be man who allegedly confessed on Facebook to killing mom, friend: Sheriff

Jasper County Sheriffs Department(VOSSBURG, Miss.) — A multi-state manhunt may have come to an end for a 23-year-old man who allegedly killed his mother and friend in Tennessee before fleeing and apparently detailing the alleged crimes in a disturbing Facebook post. A body found in the Vossburg, Mississippi, area is […]

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Bus strikes Long Island overpass, injuring high school students

Bus strikes Long Island overpass, injuring high school students

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — A bus carrying high school students struck a highway overpass on Long Island in New York on Sunday, injuring more than 40 people, police said. The charter bus was traveling eastbound on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview on Sunday evening when it slammed into the overpass, […]

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Two seriously injured passengers in stable condition after bus hits overpass, injuring dozens of students

Two seriously injured passengers in stable condition after bus hits overpass, injuring dozens of students

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — The two people who suffered serious injuries after a charter bus full of high school students crashed into an overpass in Long Island, New York, are hospitalized in “stable” condition, according to the South Nassau Communities Hospital. They are expected to be discharged in 24 to 48 […]

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Flint mayor criticizes state’s decision to end free bottled water distribution

Flint mayor criticizes state’s decision to end free bottled water distribution

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(FLINT, Mich.) — Officials in Flint, Michigan, are criticizing the state for ending its bottled water distribution program as the city continues to recover from a lead-contaminated water crisis. Republican Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Friday the state would stop supplying free bottled water to Flint residents, saying […]

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Fireworks set off as diversion for Florida mall robbery: Officials

Fireworks set off as diversion for Florida mall robbery: Officials

iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Fireworks apparently set off as a diversion so thieves could rob a jewelry store sent mallgoers fleeing at the Florida Mall Sunday. Orange County sheriff’s deputies responded to the shopping center at just before 6 p.m. after reports of gunfire, according to ABC Orlando affiliate WFTV. Once […]

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Facebook user posts confession hours after his mother and friend are found dead: Authorities

Facebook user posts confession hours after his mother and friend are found dead: Authorities

Facebook(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — A man driving on a Mississippi road phoned local police and then typed a confessional on Facebook detailing the savage double murder of his mother and a close pal, according to police. Police say Casey James Lawhorn typed over a 1,000-word screed about how early Sunday morning […]

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911 call from father who allegedly killed son released, as search for boy’s body continues

911 call from father who allegedly killed son released, as search for boy’s body continues

TBI(DICKSON, Tenn.) — Before busloads of volunteers spent days on foot or four-wheelers combing through rough forest terrain and paddling in ponds in hopes of finding 5-year-old Joe Clyde Daniels alive — his father, Joeseph Daniels, dialed 911 to report him missing. “My son has autism and we cannot find […]

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Two soldiers killed in helicopter crash identified

Two soldiers killed in helicopter crash identified

iStock/Thinkstock(HOPKINSVILLE, Ky.) — Two soldiers were killed in a training flight of an Apache attack helicopter at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The soldiers, who were killed in an AH-64E Apache helicopter, were assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation “Destiny” Brigade, according to the U.S. Army. The chopper crashed in a local […]

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Tony Robbins apologizes to #MeToo founder Tarana Burke

Tony Robbins apologizes to #MeToo founder Tarana Burke

Noam Galai/Getty Images for Extra(NEW YORK) — In the now-viral video clip from one of Robbins’ recent self-help events, he is called out by attendee Nanine McCool, who said she believed Robbins misunderstands the #MeToo movement. Robbins responded by saying, “I’m not knocking the Me Too movement. … I’m knocking […]

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Trump Tower fire leaves one civilian dead, six firefighters hurt, officials say

Trump Tower fire leaves one civilian dead, six firefighters hurt, officials say

@FDNY/Twitter (NEW YORK) — One resident is dead and six firefighters injured after a four-alarm blaze on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York on Saturday evening. Todd Brassner, 67, was unconscious when pulled from his apartment in the Midtown skyscraper and rushed to Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital. […]

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