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Cirque du Soleil performer Yann Arnaud dies after fall

Cirque du Soleil performer Yann Arnaud dies after fall

ABC News(TAMPA, Fla.) — A Cirque du Soleil performer has died after he fell onto the stage during a performance in Florida, the company announced Sunday. “It is with immense sadness that Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group reports that a tragic accident occurred last night, March 17, during a performance […]

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Tripwire may have triggered latest explosion in Austin that injured 2 men: Officials

Tripwire may have triggered latest explosion in Austin that injured 2 men: Officials

iStock/Thinkstock(AUSTIN, Texas) — Another explosion rocked Austin Sunday night, injuring two people and heightening concerns for investigators who believe the latest blast may have been triggered by a tripwire. Sunday night’s detonation came hours after Austin Police Chief Brian Manley urged the suspect or suspects in the string of bombings […]

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Explosion in Austin, 2 men injured: Authorities

Explosion in Austin, 2 men injured: Authorities

iStock/Thinkstock(AUSTIN, Texas) — Hours after Austin’s police chief urged the suspect in recent bombings to turn themselves in, local and federal emergency units were responding to another possible bombing in which two more people were injured, authorities and sources said. The Austin-Travis Country EMS tweeted Sunday night that there was […]

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Puerto Rico still suffering 6 months after catastrophic hurricane: Here’s how to help

Puerto Rico still suffering 6 months after catastrophic hurricane: Here’s how to help

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Six months after Puerto Rico was devastated by a hurricane that knocked out power to almost the entire island, tens of thousands remain without electricity and the U.S. territory is struggling to recover. Hurricane Maria severely damaged Puerto Rico’s electrical grid and caused an estimated $100 billion […]

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5 victims of FIU bridge collapse identified by police

5 victims of FIU bridge collapse identified by police

@GabrielaRose12/Twitter(MIAMI) — Authorities released the names of five of the six people who died from the collapse of a newly installed pedestrian bridge in Miami. Three victims — Rolando Fraga Hernandez, Oswald Gonzalez and Alberto Arias — were found Saturday morning after crews removed two cars from the rubble left […]

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Missing teen found in Mexico and heading home, mother says

Missing teen found in Mexico and heading home, mother says

Courtesy Miu Luu(CANCUN, Mexico) — The 16-year-old teen who vanished more than two weeks ago after taking a one-way flight to Cancun, Mexico, with a 45-year-old married man has been found, according to authorities and her family. Amy Yu was located in Mexico on Saturday night, ABC News confirmed after […]

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No nor’easter, but winter storms expected on first day of spring

No nor’easter, but winter storms expected on first day of spring

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Wet and chilly winter weather is expected to strike the eastern U.S. early this week. That’s actually a reprieve for the mid-Atlantic region, which will likely be spared a fourth nor’easter storm, according to ABC News meteorologist Dan Peck. Heavy rain in southern states such as […]

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Baby found safe after suspect steals car left running with girl inside

Baby found safe after suspect steals car left running with girl inside

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — A 10-month-old girl was found safe Saturday morning after she was left in a car believed to have been stolen in Memphis Friday night, authorities said Saturday morning. A statewide Amber Alert had been issued for Zoe Jordan after she was left in a […]

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Mom of missing girl, 16, who may have fled to Cancun with older man pleads: ‘Can you come home?’

Mom of missing girl, 16, who may have fled to Cancun with older man pleads: ‘Can you come home?’

Miu Luu(NEW YORK) — The mother of a missing 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl who is believed to have run away with a 45-year-old man sent a message to her daughter in an interview with ABC News. “Amy, I love you, can you come back?” Miu Luu of Allentown, Pennsylvania, said Friday, […]

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Two storms making mess across US; new nor’easter still uncertain

Two storms making mess across US; new nor’easter still uncertain

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Two storms are moving across the United States on Saturday, bringing rain and sleet to the Midwest and snow to the Mountain West. The first storm is bringing rain, sleet and freezing rain from Iowa into northern Illinois Saturday morning and will extend southeast through West Virginia. […]

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