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Baltimore FBI agent apparently stabbed estranged wife to death, committed suicide: Police

Baltimore FBI agent apparently stabbed estranged wife to death, committed suicide: Police

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — A Baltimore FBI agent apparently stabbed his estranged wife to death before committing suicide at her Maryland home, according to police. A woman reported to 911 at about 8 a.m. Wednesday that Donna Fisher had asked her to call “because she was being threatened by her […]

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Mom recalls the ‘absolute fear’ of watching daughter, 5, dangle from a ski lift

Mom recalls the ‘absolute fear’ of watching daughter, 5, dangle from a ski lift

ABCNews.com(BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.) — The parents of the young girl who was seen in harrowing video earlier this week dangling from a ski lift described the “absolute fear” they felt as they watched their daughter suspend from the lift. In video captured by a fellow skier, Sara, 5, can […]

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Charges pending after 17-year-old girl shot dead at Alabama high school: Police

Charges pending after 17-year-old girl shot dead at Alabama high school: Police

ABCNews.com(JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala.) — A person of interest has been taken into custody after a 17-year-old girl was shot dead at an Alabama high school Wednesday, police said. Charges are pending a review of the case by the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office, the Birmingham Police Department said Thursday. A […]

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What to know about the dangers of black ice

What to know about the dangers of black ice

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As Wednesday’s nor’easter leaves slippery black ice in its wake, here’s why black ice is so dangerous. Black ice occurs when liquid freezes on a black roadway. The ice is completely clear, so it’s difficult for motorists and pedestrians to distinguish the difference between a wet roadway […]

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East Coast digging out from latest nor’easter, 3rd storm likely to hit early next week

East Coast digging out from latest nor’easter, 3rd storm likely to hit early next week

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  Almost 1 million people are without power across the Northeast this morning as the region digs out from its second nor’easter in seven days. But before the snow turns to slush a third nor’easter is approaching this weekend. The latest The snow from the latest nor’easter moved […]

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Slain officer responding to wrong address when shot, police say

Slain officer responding to wrong address when shot, police say

iStock/Thinkstock(CLINTON, Mo.) — A Clinton, Missouri, police officer who was gunned down Tuesday night was done so responding to the wrong address, police said. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe made the distinction in a news conference late Wednesday, saying police officers, including Ryan Morton, were given the wrong […]

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Nor’easter leaves one dead after pummeling Northeast with heavy snow

Nor’easter leaves one dead after pummeling Northeast with heavy snow

JANIFEST/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  At least one person died on Wednesday as a powerful nor’easter barreled through the Northeast, just days after a storm killed nine in the same region. The victim, an 88-year-old woman from Suffern, New York, died after being hit by a falling tree in her driveway, according […]

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Special education teacher describes ‘traumatizing’ active shooter drill

Special education teacher describes ‘traumatizing’ active shooter drill

iStock/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — A special education teacher who detailed her experience administering a lockdown drill in a now-viral Facebook post described to ABC News how nerve-wracking it was to practice the drill with a room full of elementary students with learning disabilities. Dana Williams, who teaches at an elementary school in […]

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Patients at risk due to failed VA leadership: Watchdog report

Patients at risk due to failed VA leadership: Watchdog report

United States Department of Veterans Affairs(WASHINGTON) — Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said critical deficiencies likely exist at facilities across the country after a 144-page report from the agency’s watchdog found that persistent problems at the Washington DC VA Medical Center (DCVAMC) placed patients at risk. Shulkin announced […]

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Florida House votes to pass gun-school safety bill

Florida House votes to pass gun-school safety bill

iStock/Thinkstock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida House voted to pass a gun-school safety bill spurred by the Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High that left 17 people dead. The bill now heads to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk. Scott has not said whether he will sign it. It includes […]

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