Maine father drowns while trying to save daughters caught in current, state officials say
danilovi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Maine father drowned while attempting to rescue his two daughters who were struggling in a deep water current, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. Henry Brooks was
Facing 'emergency,' DC prepares to pass new crime bill
Kali9/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politicians in the nation’s capital are expected on Tuesday to pass what is being called an emergency public safety bill to address rising crime rates in the city. As of Monday, homicide in
Multiple homes in Southern California evacuated after landslide, officials say
Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A dozen homes in a Southern California community were evacuated over the weekend after the ground beneath them shifted, putting them at risk of a collision
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and attorneys respond to dismissal of lawsuit
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (TULSA, Okla.) — Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and their attorneys gathered Monday afternoon to respond to the dismissal of their lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 deadly event. This gathering comes just days after
California murder suspect Eric Abril, who escaped from hospital, captured following massive manhunt
Placer County Sheriff’s Office (ROCKLIN, Calif.) — A murder suspect who escaped from a Northern California medical facility on Sunday has been captured following a massive manhunt, authorities said. Eric Abril, a suspect in Northern California hostage-taking
Rikers Island jail violence not addressed, NYC should be held in contempt: Fed monitor
Charles O’rear/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge should consider holding New York City and its Department of Correction in contempt for failing to adequately address security, management and discipline at the problem-plagued Rikers Island jail
Missing Florida teen found after routine traffic stop in North Carolina: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NASH COUNTY, N.C.) — A routine traffic stop in North Carolina may have prevented a case of child trafficking, according to police. Deputies with the Nash County Police Department arrested Alejandro Hernandez Vazquez, 40,
New York state flooding updates: 'Complete chaos' overnight as water receded, county exec says
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A few moments after Idlewild Creek began to rise on Sunday, the first wave of murky water washed into the ground floor of Kristine Schmidt’s blue-and-white house. Moments
Missing Florida teen found after routine traffic stop in North Carolina: Police
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A routine traffic stop in North Carolina may have prevented a case of child trafficking, according to police. Deputies with the Nash County Police Department arrested Alejandro Hernandez Vazquez, 40, after
Dangerous triple-digit heat baking Southwest and Southeast: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 35 million Americans are on alert for dangerous heat that’s baking the Southeast and Southwest. On Monday, the temperature will hit about 109 degrees in Palm Springs, California; 108 in