Month: August 2017

kaarsten/iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) -- A motorcyclist who pursued an alleged hit-and-run driver through the streets of California recently, all while capturing the daring chase on his helmet camera, said he didn't want to get involved initially but felt compelled to act."I felt like I did the right thing, I really did. I really didn't want to chase the guy," he told ABC-owned television station KABC-TV recently in Los Angeles."But as soon […]

IPGGutenbergUKLtd/iStock/Thinkstock(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) -- A detective testifying in a Pennsylvania courtroom Thursday regarding the death of Penn State student Tim Piazza said some surveillance footage from the Beta Theta Pi house appears to have been deleted.During questioning at the preliminary hearing, State College Police Detective David Scicchitano testified that authorities recovered a surveillance camera from the basement of the fraternity house, but all footage prior to Feb. 6, two days […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Dramatic video recorded by an individual wearing a pair of eyeglasses with a camera in them captured the moment a South Carolina officer was shot at least three times on New Year’s Day in 2016.Estill police officer Quincy Smith was responding to a suspicious person call when he spotted a man leaving a store who fit the description of the person described in the call, according to […]

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The United States has expelled two Cuban diplomats following "incidents" that allegedly caused U.S. embassy personnel in Havana to suffer "physical symptoms," according to the U.S. Department of State.A source familiar with the matter told ABC News on Thursday that the FBI is assisting in the ongoing federal investigation into the incidents. But what exactly happened remains a mystery, with State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert saying at a […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- A former FBI agent and his daughter, who were both found guilty of murdering the daughter’s husband, told ABC News' “20/20” in a pre-trial interview that they were convinced her husband was trying to kill them and they were just defending themselves.“I’m going to do everything that I have to do to save her life,” said Thomas Martens, 67. "And if I die trying, well … she’s […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Millions of people are expected to flock to cities across the United States on Aug. 21 to witness the total solar eclipse.Most of the picture-perfect images you'll see from this celestial phenomenon will be taken with professional digital cameras on tripods or shot through a telescope. These images typically aren't single photographs, but rather composites of multiple photos using various exposures that are digitally combined for a […]