Month: August 2017

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- A victim of the September 11th attacks has been identified by forensic scientists at the New York City medical examiner's office, the first to be matched in nearly two and half years. Although the name was withheld at the request of the family, the victim identified through DNA was a man, the medical examiner's office said. It's the first new identification made by the scientists since March […]

Google(PINE BLUFF, Ark.) -- A group of inmates at a maximum security prison in Arkansas took control of part of the prison after stealing keys from correctional officers during recreation call on Monday afternoon, the Arkansas Department of Corrections said in a statement.The "disturbance" at Maximum Security Unit has since been resolved, according to the Department of Corrections, and the prison will "now begin the process of returning to normal […]

ABCNews.com(EVANSTON, Ill.) -- A Northwestern University professor accused of fatally stabbing a man in Chicago has been fired from the university.Wyndham Lathem, who was a faculty member at Northwestern's microbiology-immunology department for 10 years, was terminated effective Aug. 4, Alan Cubbage, vice president for university relations, said in a statement Monday."Lathem was terminated for the act of fleeing from police when there was an arrest warrant out for him," Cubbage […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- A 26-year-old man is in custody in California in a "sextortion" case, after he was hunted by federal authorities for allegedly making cyber threats to girls, producing child pornography and threatening to use explosive devices at Indiana schools, allegedly telling one victim, "I will slaughter your entire class," federal prosecutors say.The suspect, Buster Hernandez, also known as "Brian Kil," was arrested Aug. 3, officials said."His stated goal […]

moodboard/Thinkstock(BLOOMINGTON, Minn.) -- Federal authorities are investigating an explosion at a Minnesota mosque this weekend that the governor deemed an "act of terrorism."Officials say a "destructive device" in violation of federal law caused the blast Saturday in Bloomington, about 10 miles outside of Minneapolis.Here's what we know about the investigation:The blastAt 5:05 a.m. Saturday, Bloomington police responded to an explosion at the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center, authorities said.The blast […]

ABC News(BLANCHARD, Okla.) -- An Oklahoma police officer responding to a report about a loose pony ended up with a goat atop his squad car.In a video posted to Facebook by the Blanchard Police Department, the responding officer can be heard joking, “We’ll see if insurance covers that,” as the goat was safely carried off the vehicle by a woman.Seconds later, the curious animal jumped and was back to standing […]

iStock/Thinkstock(CLEVELAND) -- A 4-year-old boy is in serious condition after he was shot in the head in an apparent road rage incident Sunday night in Cleveland, the Cleveland Police Department said.Police said the shooting happened while the 4-year-old was in the car with his mother. After his mother honked her horn to pass another car blocking the road, that car allegedly followed the mother onto the freeway and fired shots […]