Year: 2017

Ruskpp/iStock/Thinkstock(MCLEAN, Va.) -- A Labrador retriever named Lulu has flunked out of bomb-sniffing school after she displayed to her handlers that she was no longer interested in detecting bombs, according to the CIA."We are sad to announce that Lulu has been dropped from the program," the CIA announced in a press release Wednesday.Lulu did not make the cut to graduate with her fellow fall 2017 puppy classmates after she began […]

jhpics/iStock/Thinkstock(DENVER, Colo.) -- An 11-year-old Cub Scout was reportedly kicked out of the program allegedly for asking a Colorado state senator some tough questions during a meeting organized by the Boy Scouts of America.Ames Mayfield was booted last week following an Oct. 9 discussion hosted by his Cub Scout den in Broomfield, Colorado, with Republican Sen. Vicki Marble, his mother, Lori Mayfield, told ABC affiliate KMGH in Denver.Lori Mayfield recorded […]

(ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- What happens in the Pacific Ocean with the phenomenon La Niña will likely cause temperature and precipitation changes across the country this winter, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.The weak La Niña developing could be the biggest player in the 2017-2018 winter forecast, said Mike Halpert, deputy director of the Climate Prediction Center at NOAA, which released the U.S. Winter Outlook Thursday.The phenomenon could […]

iStock/Thinkstock(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) -- Police have geared up for protests expected this afternoon on the University of Florida campus where self-described white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to host an event.Widespread security measures are in place throughout the city of Gainesville, Florida, where the school is located. The added precaution stems partly from Gov. Rick Scott’s Wednesday decision to declare a state of emergency before the event.The emergency action "enables various […]

iStock/Thinkstock(FOLSOM, Calif.) -- He has been playing piano for only five years, but 10-year-old Nathan Zhang is already making sure classical music strikes a chord with the future of America.Nathan attends Theodore Judah Elementary School in Folsom, California, just west of Sacramento, California.For the past few weeks, Nathan has sharpened his major piano skills during his recess, according to ABC Fresno, California, station KFSN-TV. Instead of taking a break like […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The husband of Sheila Keen Warren, who's accused of dressing up as a clown and killing his first wife nearly three decades ago, insists his second wife is "falsely accused."“This is very serious and very unfair,” Michael Warren said, speaking only to ABC News' 20/20.Twenty-seven years ago, a person dressed as a clown walked up to the front door of Marlene Warren’s Wellington, Florida, home and fatally […]

iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) -- A strong storm system wreaked havoc on the western Washington area on Wednesday, toppling trees and knocking out power for thousands as the autumn storm season whipped into full swing.The storm -- the second of three expected to hit the Washington area this week -- brought as much as 2 inches of rain to some parts of the Evergreen State.Seattle surpassed its rainfall record for the day with […]