Year: 2017

Merced County Sheriff Office(STOCKTON, Calif.) -- A California teenager is accused of driving under the influence and causing a deadly car crash while livestreaming on social media.The driver, Obdulia Sanchez, 18, of Stockton, California, crashed on July 21 in Los Banos, California, about 80 miles southeast of San Jose, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash happened when the car went through a barbed wire fence and overturned in a […]

DJ Mack/Instagram (SAN ANTONIO) -- An undocumented immigrant who survived an alleged smuggling attempt on a stifling hot tractor-trailer where 10 people died told investigators that the driver ignored their banging from inside a shipping container as they took turns breathing through a hole in the wall, according to a criminal complaint.Some people had trouble breathing and passed out, the man said, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday against […]

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN ANTONIO) -- A 3-month-old killer whale calf named Kyara died in captivity at SeaWorld San Antonio in Texas on Monday, the park said in a statement.Kyara was being treated for an infection, likely pneumonia, that SeaWorld's veterinary and animal care staff was "aggressively treating," according to the statement.“Kyara had a tremendous impact on each of her care staff, not to mention all of the guests that had the chance […]

ABCNews.com(WASHINGTON) -- More than 3,800 records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released this week by the National Archives.Most of the documents were previously released with parts redacted, and 441 have never been released before. Of those that were previously redacted, some have now had the redactions removed.Among the materials, which include CIA and FBI records, are transcripts and 17 recordings of interviews with Yuri […]

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) -- Two U.S. service members tied the knot over the weekend, but it was the groom's 4-year-old son who stole the show.Emily Leehan, a senior airman in the Air Force, stood at the altar at Quincy Cellars in New York on Saturday to marry Marine Sgt. Joshua Newville and recited separate vows to his son Gage.As she shared her meaningful words, her soon-to-be stepson became overwhelmed with emotion, […]

ABCNews.com(BRADENTON, Fla.) -- The life of the world’s oldest captive manatee came to an end at the South Florida Museum on Saturday, one day after his 69th birthday.Born in 1948, Snooty was the center of attention on Friday and the keeper of a manatee milestone worth celebrating. According to the non-profit Save the Manatee Club, the large marine mammals usually live up to 60 years or more in captivity.But news […]

ABCNews.com(TUSCON, Ariz.) -- Arizona law enforcement officers have rescued a dozen hikers trapped in raging floodwaters but two remain stranded overnight in a wilderness area just east of Tuscon, officials said.Dramatic video footage showed a Pima County Sheriff’s Department helicopter hovering over the rock-covered, fast-moving water of the Tanque Verde Falls as a rescuer was lowered on a line to save two hikers. The sheriff's department, together with the Southern […]