ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) -- Stephen King's relentless tweets mocking of President Donald Trump has apparently drawn the ire of the commander-in-chief, who reportedly blocked the author. “Trump has blocked me from reading his tweets. I may have to kill myself,” King, the author of such classics as Misery, The Green Mile and The Shining, quipped Tuesday on Twitter. Trump has blocked me from reading his tweets. I may have to […]
iStock/Thinkstock(NORRISTOWN, Penn.) -- The jury in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, ended a second night of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict. Today begins their third day of deliberations. The jury is weighing three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Cosby, each carrying a maximum 10-year sentence. If convicted, Cosby would also be required to register as a sex offender. Since the prosecution and […]
NBCUniversal Media - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- The America’s Got Talent auditions continued on Tuesday night with more singers, magicians and acrobats. Tuesday's showcase included a couple of inspiring vocalists -- the survivor a fiery plane crash and a teen who, through the miracle of modern medicine, regained the sight he lost at six months old. Here are some of Tuesday’s highlights: Husband and wife Elena and Sasha‘s dangerous balancing act included Elena performing […]
iStock/Thinkstock(LINCOLN, Neb.) -- A social media dance-off is growing among police departments, thanks to a Twitter showdown that was started on National Best Friends Day on June 8. The friendly competition started last week when the National Sheriffs' Association tweeted about National Best Friends Day and tagged a few police departments across the country. Angela Sands, public information officer for the Lincoln Police Department in Lincoln, Nebraska, noticed that her […]
A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building. Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Capitol Police Officers David Bailey and Crystal Griner were identified by House Speaker Paul Ryan as the two officers injured in the shooting at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.Bailey and Griner were protecting House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who is one of 10 Congress members who have a […]
Noah Nathan(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) -- Video captured the moment gunfire rang out at an Alexandria, Virginia, baseball field Wednesday morning, injuring Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the House majority whip, and four others.Over dozens of gunshots can be heard in the video, as well as people yelling.The gunfire at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park broke out around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning when the suspect, identified by police as 66-year-old James Hodgkinson of Belleville, […]
KGO-TV(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Three people have been killed and two more were injured after a shooting at a UPS facility in San Francisco Wednesday morning, according to police.The shooter died on the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as well, San Francisco Police Assistant Chief Toney Chaplin said in a news conference.San Francisco police responded to the shooting around 8:55 a.m., Chaplin said. The UPS facility is located near 17th […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Chelsea Manning said she leaked hundreds of thousands of classified military documents -- a move that would eventually lead her to serve the longest prison sentence of any leaker in U.S. history -- because she wanted to spark a public debate about our country’s military actions overseas.“My intention was to draw attention to this … and do the right thing,” Manning told ABC News' Juju Chang […]
James T. Hodgkinson/Facebook(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) -- The man who opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in Virginia had a number of run-ins with the law prior to Wednesday's incident.Multiple law enforcement sources have identified the man as 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois. He died in the hospital from wounds sustained in a shootout with police.In March, Hodgkinson met with sheriff deputies in Illinois after they received calls that […]
