Year: 2017

WABC-TV(NEW YORK) -- A driver plowed into a crowd in New York's Times Square midday Thursday, killing an 18-year-old woman and injuring 22 others, police said.The motorist, a Navy veteran, tried to flee the scene, according to police, but was tackled by a traffic agent.There is no indication of terrorism based on information at this time, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.Police said the driver is in custody and this is […]

Ruskpp/iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) -- After a three-year investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement authorities, 21 alleged members and associates of Mara Salvatrucha, commonly called MS-13, were taken into custody Wednesday by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs (LAMTFVG), law enforcement officials announced in a news conference.The 21 arrested individuals are among 44 alleged MS-13 gang members who face federal charges, including the former head of the […]

Wesley Mann/FOX News via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Roger Ailes, the former chairman of Fox News, is dead at age 77.Ailes' wife, Elizabeth Ailes, announced his death in a statement."I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning surrounded by his beautiful family," the statement said. "Roger was my best friend, the most wonderful loving husband and father to our son, Zachary. […]

xychelsea87/Instagram(NEW YORK) -- Chelsea Manning posted the first photo of her new look as a woman, just one day after she was released from military prison.The photo was posted on her Twitter and Instagram accounts @xychelsea87. Okay, so here I am everyone!! =Phttps://t.co/NuyZlcWfd9#HelloWorld pic.twitter.com/gKsMFTYukO— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) May 18, 2017 In an exclusive statement to ABC News before her release Wednesday, Manning said, “I appreciate the wonderful support that I […]

artisteer/iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) -- A Las Vegas police officer involved in a deadly foot chase over the weekend used a stun gun seven times and held a man in a chokehold before he lost consciousness, authorities said Wednesday.Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer Kenneth Lopera, 31, said he believed Tashii Farmer, 40, was trying to break into to a vehicle when he discharged his Taser and placed him in an unapproved […]

tupungato/iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) -- It has been more than six months since Javier Flores García set foot outside the Arch Street United Methodist Church in downtown Philadelphia. Sometimes, as the other parishioners make their way through the big double doors after Sunday Mass, he lets himself walk with them all the way to the threshold. “It’s very hard to watch people leave with their families when I know I have to go […]