L-R - Herjavek, Cuban/ABC(NEW YORK) -- On Sunday night, ABC's Shark Tank launches its 11th season, and it continues to inspire viewers, according to business moguls-turned-sharks Robert Herjavec and Mark Cuban. Cuban tells ABC Audio that he's most proud of "the fact that people walk up to us on the street and say, they watch Shark Tank as a family and now their kids have started businesses." One woman, in […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Damaging winds and large hail are expected to sweep parts of the Midwest Friday, with cities from Wichita, Kansas, to Chicago, Illinois, in the storm system's path. Heavy rain and thunderstorms were moving through Illinois Friday afternoon, with another round of severe weather likely to begin overnight. Flash flooding is also possible. Meanwhile, winter storm watches and warnings have been issued for Idaho, Montana and Washington […]
kali9/iStock(HOUSTON) -- A Texas sheriff’s officer died Friday after he was shot from behind during a traffic stop, officials said. The officer, identified as Sandeep Dhaliwal, who worked with the Harris County Sheriff's Office, appeared to have been walking back to his patrol car when the suspect "caught him by surprise in a very cold blooded manner," Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at a press conference. I’m sad to share […]
aijohn784/iStock(ODESSA, TX) -- All of the shootings involved a suspect targeting broken down cars, Gary Duesler, a spokesman for the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, told ABC News. The suspect is believed to be driving a white pickup truck, likely with an extended cab or crew-cab, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. Authorities said descriptions of the suspect have varied. Three of the shootings occurred on Tuesday, between 12:45 […]
ABC News(DALLAS) -- The former Dallas police officer accused of killing an unarmed man in his home took the stand in her own defense Friday, overcome with emotion as she told jurors about the moment she came face-to-face with the victim after opening the wrong apartment door. "I was scared to death," Amber Guyger testified, adding that her "heart rate just skyrocketed." Guyger walked into the apartment belonging to Botham […]
KXTV(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Two police officers in Sacramento, California, are back on duty after federal authorities cleared them of federal criminal civil rights charges in the shooting death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark. U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Special Agent-in-Charge Sean Ragan of the FBI's Sacramento Division said there was insufficient evidence "to prove beyond a reasonable doubt" that officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet violated a federal statute. "The […]
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A heartbroken mother pleaded for a New York City judge on Friday to give leniency to her Ivy League educated son, who was convicted for the execution-style murder of her husband. Shelley Gilbert prepared a handwritten victim impact statement to read in Manhattan Supreme Court before Justice Melissa Jackson sentenced her son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., to 30 years to life in prison. "My husband would still […]
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) -- Public school teachers in Chicago have overwhelmingly voted to strike if their union can't agree on a contract with the city. A work stoppage by the union's 25,000 teachers and educational support staff would affect more than 360,000 students in the nation's third-largest school district.Chicago Teachers Union president Jesse Sharkey said Thursday that 94% of the union members voted yes to the strike if a deal can't be […]
Santa Clara Police Dept.(SANTA CLARA, Calif.) -- A 91-year-old man was struck in the head with a rock and robbed while visiting his late wife’s grave in California, police said.The man was at the Mission City Memorial Park cemetery in Santa Clara on Saturday morning when the suspect came up from behind and hit him on the back of his head with a large rock, according to a statement from […]
