National

11629 Results / Page 1288 of 1293

Background

National

Family spots funnel cloud over Texas lake

Matthew Comer(NEW YORK) -- They say "everything is bigger in Texas," and this waterspout spotted by a family on Sunday was no exception.The Comer family was expecting a quiet evening on Lake Travis in central Texas but they got more than they were bargaining for when a waterspout started to form over the lake during a storm.Matthew Comer, his wife and children saw the waterspout slowly turn into a funnel […]

todayApril 5, 2017 20

National

Second juvenile arrested in connection with Facebook Live sexual assault

ABCNews.com(CHICAGO) — Chicago police have arrested a second juvenile in connection with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that was streamed on Facebook Live in March.A 15-year-old male, accompanied by his mother, turned himself in on Monday in connection with the March 19 attack, Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi announced via Twitter late Monday. Both suspects in Facebook case face crim. sexual assault / manufacturing & distribution of […]

todayApril 5, 2017 12

National

‘…A powerful moral force’: Inspiring words by King on anniversary of his death

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner and minister. He inspired the nation through his oratory and leadership of a nonviolent-protest movement for civil rights.Tuesday marks the 49th anniversary of his murder at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, providing an opportunity to remember King through his words and his most famous quotes."If a man hasn't discovered […]

todayApril 5, 2017 16

National

'…A powerful moral force': Inspiring words by King on anniversary of his death

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner and minister. He inspired the nation through his oratory and leadership of a nonviolent-protest movement for civil rights.Tuesday marks the 49th anniversary of his murder at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, providing an opportunity to remember King through his words and his most famous quotes."If a man hasn't discovered […]

todayApril 5, 2017 19

National

Teen punches shark to escape attack off Florida coast

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office(DESTIN, Fla.) -- A teenager from Kentucky punched a shark as it bit her while she was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Destin, Florida, authorities said.Caitlyn Taylor, 17, from Louisville, Kentucky, sustained six puncture wounds from the shark bite, but was able to fend off the shark, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.Tracey Taylor, Caitlyn's mother, told ABC News […]

todayApril 4, 2017 14

National

Walmart footage is best lead in Tennessee abduction case, expert says

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (COLUMBIA, Tenn.) -- It's been three weeks since 50-year-old Tad Cummins and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas disappeared on March 13, but investigators say they hope surveillance footage of the pair at Walmart will help crack the case.The only confirmed sighting of the pair has been at that Walmart in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, two days after they disappeared. The footage was released by authorities Friday.The TBI said […]

todayApril 4, 2017 48

National

Two survive after plane crashes at Olympic National Park

iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) -- Two people on board a plane that crashed into the side of a mountain at Olympic National Park in Washington state on Sunday evening have survived, federal officials told ABC News.National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Peter Knudson told ABC News the student and instructor on the single engine Cirrus SR-22 aircraft crashed around 3:48 p.m. local time. The NTSB is investigating the incident.The Washington State Department of Transportation […]

todayApril 4, 2017 240

National

Man killed after mobile home flips as storms batter the South

Stockbyte/Thinkstock(WHITMORE, S.C.) -- A sixth person has died after storms battered the South from Sunday into Monday.A man in his mid-60s was killed in his mobile home in Whitmire, South Carolina, Monday after the home was struck by a possible tornado and the home flipped several times, Union County Sheriff David Taylor confirmed to ABC News. The man has not been identified. The man was identified by the Union County […]

todayApril 4, 2017 33

National

Three dead after boiler explosion in St. Louis

St. Louis Fire Department(ST. LOUIS) -- Three people were killed and several others seriously injured after a boiler exploded at a building in St. Louis, Missouri, sending a piece of equipment flying into the air and through the roof of another building, fire officials said.The boiler explosion at the Loy-Lange Box Co. left one person dead in that building, authorities said at a news conference Monday morning.After the explosion, a […]

todayApril 4, 2017 356 1