Oklahoma Town Devastated by Tornado Razed Before in 1999
Brett Deering/Getty Images(MOORE, Okla.) — For the residents of Moore, Okla., the damage wrought by Monday’s E-F5 tornado was all too familiar.A storm, following a nearly identical path, struck the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on May 3, 1999, resulti…
Army General Suspended of Command for Adultery Investigation
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Army has suspended the one-star commanding general at Fort Jackson, S.C., for alleged misconduct involving adultery and an unspecified physical altercation.An Army official tells ABC News that t…
Jodi Arias Jury Begins Death Penalty Deliberations
ABC News(PHOENIX) — “Two wrongs do not make a right,” Jodi Arias’ defense attorney said Tuesday as she asked the jury to spare Arias the death penalty for killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander.”While what she did was absolutely horrible, you have…
Police: Susan Powell’s Husband, Brother-in-Law ‘Directly Involved in Her Disappearance’
Lui Kit Wong-Pool/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) — Questions still surround the 2009 disappearance of Utah mother Susan Powell ever since the suicides of her husband, Josh Powell, and brother-in-law, Michael Powell, who authorities believe were “directl…
Jodi Arias to Donate Hair, Recycle If Allowed to Live
ABC News(PHOENIX) — In her final words to jurors Tuesday before they decide her punishment for murder, Jodi Arias clicked through a photo slideshow, quoted Dickens and used props as she begged them to spare her life for her family’s sake. Arias, 32, w…
Oklahoma Tornado Deaths Revised Down to 24, Including 9 Children
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOORE, Okla.) — First responders are in a race against time in the search for any survivors of a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., while the medical examiner’s office has revised the death toll from 51 to 24,…
Limited Train Service Resumes After Connecticut Derailment
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Limited rail service resumes Tuesday afternoon between New York and Bridgeport, Conn., after two trains derailed last week.Limited Amtrak and Metro-North commuter rail service resumes between New York and New Haven a…
Man Arrested with Loaded Gun at JFK Airport
TSA(NEW YORK) — A New York man was arrested Tuesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his luggage.It’s the second time in four days a passenger at JFK has been spotted with a loaded gun in his carry-on.The passen…
NYPD Detective Arrested in Alleged Hacking-for-Hire Scheme
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A veteran New York City detective was arrested Tuesday for alleged computer hacking.Detective Edwin Vargas, who has been with the New York Police Department for 20 years, is alleged to have improperly used a federal …
Oklahoma Hero Teacher Covered Students with Her Body
ABC News/Stockphoto/Thinkstock(MOORE, Okla.) — The students at Briarwood Elementary School in Moore, Okla., were just preparing to go home for the day Monday when the tornado that killed at least 24 people in their town made what authorities call a &l…
‘Very Graphic’ Devastation at Oklahoma Elementary School
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOORE, Okla.) — At least seven children killed in the devastating tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., were from Plaza Towers Elementary School, officials said.The school was destroyed by Monday’s tornado, which tore a 12-mil…
Florida Man Bags Record Python
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — After a fierce battle near the Everglades, a Florida man bagged a record 18-foot, 8-inch python, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC).Jason Leon, an amateur python collector, said h…
Former Philadelphia Cop Faces Rape Charge, $60M Bail
Hemera/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and invited by the vice president to attend a presidential address to Congress now faces 16 charges, including rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse an…
Children Among at Least 24 Dead, ‘Horrific’ Damage in Okla. Tornado
Oklahoma County Sheriff(OKLAHOMA CITY) — At least 7 of the 24 people killed by a devastating monster tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., were children, the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner said Tuesday morning, as searchers continued to pick thro…
Oklahoma Tornado: At Least 51 Dead, ‘Horrific’ Damage
Brett Deering/Getty Images(OKLAHOMA CITY) — A mammoth tornado carved a trail of destruction through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, killing at least 51 people and ripping apart two elementary schools today, local authorities said.David Barnes, th…
WATCH: Devastation Following Massive Tornado in Oklahoma
File photo. Hemera/Thinkstock(OKLAHOMA CITY) — A large tornado touched down Monday south of Oklahoma City, causing widespread damage.Here is live video, courtesy of ABC News:
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Three Men Arrested, Charged in California Fake Bomb Bank Heist
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Three men have been arrested and charged in a Los Angeles bank robbery in which the men allegedly strapped what they said were explosives to a bank manager’s stomach and ordered her to rob her own bank.One of the …
Smithsonian Conservatory Rescuing Exotic Animals from Extinction
File photo. Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — When you see African cheetahs, Chinese red pandas, Micronesian kingfishers and hooded cranes, you might think you’re in the wilds of Africa or Asia.But in rural northern Virginia, little more than an …
Boeing 787 Returns to US Skies
Duncan Chard/Bloomberg via Getty Images(CHICAGO) — United Airlines flight #1 from Houston to Chicago arrived in the Windy City on Monday with a new battery and an effort by Boeing to repair its image.The Dreamliner became a nightmare 114 days ago, whe…
Investigators Question Terror Suspects’ Attraction to Boston Suburb
Darren McCollester/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Among the many unanswered questions about the two Tsarnaev brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombing is why, days after the attack, they were heading to the suburb of Watertown and its manicured lawns an…