NYC Woman Banked Off of Sandy Hook Shootings: Prosecutors
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Where most saw tragedy, Nouel Alba allegedly saw opportunity.After 26 people were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, prosecutors say the Bronx, N.Y., woman posted on Facebook that she is the aunt of a dead 6-year-old…
NTSB Wants to Toughen Alcohol Limits for Drivers
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A leading government safety entity is calling on the U.S. to lower the allowable blood alcohol level for drivers by 35 percent.The staff of the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday morning recommended th…
Cleveland Kidnap Victim Told Cop ‘You Saved Us’
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) — “Two- Adam- 23,” croaked the police radio, the officer’s voice brimming with emotion. “We found them! We found them!” Officer Anthony Espada , the first Cleveland Police officer to arrive at 2207 Seymour Ave., t…
Thousands of Bees Found in Utah Couple’s Bedroom Wall
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(PROVO, Utah) — The beehive featured prominently on the state flag of Utah does not hold a candle to the one found inside the bedroom wall of a family that calls the state home.Tyler Judd of Provo, Utah, called a beekeeper last w…
Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Recognized at Memorial
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — More than 300 law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty were honored on Monday at a naming ceremony in the nation’s capital. In an annual tradition, the names of the fallen were add…
NOLA Cops Name Suspect in Mother’s Day Parade Shooting
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW ORLEANS) — New Orleans police Monday night said they had identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the weekend shooting that wounded 19 people, including two children, during one of the city’s iconic second-line parades.The id…
Long Lost Sisters Reunite at High School Track Meet
Courtesy Jordan Dickerson(WASHINGTON) — Long lost sisters Jordan Dickerson and Robin Jeter had lived in the same city for 17 years, but they never crossed paths until their high schools faced off at a Washington, D.C., track meet.The two teens began t…
Saudi Stopped at Detroit Airport with Pressure Cooker
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(DETROIT) — A Saudi national trying to bring a pressure cooker through Detroit Metropolitan Airport was charged Monday with altering his passport and lying about why he had the device.Authorities say that Hussain Al …
US Sergeant Found Guilty of Murdering Fellow Americans
Hemera/Thinkstock(JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.) — Army Sgt. John Russell was found guilty Monday of premeditated murder in the shooting deaths of four soldiers and a Navy officer while they were stationed in Iraq in 2009.Col. David Conn, the milita…
Marine Captain to Face Court-Martial Over Urination Video
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Marine captain in charge of the men who were allegedly caught on camera urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters will face his own court-martial, the Marine Corps announced Monday.Capt. James C…
High School Senior Accepted to UCLA After Twitter Campaign
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(BROOKLINE, Mass.) — Some may say it’s a sign of the times. When Bernie Zak, a senior from Brookline High School in Brookline, Mass., found out he had been wait-listed at the college of his dreams, he wasn’t abou…
NOLA Cops Seek Witnesses, Photos, Videos in Mother’s Day Shooting
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW ORLEANS) — New Orleans police chief Monday urged anyone with information about the weekend shooting that wounded 19 people, including two children, to come forward and “stand with the children.”Silence, Police Chief Ronal Serpas …
Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Henera/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was found guilty Monday of first degree murder in three of four infant deaths. Gosnell was also convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a female patient who wa…
Leila Fowler’s Neighborhood ‘Somber’ Following Brother’s Arrest
ABC News | Calaveras Unified School District(VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif.) — Neighbors of 8-year-old Leila Fowler said they feared all along that her brother—not a mystery man the boy named—might be responsible for the girl’s stabbing death. Com…
O.J. Simpson Returns to Court, Hopes Judge Grants Retrial
Julie Jacobson – Pool/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Wearing a blue prison jumpsuit, O.J. Simpson arrived at a Las Vegas courthouse Monday looking heavier and grayer than the sports hero who once dominated the football field and became an avid golfer in hi…
Ariel Castro Beat Wife, Threatened Neighbors: Police Records
Cuyahoga County Jail(CLEVELAND) — Cleveland cops were summoned six times to handle accusations that accused kidnapper Ariel Castro had assaulted or menaced people, including three alleged beatings of his wife, but he was only convicted once and was ne…
Accused Aurora Shooter James Holmes Asks to Plead Insanity
RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images(CENTENNIAL, Colo.) — Attorneys for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes say mental health experts have now examined and diagnosed their client, prompting them to ask a judge to change Holmes’ plea to not guil…
California Neighborhood Sinking into Ground for Unknown Reason
ABC News(LAKEPORT, Calif.) — A small neighborhood in Northern California is slowly being swallowed up by the earth, forcing families to evacuate as officials race against the clock to find the cause before more homes are destroyed.Eight homes have alr…
Ariel Castro’s Brother: ‘If I Knew, I Would Have Reported It’
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) — The two brothers of accused kidnapper Ariel Castro, who allegedly held three women captive for 10 years, said if they knew what was happening behind their brother’s closed doors, they would have reported it to p…
Eight-Foot Gator Surprises Family on Mother’s Day
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Normally on Mother’s Day, you’d expect flowers to show up on your doorstep, not an 8-foot alligator. But that’s exactly what happened to Alfonso Castaneda’s family from Parkland, F…