Animal Rights Activist Charged in Hiring a Hitman to Kill Fur-Wearers
U.S. Department of Justice(CLEVELAND) — An animal activist planned to pay a hitman $730 to gun down a random person wearing fur outside of a Cleveland library. A criteria for any gunmen considering the offer was that they do not wear, “anything that l…
Indiana Republican Rips Girl Scouts
Giuliana Nakashima/The Washington Post/Getty Images(INDIANAPOLIS) — When most people think of the Girl Scouts — especially at this time of the year — they think of Thin Mints and Samoas, of campfires and green uniforms, but one Indiana Republican se…
George Huguely Trial Jury Deliberations: Will He Go Free?
Hemera/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — On Wednesday, jurors in former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V’s murder trial will begin deliberations to decide the 24-year-old’s fate — and two legal experts have told ABC News that …
Astronauts Wanted: Experiment in Hawaii to Test Mars Menus
NASA/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Researchers are looking for six able-bodied volunteers and two backups to be cooped up for 120 days and nights in a make-believe Mars base early in 2013.The experiment is called HI-SEAS — short for Hawaii Space Exp…
Three Advanced Skiers Killed in Avalanche
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Three advanced skiers died Sunday when an avalanche pushed them down the back side a mountain pass and ski area in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, while a fourth survived the slide by using an inflatable safety device…
50th Anniversary of John Glenn’s Earth Orbit
Chris Cohen/NASA(WASHINGTON) — For John Glenn, who 50 years ago became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth in his Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft, today is a bittersweet anniversary. Twelve astronauts have since walked on the moon. Robot space pro…
Whitney Houston to be Laid to Rest
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.) — *Update – Singer Whitney Houston was laid to rest on Sunday morning in a private burial service in Westfield N.J.’s Fairview Cemetery. People lined the streets along the route from the Whigham Funeral Home t…
Elizabeth Smart Marries in Hawaii
Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic(HONOLULU) — Elizabeth Smart, 24, tied the knot on Saturday with fiancé Matthew Gilmour, 22, in a small private ceremony in Hawaii.“She is positively radiant. And Matthew couldn’t be happier,” Smart&r…
Family and Friends Send Whitney Houston Home
Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.) — Two of the most important women in Whitney Houston’s life, her mother Cissy Houston and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, were joined by mourners at an invitation-only “home going” ceremony at the…
LIVE VIDEO: The Funeral of Whitney Houston
Kevin Mazur/AMA2009/WireImage(NEWARK, N.J.) — Whitney Houston will be remembered Saturday with a funeral at Newark, N.J.’s New Hope Baptist Church, a week after the 48-year-old pop music icon was found dead in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel ro…
Josh Powell Won’t Be Buried in Same Cemetery With Murdered Sons
KOMO/ABC News(SALT LAKE CITY) — Josh Powell will not be buried in the same cemetery as his two sons, an attorney for Josh’s in-laws announced Thursday. Steve Downing, who represents Chuck and Judy Cox, said that the Powell family reversed their earlie…
Josh Powell Won’t Be Buried in Same Cemetery With Murdered Sons
KOMO/ABC News(SALT LAKE CITY) — Josh Powell will not be buried in the same cemetery as his two sons, an attorney for Josh’s in-laws announced Thursday. Steve Downing, who represents Chuck and Judy Cox, said that the Powell family reversed their earlie…
Toddler Rescued from Claw Machine Game
ABC News(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — Two quarters in a claw machine may be enough for some lucky people to win a prize, but when it came to rescuing a 2-year-old girl who was trapped inside, firefighters took no chances and used a saw to cut into the lock of th…
Toddler Rescued from Claw Machine Game
ABC News(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — Two quarters in a claw machine may be enough for some lucky people to win a prize, but when it came to rescuing a 2-year-old girl who was trapped inside, firefighters took no chances and used a saw to cut into the lock of th…
Michelle Obama and Bo Obama Surprise Tourists at the White House
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — First lady Michelle Obama, with first dog Bo in tow, surprised tourists in the White House by showing up for an unannounced meet and greet in the Blue Room.Hundreds of unsuspecting visitors in the tour line got hugs and handshak…
Michelle Obama and Bo Obama Surprise Tourists at the White House
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — First lady Michelle Obama, with first dog Bo in tow, surprised tourists in the White House by showing up for an unannounced meet and greet in the Blue Room.Hundreds of unsuspecting visitors in the tour line got hugs and handshak…
Couple Arrested Over Valentine’s Day Role Play
Courtesy: Portland Police Bureau(PORTLAND, Ore.) — One couples’ bondage role play on Valentine’s Day ended in handcuffs.Portland, Ore. police received a call Tuesday afternoon that a naked woman was tied up in the back of a Subaru last see…
Las Vegas Opens New Mob Museum
Hemera/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — The opening of The Mob Museum of Las Vegas on Valentine’s Day is no coincidence: It’s the 83rd anniversary of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, when seven mobsters were gunned down in a Chicago alley. I…
Obama Offers Valentine’s Day Advice to Men
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Tuesday offered some unsolicited advice to “all the gentlemen out there” before launching into official remarks on the payroll tax-cut extension.“Today is Valentine’s Day….
Jerry Sandusky Allowed to See Grandkids, Judge Rules
Rob Carr/Getty Images(BELLAFONTE, Pa.) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will be allowed to see his grandchildren while he awaits his trial for 50 counts of child molestation in Centre County, Pa., a judge ruled Monday.
Judge…