George Huguely Trial: Jurors Read Last Letter He Sent to Yeardley Love
Hemera/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Jurors in the trial of accused murderer George Huguely V began the second week of his trial Monday by reading private correspondence between Huguely and his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love. The jurors were present…
Whitney Houston Dies: Stars Flood Twitter with Tributes
Kevin Mazur/AMA2009/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Soon after the death of Whitney Houston was confirmed Saturday, celebrities, fans and friends of the late singer flooded Twitter with tributes. At one point, every trending topic on Twitter was Wh…
Teenage Sweethearts to Reunite 70 Years Later
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Despite the passing of decades, the emergence of other loves and thousands of miles between them, Betty Hove, 85, and John Grosch, 87, never forgot each other.The teenage sweethearts, who lost track of ea…
9/11 Victim Identified More Than 10 Years After Attacks
ALEX FUCHS/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — More than ten years after 9/11, forensics teams at the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are still identifying human remains from the World Trade Center. Karol Ann Keasler is the latest vi…
Navy Announces USS Gabrielle Giffords
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The Navy’s newest ship will be the USS Gabrielle Giffords.Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the announcement Friday at a Pentagon ceremony, calling Giffords someone whose name is synonymous with courage.Former Rep. Gabby Giffo…
Josh Powell Told Sons He Had ‘Surprise’ For Them, Social Worker tells ABC News
KOMO/ABC News(TACOMA, Wash.) — Josh Powell told his sons he had a “big surprise” for them as they ran toward his home Sunday, just moments before he attacked them with a hatchet and then blew them up, social worker Elizabeth Griffin Hall told ABC News…
Josh Powell Told Sons He Had ‘Surprise’ For Them, Social Worker tells ABC News
KOMO/ABC News(TACOMA, Wash.) — Josh Powell told his sons he had a “big surprise” for them as they ran toward his home Sunday, just moments before he attacked them with a hatchet and then blew them up, social worker Elizabeth Griffin Hall told ABC News…
Facebook’s Graffiti Artist: Life Unchanged by $200 Million
Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — David Choe, the 35-year-old muralist who is expected to be worth an estimated $200 million after the Facebook IPO, is bothered by the hype surrounding his newfound money. “You can’t buy your priva…
Facebook’s Graffiti Artist: Life Unchanged by $200 Million
Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — David Choe, the 35-year-old muralist who is expected to be worth an estimated $200 million after the Facebook IPO, is bothered by the hype surrounding his newfound money. “You can’t buy your priva…
Josh Powell Was Victim, His Sister Claims
KOMO/ABC News(GRAHAM, Wash.) — Josh Powell’s sister had once suspected him of murdering his missing wife, but now — despite killing his two sons in a fiery explosion — she believes he had nothing to do with Susan Cox’s disappearance. Alina Powell co…
Los Angeles School Sex Abuse Scandal Implicates Fourth Staffer
Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A fourth staffer at a Los Angeles elementary school is under investigation for inappropriate conduct with a student after the boy’s mother went public with a classroom aide’s love letters to her fourth gr…
Jury Selection Complete in UVA Lacrosse Murder Trial
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A jury of seven men and seven women was selected Wednesday for the murder trial of former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely, accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and classmate Yeardley…
Top Susan G. Komen Official Resigns after Planned Parenthood Flop
Bill Clark/Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — A top official at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation resigned Tuesday following the charity’s decision to reverse its policy barring funding for Planned Parenthood.Karen Handel, a former R…
Josh Powell Was Calm, Relaxed, Optimistic Before Firebombing
File photo. Comstock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — A week before he killed himself and his two children in a fiery explosion, Josh Powell told ABC News he was optimistic about the future and was looking forward to a day when he would regain custody of his bo…
Fallen Seattle Marine Leaves Behind Inspirational Letter
Creatas/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — The family of a 23-year-old Marine killed in Afghanistan late last month has discovered an inspirational letter the young Seattle-area man left behind in case he perished in the line of duty.Sgt. William C. Stacey died Ja…
Man Adopts Girlfriend as His Daughter Amid Civil Suit Over DUI Death
Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A wealthy Florida polo club founder has adopted his longtime adult girlfriend in what attorneys believe may be a legal maneuver to protect his financial assets – which he estimates as “several…
Lauren Scruggs Receives Prosthetic Eye, Fights ‘Emotional Pain’
ABC News(DALLAS) — Two months after she walked into a moving airplane propeller, Lauren Scruggs received a prosthetic eye, a major step for the injured fashion editor who is trying to rebuild her life post-accident.The 23-year-old, whose hand was slic…
Arizona Fire Deaths Ruled Arson-Homicide
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — The death of a married couple in their torched home in an upscale Arizona community is being investigated as an arson-homicide after the bodies were found tied to a bedpost in the house’s master bedroo…
Suspended Locks of Love Teen Can Return, School Says
WJRT-TV(DETROIT) — The Michigan school that suspended a 17-year-old cancer survivor trying to grow his hair long for Locks of Love brushed off the controversy Wednesday and said J.T. Gaskins can come back to school. The Madison Academy said it will pu…
Adam Baker Deported with Daughter Zahra’s Remains
iStockphoto/THinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Adam Baker, the father of slain North Carolina 10-year-old Zahra Baker, has been deported to Australia, and has taken the girl’s remains with him, Baker’s attorneys said Monday.Zahra Baker was kill…