By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BENSONHURST, Brooklyn (WABC) — An off-duty female NYPD officer is accused of shooting her ex-girlfriend and killing that woman’s new partner inside a Brooklyn home Wednesday, and the state Attorney General’s office is now investigating. It happened just after 5 p.m. at the ex-girlfriend’s home
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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have been through this scenario. After a sluggish start, they’re finally heading home with a chance for a fresh start. The Houston Texans see Sunday’s game the same way. While both teams are sitting at 1-4 and their playoff hopes seem to be
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story ULSTER COUNTY, New York (WABC) — A family dog is home safe after being rescued from a state park in Ulster County where it was trapped for five days. The 12-year-old dog, named Liza, was rescued Tuesday night from a rocky crevice inside Minnewaska State
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Gloria Estefan is getting candid in a whole new season of “Red Table Talk: The Estefans.” “I think it’s a great opportunity to show a multi-generational view of different topics that everyone is somehow affected by in our world,” The singer said in a recent interview with CNN. The latest episode,
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By SAM METZ AP / Report for America GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Republican Adam Laxalt hopes to win the race for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat by drawing stark contrast between his positions and the direction he says Democrats and their allies in Big Tech, Hollywood and the media are taking the country. He launched his
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Story by Reuters A mob lynched a military police officer after he killed a five-year-old girl when he fired on a car at a checkpoint in the capital of Cameroon’s English-speaking South West Region on Thursday, the defense ministry said. The girl’s death sparked protests in Buea, with demonstrators marching her body to the regional
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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Butterball issued a recall on more than 14,100 pounds of ground turkey products Wednesday after consumers told food safety regulators that they found pieces of blue plastic embedded in their raw ground turkey. The items being recalled are the company’s 2.5-pound “farm to family Butterball all natural Ground Turkey” trays
Continue ReadingBy Kate Larsen Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, California (KGO) — Richmond Police Chief Bisa French has been placed on paid administrative leave for allegedly making threats. There’s now an investigation involving her daughter, across three East Bay police departments. Chief French has overseen the officers of Contra Costa County’s second-biggest city
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According to a news release, officers went to a home in the 4800 block of Marble Cedars Drive around 11:30 a.m. for a well-being check. They found James Hundle, 52, dead with a gunshot wound
Continue ReadingBy Liz Kreutz Click here for updates on this story EL CERRITO, California (KGO) — An East Bay school district says they are investigating after a video going viral online shows high school football players participating in potentially dangerous and illegal drills during a practice. Two students who were there told ABC7 News the video
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Much has changed in the two years since the Cowboys and Patriots last met in their 2019 matchup of New England’s top-ranked defense and Dallas’ top-ranked offense. The Patriots held the Cowboys without a touchdown and slogged out a 13-9 win. Two years later, Tom
Continue Reading ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. judge has set a two-week deadline for a Libyan military commander to answer questions in a lawsuit accusing him of war crimes. Khalifa Hifter, commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army, is a defendant in multiple federal lawsuits in Virginia accusing him of killings and torture in that country’s
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Football Team plans to retire late safety Sean Taylor’s number before its upcoming game against Kansas City. The announcement came just three days before the retirement ceremony and with the organization in the midst of multiple off-field issues. Washington’s head athletic trainer is
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A bipartisan group of senators called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to appoint a new senior official to lead the State Department’s efforts to address ongoing anomalous health incidents, also known as “Havana Syndrome,” saying the incidents reflect “a significant, unmitigated threat to our national security.” The lawmakers — led
Continue Reading By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A prominent Bill Cosby accuser has filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Lili Bernard’s lawsuit comes just before the state’s two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires. Bernard tells The Associated Press she was
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Greece are expanding a defense cooperation deal that will grant American forces broader use of bases in that country. Thursday’s deal comes as Greece deals with tensions with its neighbor and fellow NATO member, Turkey. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the
Continue ReadingBy Keely Arthur Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WRAL) — Parents gathered on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus Thursday to show their support for students after a challenging week. One student died by suicide on Saturday morning, and a second student who attempted suicide on Sunday
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By EMILIO SANABRIA and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (AP) — The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the Brazil-Paraguay border is feeling the heat of Brazil’s worst drought in nine decades. According to Itaipu’s website, 2020  was the was one of the driest years in the plant’s history, with power output at its lowest
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — With three more home football games to go and Kinnick Stadium facing severe staffing shortages, the University of Iowa is looking for “game day volunteers” to work stadium gates, parking and other areas beginning Saturday. The Gazette reports that the university sent the plea in an email Wednesday to UI
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor of “Star Trek” fame, endured a 10-minute, rocket-powered ride to the edge of space, which put his body through crushing g-forces that his fellow passengers described as face-bending — only to step out of the vehicle and immediately begin waxing poetic about the experience and
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