Hijacked bus speeds through LA with driver held at gunpoint

(LOS ANGELES) -- A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus was allegedly hijacked with the driver being forced to drive at gunpoint before police were able to apprehend the suspect, according to ABC News’ Los Angeles station KABC-TV.The incident started shortly before 1 a.m....

Second-ever nitrogen gas execution in US set to take place in Alabama

(NEW YORK) -- Alabama is set to perform the second-ever nitrogen gas execution in the United States on Thursday.Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was sentenced to death for the 1999 murders of his then-coworkers Lee Holdbrooks and Christoper Scott Yancy, and his former supervisor Terry...

Third house collapses in four days on North Carolina coast

(NEW YORK) -- A third house has collapsed in four days on the North Carolina coast as officials closed off the beach due to dangerous debris on the shore and in the water, officials said.Cape Hatteras National Seashore law enforcement rangers responded to a...

Chemical leak from railcar leads to evacuations in Hamilton County, Ohio

(NEW YORK) -- A chemical leak from a railcar prompted officials to issue an evacuation order for residents in the Cleves and Whitewater Township areas in Hamilton County, Ohio, authorities said Tuesday.Hamilton County's Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency told anyone within half a...