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Hurricane Milton: Evacuation orders grow as storm reaches Category 5

Monday, October 7 by ABC News

(TALLAHASSEE, FL) -- Florida officials are urging residents to evacuate now as Hurricane Milton intensifies and sets its sights on the state's west coast.Hours before the storm strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents to take evacuation...

Investigation into roadside zoos finds risks to guests and animals at some facilities

Monday, October 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Meeting an exotic animal at a public attraction can fill us with wonder, but critics say that this can also be dangerous. Dana Garber said she had just such an encounter at the Endangered Ark Foundation in Hugo, Oklahoma, in 2021.She...

NYC deputy mayor for public safety resigns, latest in Adams admin to leave

Monday, October 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City's deputy mayor for public safety, Phil Banks III, resigned Monday in the latest fallout from the corruption scandal engulfing the administration of Mayor Eric Adams."We spoke yesterday and we spoke again this morning and he stated he wants...

Hurricane Milton tracker and forecast: Record-breaking storm surge expected

Monday, October 7 by ABC News

(TALLAHASSEE, FL) -- Hurricane Milton strengthened to a Category 4 storm Monday morning as it takes aim at Florida's west coast.Landfall is expected as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the...

Boys, 12 and 13, arrested in street attack on former NY Gov. David Paterson and stepson

Sunday, October 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two boys, ages 12 and 13, have been arrested and charged in a street attack last week on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson that unfolded on Manhattan's Upper East Side, according to officials.The two children, whose...

How Michael Oher’s feel-good story turned into ‘Blind Side’ battle

Saturday, October 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It was a story tailor-made for Hollywood: A wealthy white family takes in a Black teenager, guiding his football career from a high school standout to Ole Miss to the NFL. However, years later now Michael Oher claims he was blindsided...

Former New York Gov. David Paterson, stepson assaulted on Manhattan street

Saturday, October 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City police are searching for five suspects wanted in a "gang assault" on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson on Manhattan's Upper East Side, according to officials.The attack, which unfolded around 8:35 p.m. Friday by...

Police seeking mother of 2-year-old girl who died from suspected fentanyl exposure

Saturday, October 5 by ABC News

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Police in Portland, Oregon, said they're seeking the mother of a 2-year-old girl who died from a suspected fentanyl exposure last month, and who is also wanted for "several violent crimes."Police said they have been unable to locate Mary Jacobo, 26,...

Supreme Courts new term takes on ghost guns, porn access and trans care bans

Friday, October 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, at once a major flashpoint in the 2024 campaign and potential presidential election referee, gavels open a new term on Monday with the nation deeply divided over its recent rulings and skeptical of the justices' ethics and impartiality.The...

Former LAPD detective who murdered her ex-lovers wife, hid crime for decades remains behind bars

Friday, October 4 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- The former Los Angeles police detective convicted in 2012 of killing her ex-lover's wife was denied parole on Wednesday in the 1986 murder and will continue to serve her 27 years-to-life sentence.Stephanie Lazarus was convicted of murdering Sherri Rasmussen, a 29-year-old...

Helene live updates: Helene becomes deadliest mainland hurricane since Katrina

Thursday, October 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents and destroying homes in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.Nearly 200 people have been killed. Helene, which made landfall in...

Man allegedly punches pregnant woman, bites medics hand in violent Dunkin Donuts drive-thru carjacking

Thursday, October 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A man has been arrested after allegedly punching a pregnant woman and biting a medic’s hand in a violent carjacking attempt at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Connecticut, police said.The incident happened on Tuesday when the 28-year-old suspect, later named as...

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