ABC News The storm system that brought deadly tornadoes to the South is now moving east, bringing threats of rain and hail with it. A tornado watch remained in effect for millions of people in parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Florida panhandle on Sunday morning, according to the National […]
Edna Police Department A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of Texas high school cheerleader Lizbeth Medina, whose body was discovered in the bathtub of her home by her mother on Tuesday, according to authorities. The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Rafael Govea Romero, was arrested Saturday and was jailed […]
Jon Lovette/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill has voluntarily resigned, the institution said on Saturday, following backlash over her comments during a congressional hearing on how she said she would handle remarks in the university community calling for the “genocide of Jews.” “It has been […]
ABC News (MAUI) — For some Maui wildfire victims, the holiday season has been rough, with many residents still displaced from their homes. But the community has found a way to band together and deliver some kokua, the Hawaiian word for help, in various ways. They’re also receiving kokua from […]
Warren Faidley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A flood watch affecting more than 56 million Americans has been issued across 12 states, as a storm system is expected to bring severe weather to the East Coast on Sunday and Monday. The flood watch is in effect from the Mid-Atlantic to the […]
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — When gunfire erupted at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a woman hiding alone under an office desk called 911 in tears. “Someone’s shooting inside the office,” she said. “Please hurry.” The operator asked her how long ago she heard the shots, and she […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Four hours of tense testimony on Capitol Hill this week with presidents of the nation’s most elite colleges has kicked off a flood of anger from donors, alumni and politicians — but it’s also reignited simmering tensions for students. College campuses, often the heart of […]
Emily Elconin/Getty Images (PONTIAC, Mich.) — Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for killing four of his classmates and wounding others in the 2021 Michigan school shooting. Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty last year to 24 charges, including […]
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A group of high school students are being hailed as heroic Good Samaritans for their efforts to save a mother and her two young children. The mom and her children, ages 2 and 3, were walking to their car in a school parking lot […]
Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Six more schools are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for reports of discrimination on their campuses, according to the agency. Tulane University in Louisiana, Union College in New York, Cobb County School District in Georgia, University of Cincinnati in Ohio, Santa Monica […]
