Month: September 2019

The 18-year-old accused of stabbing a high school student to death in a fight that was recorded on bystanders’ phones pleaded not guilty Thursday, and his attorney said there is more to the story than what’s depicted in the videos. Tyler Flach is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Khaseen Morris, killed

A former American Airlines mechanic accused of trying to sabotage a commercial airliner entered a plea of not guilty on Friday. During an arraignment hearing, Ahmed Alani, 60, was led into a Miami federal court wearing shackles on both his arms and legs. Alani’s wife was also present at the hearing. A grand jury indicted

Billionaire Robert Smith has made good on his promise to pay off the student loan debt of the entire 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College by donating $34 million to the historically black men’s school in Atlanta. In May, Smith stunned students, their parents and school officials when he announced his offer during commencement. His

Want to be the next big success story? Start by celebrating World Gratitude Day this Saturday. Continue by celebrating the next day. And the next day. And the next day. Studies show that committing to a daily ritual of gratitude expression can lead to greater success in many aspects of your life. When you express

A New Jersey man served as a US-based operative for Hezbollah’s terrorism-planning wing for years, scouting landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building for possible attacks, a federal grand jury has alleged. Alexei Saab, a 42-year-old Lebanon native and naturalized US citizen, was charged in an indictment Thursday with nine offenses,

Two Muslim men say their American Airlines flight was canceled after security concerns were raised by on-board crew members. They claim the FBI said the concerns were voiced after one of them was heard flushing twice inside the plane’s bathroom. The aircraft was operated by Mesa Airlines. “It was the most horrible, humiliating day of

A quick glance at the video makes it appear like a simple warm gesture from a motorcycle group, but the little girl selling lemonade is the daughter of a woman who helped save the lives of some of the members last year. In September 2018, Daryn Sturch and her daughter Bryanne, were driving when they

In person, she is tiny. Eyes wide and head down, her discomfort with crowds and small talk make it easy to understand why Greta Thunberg says she was “an invisible girl” for most of her 16 years. But when Thunberg went to Washington — into the lights, cameras and lack-of-action that makes up the modern

One officer’s cake baking hobby ended up bringing police departments in Georgia together to throw a surprise party for a boy with cerebral palsy. Tye Clinner was diagnosed with the condition when he was born, and is unable to walk or sit up on his own. In December, he was awarded a trip to Disney

Hundreds of cars were left on Houston freeways Thursday as flooding made the highways and many other roads impassable. As officials watched waters recede late Thursday, tow truck drivers removed 200 of the vehicles that were in the roadways and waited to remove hundreds more, Police Chief Art Acevedo said. Many of the bayous or

Democratic donor Ed Buck now faces a federal charge of giving methamphetamine to a 26-year-old man who died of an overdose, a federal prosecutor said Thursday. Buck, 65, is charged with one count of distribution of methamphetamine resulting in death, a criminal complaint said. He gave Gemmel Moore the dose of methamphetamine that led to

Caleb Bennett has always felt at home on boats. The 14-year-old from Manatee County, Florida, grew up on the water, taking fishing trips with his family. He was on a boat when the anchor got lodged in his skull. The teen survived a major brain injury after an anchor on a boat struck him in

United States Air Force veteran Lyndon Badgett had no surviving friends or family members when he died. But his funeral was far from quiet. Gateway Funeral Home & Cremation Center posted on Facebook this week about an unsuccessful search for relatives of the veteran. “Funeral Directors witness many sad occasions as they serve families in

The judge overseeing the bankruptcy case for opioid-maker Purdue Pharma issued an interim order late Wednesday allowing the company and its subsidiaries to continue paying its employees, former employees and retirees. The company estimates it will pay about $26 million in wages and benefits, including bonuses. The pharmaceutical giant and maker of the painkiller Oxycontin

Queen, a 3-year-old terrier mix, has been sitting at the Great Plains SPCA shelter in Kansas for more than a year. But she’s not sitting alone anymore. Scott Poore moved into the dog’s enclosed space in the Merriam shelter on a baby-sized twin mattress — and he’ll stay there until his friend finds a forever

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Two men armed with an AK-style rifle are on the run after opening fire in the courtyard of an apartment complex in Washington DC, leaving one dead and five injured, police said. Metropolitan Police are investigating the multiple shooting that happened on the 1300 block of Columbia Road about 10 p.m. Thursday. Investigators believe the

People of various races and religions along with immigrant advocates took to the streets for what they call an action against white supremacy. The protestors marched though several city blocks in downtown El Paso on Wednesday evening. Escorted by police, close to 400 people — some from as far away as Colorado — gathered and

Sunland Park Fire Chief Andres Burciaga Jr. was indicted for allegedly embezzling more than $500 by a grand jury in Las Cruces on Thursday. It is a 4th degree felony offense. According to court documents (which you can view at the bottom of this article), Burciaga is accused of driving his work vehicle for personal

Police say it started with a honked horn at a stoplight and ended with gunshots being fired, and now officials tell ABC-7 the man behind bars as a result of that ” road rage ” incident is ironically a jail detention officer. Gabriel Correa, 46, is being held on a charge of aggravated assault with

Hours before a 3-year-old boy was found sleeping alone on a porch, police say the rental car that his parents were driving was burned and human remains were found inside. Police in Buffalo, New York have been searching for the boy’s parents since he was found Monday morning. The boy was wrapped up in a