Month: October 2019

Good morning and welcome to a new workweek. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. US and Turkey In a stunning change in US foreign policy, the White

An 18-year-old died trying to save his family from a car submerged in water after it plunged off a gravel road and into a canal in Delaware Sunday morning. The teen was driving his two younger brothers, his girlfriend, and a cousin to a youth football game around 9:41 a.m. ET on Sunday when their

Mark Zaid, the attorney representing the whistleblower who sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and triggered an impeachment inquiry, tells ABC News that he is now representing a second whistleblower who has spoken with the inspector general. Zaid tells ABC News that the second person — also described as an intelligence

The US Coast Guard suspended a search Sunday for a man and three children who went missing after their 14-foot boat capsized off the coast of Kennebunkport, Maine. In a mayday call released by the US Coast Guard Northeast Division, the man said the boat flipped over and he and the children were in the

Delta Airlines says a woman was able to board one of its planes at a Florida airport without a ticket and was removed, delaying the flight. The airline apologized in a statement Sunday for the three-hour delay on its Orlando-Atlanta flight. The woman was taken off the plane, and officials screened all passengers again. Delta

Green Bay running back Aaron Jones had a career day at the Dallas Cowboys. Jones had four touchdowns rushing, two more than his career high, to help the Packers to a 34-24 victory Sunday afternoon. The third-year back had a career-high 182 scrimmage yards — 107 rushing and 75 receiving — and opened the scoring

In a statement, the legal aid attorney for El Paso city councilman Sam Morgan said Sunday that his client is “fully cooperating with law enforcement” after being arrested this past week for allegedly assaulting his wife. The lawyer’s statement marks the first public comment on Morgan’s behalf since his arrest on Friday. “Dr. Morgan wishes

A helmet-to-helmet collision left Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph unresponsive and later diagnosed with a concussion Sunday. As Rudolph let off a pass down field against the Baltimore Ravens, a defender’s helmet smacked right into his. The quarterback’s head then slammed on the ground and he laid unresponsive before getting up, telling teammates he was

It’s every football player’s dream to score the game-winning touchdown. Duke Williams did it in his first NFL game. The Buffalo Bills wide receiver scored the game-winning touchdown against the Tennessee Titans just days after being promoted from the practice squad. Williams was promoted Friday and on Sunday, he caught the seven-yard pass. The Bills

As a running back for the Oregon Ducks, Cyrus Habibi-Likio isn’t usually tackling but on Saturday he made a key take down — though not of an opposing player. Habibi-Likio tackled a rowdy fan who invaded the field during the Ducks’ game against the California Golden Bears at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. During a

A 12-year-old boy is in stable condition after he was shot while riding in his family’s truck early Sunday morning in Houston, Texas, police said. The family was driving on the Gulf Freeway feeder road at 1 a.m. Sunday when a red sedan pulled alongside the truck and fired several shots, hitting the boy in

Joshua Brown lived in constant fear that he could be the next victim of gun violence. When he testified in the murder trial of former Dallas officer Amber Guyger, who shot and killed his neighbor Botham Jean, the former aspiring football player broke down in tears. “He said it could have been him,” said Lee

Walt Disney World lost a bit of its magic for visitors who spent Saturday night stranded on the theme park’s new Skyliner gondola. One of the the Skyliner’s three routes “experienced an unexpected downtime,” Disney said in a statement, according to CNN affiliate WKMG. The gondolas carry visitors between hotels and the theme parks. Passengers

Pigs aren’t heralded for their intelligence, but swine are smarter than they seem. They’re test subjects in studies that lead to life-saving discoveries. They’re reliable and beloved therapy animals. Thirty to 50 of them took Twitter by storm earlier this year in an early bid for the year’s best meme. Now, add handiwork to the

Four people were shot and injured while attending “a large planned event with several hundred people in an open field,” in St. Louis late Saturday night, police said. Around 11:43 p.m., officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for service involving shots fired, according to a news release from the St. Louis