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(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly flying to Florida and attacking a fellow gamer with a hammer over an online dispute, authorities said. The two had never met in-person before the suspect showed up at the victim’s home in Fernandina Beach over the weekend “apparently to confront […]

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (OAHU, Hawaii) — A 14-year-old boy is recovering after a shark bit him on the leg at a North Carolina beach, authorities said. The attack unfolded around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, North Topsail Beach Police Chief William Younginer said. Beachgoers sprung into action, getting the boy out of the water and applying towels […]

(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) — A search continued Monday for a 50-year-old woman a day after she went missing while hiking in a wilderness area in San Diego, according to police. The hiker, identified by police as Diem Le Nguyen, vanished Sunday morning after she became separated from her hiking group of about 100 people while […]

(NEW YORK) — Flooding in northwest Iowa, caused by heavy rainfall, has impacted 1,900 properties, leaving hundreds destroyed, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds told reporters Sunday. During a media briefing, Reynolds said there had been 250 water rescues on Saturday, and over 1,000 residents had to be sheltered overnight. Beginning on Friday, some areas were hit […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The driver of a vehicle authorities say was involved in an overnight shooting in Columbus, Ohio, that left 10 people injured has turned himself in, police said late Sunday night. “Shortly before 6:30pm this evening, an adult male turned himself in at Columbus Police headquarters and identified himself as […]

(NEW YORK) — When Jorge Leon invented at the age of 22 a small device that turns Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons, he said he intended it to be used for the good of society, to help the military and police in his native country of Venezuela. But 26 years after being granted a […]

(NEW YORK) — More research is emerging to show how much more severe wildfires have become in recent decades. The frequency and magnitude of extreme wildfires — the ones that cause the most damage to ecosystems, society and the climate — appear to have doubled over the past 20 years, according to a study published […]

(NEW YORK) — In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, litigation has been critical in restoring access to abortion care — but it has not been a successful path in all states. At least 14 states have ceased nearly all abortion services and seven other states have restrictions in […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — As Ryan Watson, an American tourist who had been charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos in April, boarded a plane after his release, he had only one thought on his mind. “To know that I was on a plane headed home, that’s a prayer answered,” Watson said in […]

(NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal classified documents case will hear arguments Monday afternoon to consider imposing a limited gag order that would prohibit the former president from making statements that pose a “significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger” to law enforcement agents. The request for a gag order by special counsel Jack […]