(NEW YORK) -- Several people were taken to the hospital after an escalator caught fire at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told ABC News.The small fire in Concourse C sent smoke billowing through…
(LOS ANGELES) -- Agricultural officials in Southern California are battling an active infestation of red imported fire ants that are "highly aggressive in nature," and pose a risk to California's agricultural economy.The infestation occurred at a private property in Montecito, in Santa Barbara County, according to a recent press release…
(HOUSTON) -- A suspect has been identified after an abandoned newborn was found crying by a dumpster in Houston, police said Wednesday.A person called 911 early Sunday afternoon reporting that they had heard a baby crying near a dumpster at an apartment complex, according to Houston Police Department spokesperson Jodi…
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The former sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home while responding to her call for help has held six different police jobs since 2020, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board confirmed to ABC News.Body camera footage released Monday shows former deputy…
(WASHINGTON) -- A week before Thomas Mathew Crooks opened fire on former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, he became "very focused" on Trump and the rally, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.Crooks also searched for information on the assassination of President John F.…
(NEW YORK) -- A 28-year-old high school coach was “randomly shot and killed” standing on a rooftop bar while she was in town for a conference, police said.Ayden Burt, a 28-year-old high school coach from Jasper Independent School District in Texas, was visiting San Antonio for the Texas High School…
(ST. LOUIS) -- A judge in St. Louis issued a written order Monday vacating the murder conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has served 33 years in a Missouri prison for a murder he has maintained he did not commit.The order follows a hearing two months ago during which Circuit Court…
(NEW YORK) -- A geyser explosion in Yellowstone National Park sent dozens of visitors running Tuesday morning, officials said.Videos taken of the event show the dramatic moment, with water and debris raining down over the park's Biscuit Basin thermal area, about two miles from Old Faithful.The geothermal explosion damaged the…
(NEW YORK) -- Officials in Southern California said they are searching for suspects in a fire sparked by illegal fireworks that has caused more than $10 million in damages.The Hawarden Fire in Riverside County ignited Sunday afternoon and within three hours had burned more than 500 acres, according to Riverside…
(PHILADELPHIA) -- A 28-year-old man who was wounded in a mass shooting that broke out at a West Philadelphia party early Sunday in which nine people were shot, three fatally, has been arrested and accused of being one of the gunmen involved in the violence, authorities said Tuesday.The suspect, whose…
