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One dead as landslide sweeps across roads, into homes in Alaska, officials say
(KETCHIKAN, Alaska) -- A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, has killed at least one person and has blocked roads and damaged houses, officials said.Three people were injured and taken to the hospital, according to Kacie Paxton, a public information officer for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. One of those people was later…
Body found of woman washed away in Grand Canyon floodwaters
(FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) -- The body of a 33-year-old woman who was swept away in flash flooding at the Grand Canyon has been discovered, according to the National Park Service.Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Arizona, had been missing since Thursday afternoon when heavy rain triggered a flash flood that washed her into…
Child, 4, stabbed multiple times in New Jersey home, suspect at large: Police
(PATERSON, N.J.) -- As the search continued Sunday for a relative accused of stabbing a 4-year-old girl multiple times at the child's New Jersey home, the father of the young victim said she's fighting for her life and the attack left him "dumbfounded."The child remains in stable condition at Saint…
Child, 4, stabbed multiple times in New Jersey home, suspect at large: Police
(PATERSON, N.J.) -- As the search continued Sunday for a relative accused of stabbing a 4-year-old girl multiple times at the child's New Jersey home, the father of the young victim said she's fighting for her life and the attack left him "dumbfounded."The child remains in stable condition at Saint…
Hurricane Hone moves south of Hawaii’s Big Island as Category 1 storm
Hurricane Hone was moving late Saturday south of the Big Island of Hawaii as a weak Category 1 storm, with winds of 75 mph.The storm was expected to remain at about the same status, walking the tight line between tropical storm and hurricane on Sunday and into Monday. Hurricanes have…
Hawaii on alert for Tropical Storm Hone, extreme heat travels across country
(NEW YORK) -- Hawaii is on alert for Tropical Storm Hone while extreme heat is expected to expand from the South to the Midwest, leaving 25 million Americans under heat alerts this weekend.A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Hone passes…
Anthony Fauci recovering after hospitalization for West Nile virus
(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was hospitalized with a case of West Nile virus and is now recovering at home, a spokesperson said.Fauci is expected to make a full recovery, the spokesperson told ABC News in a…
NASA says Boeing’s Starliner astronauts will return to Earth on different spacecraft in February
(NEW YORK) -- The two astronauts who went up to the International Space Station (ISS) on Boeing's Starliner will have to come home on a different spacecraft, NASA officials announced Saturday.Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, who performed the first crewed test flight of Starliner, will return in…
At least five Secret Service officials involved in planning Trump’s Butler rally put on administrative leave
(BUTLER, Penn.) -- At least five U.S. Secret Service officials involved in the planning of Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, where a gunman attempted to kill the former president, have been placed on administrative leave, according to two sources familiar with the situation.The officials are still…
Two bodies found in Missouri home leveled by explosion
(EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo.) -- Two bodies were found in the rubble of a Missouri home that was completely leveled in an explosion early Friday morning. The bodies are believed to be the residents of the home.The explosion was so powerful it blew open doors in neighboring houses and could be…