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ABC News3rd Olympic athlete kicked out for alleged doping violations
A Slovenian hockey player has been expelled from the Olympic Games after allegedly testing positive for a banned substance, the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said today. Jeglic is the third athlete in the Winter Games who has been accused of doping. Russian Aleksandr Krushelnitckii
ABC NewsNew Jersey official resigns after uproar over 'racist' Facebook post
Mendham Township clerk Mary Beth Zichelli confirmed to ABC News that Blood stepped down Monday but did not go into the details of what prompted his resignation, saying that it had been widely covered in local papers. Blood reportedly copied the post from something that was sent to him by a Facebook
ABC News'My gas pedal is stuck' BMW driver tells 911 as he barrels down interstate at nearly 100 mph
A runaway BMW SUV tore down a Florida interstate for nearly 40 miles Monday, but the motorist managed to keep his cool while authorities made several attempts to stop him, telling a 911 dispatcher calmly "my gas pedal is stuck," according to the Florida Highway Patrol and dramatic recordings
ABC NewsNelson Mandela's party orders South Africa's president to resign
The African National Congress, the party of the late Nelson Mandela and the ruling party in South Africa, has ordered the country's president, Jacob Zuma, to hand in his resignation, though giving him no deadline to do so. The party’s secretary general, Ace Magashule, made the announcement at a
ABC NewsWoman who kidnapped baby and raised girl as her own for 18 years pleads guilty
Nearly two decades after she walked into a Florida hospital posing as a nurse and walked out with a newborn, Gloria Williams stood in a courtroom today and admitted she acted alone in the 1998 abduction of the baby she raised as her own in South Carolina. Williams entered guilty pleas to charges of
ABC NewsUS commandos searching Syria for executed hostages' remains: Officials
American special operations forces and FBI agents on the ground in Syria are actively searching sites where they believe Western hostages, including Americans executed by ISIS, may have been buried, counterterrorism officials told ABC News. Three officials briefed on the ground searches by U.S. commandos
ABC NewsDeath toll rises to 9 in earthquake that toppled buildings in Taiwan
As the run rose over Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien Thursday, at least 62 people were still missing or unaccounted for after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the region late Tuesday night, toppling buildings and killing nine people. Another 260 people have been injured and about 31,000 households
ABC NewsCharges filed against undocumented immigrant for drunk driving death of Colts linebacker
Charges have been filed against undocumented immigrant who allegedly drove drunk and killed two men in a car crash, including Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson. The incident drew attention from President Donald Trump and others, who said the case illustrated the need to crack down on illegal
ABC NewsHeavy snow shuts down Eiffel Tower weeks after abnormal rainfall soaked Paris
After drying out from near-record rainfall that swamped Paris last month, the French capital awoke this morning to a white blanket of snowfall thick enough to shut down the famed Eiffel Tower. Around 5 inches of snow has fallen there in the past 24 hours, according to French official weather service
ABC NewsNashville Mayor Megan Barry’s travel and expenses to be investigated after affair with her ex-security chief
The Nashville City Council will appoint a special committee to investigate Mayor Megan Barry’s travel and expenses during her affair with the former head of her security detail, according to ABC Nashville, Tennessee, affiliate WKRN-TV. Councilmembers approved the measure with a three-fourths vote Tuesday
ABC NewsUPenn student's killing highlights 'gap' in protections for LGBTQ community, says politician pushing for new law
The killing of University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein highlights an "important gap" in laws regarding the protection of the LGBTQ community, California Sen. Janet Nguyen said today, as she announced a new state law proposal that would add sexual orientation and gender to the charge
ABC News90 migrants feared dead after smuggler's boat capsizes
At least 90 migrants are feared dead after a smuggler's boat capsized off the coast of Libya early Friday morning, the United Nations migrant agency said. Two survivors swam to shore, while a third was rescued by a fishing boat, according to International Organisation for Migration spokeswoman Olivia
ABC NewsMigrant clashes in port city leave 4 people shot, 18 others injured
Four people were shot and 18 others injured Thursday in clashes among dozens of migrants in the northern port city of Calais, according to French authorities. The brawl broke out around 3 p.m. local time between migrants from Afghanistan and Eritrea, and gunshots ensued. The four migrants who were
ABC NewsTrial begins for woman accused of killing twin sister by driving off Hawaii cliff
A murder trial is underway for a woman accused of purposefully driving off a cliff in Hawaii, killing her identical twin sister. On May 29, 2016, Alexandria Duval was driving along the winding Hana Highway in Maui with her twin, Anastasia Duval, in the passenger seat when the car plunged off a cliff
ABC NewsHow one of Hollywood’s most famous cars went unnoticed for 50 years
Steve McQueen racing through the hilly streets of San Francisco in his Mustang GT fastback will go down as the most daring and iconic car chase in Hollywood history. The nine-minute scene in “Bullitt” took four weeks to shoot, cemented McQueen’s status as the “King of Cool” and made a star of the Ford
ABC NewsBronx parents charged after 5-year-old found living alone in squalor
The young boy was discovered alone in the apartment by a Fed-Ex delivery man and later removed from the apartment by local authorities. The apartment was infested with rats, roaches, maggots and deceased rodents and authorities reported that the walls and floors in every room were covered with human
ABC NewsHong Kong police defuse 1,000-lb World War II-era bomb
Hong Kong police said they successfully defused a 1,000-pound World War II-era bomb over the weekend that was found in a construction site near the downtown area of Hong Kong. In a press conference Sunday, senior bomb disposal officer Tony Chow Shek-kin said the explosive was believed to be an ANM-65
ABC NewsErupting volcano in Philippines forces evacuation of thousands of villagers
The Mayon volcano in the Philippines continue to erupt and spout more lava Tuesday evening, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of more residents in the village, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). “The lava fountains reached 500 meters to 600 meters
ABC NewsJames Mattis treated to display of Indonesian soldiers drinking snake blood
Secretary of Defense James Mattis watched as Indonesian Special Forces drank blood from snakes, walked on fire and broke concrete blocks with their heads in a spectacular display during his visit to Jakarta. The colorful demonstration of combat skills featured the soldiers performing a series of martial
ABC NewsPope Francis denounces 'fake news,' calls on journalists to 'communicate the truth'
Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the spread of "fake news" as evil, saying the "weighty responsibility" to stem misinformation "rests on the shoulders" of journalists.In advance text released for his message for World Communications Day 2018, the pontiff urged everyone
