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(LOS ANGELES) -- Hannah Kobayashi, who made national headlines when she disappeared in 2024, is speaking publicly after months of silence. In a recent Instagram story, the Hawaii woman thanked those who searched for her and addressed the controversy surrounding her disappearance."In my statement, I expressed my deepest gratitude for everyone who supported me with love and compassion," Kobayashi wrote. "Anything I say would be scrutinized and picked apart, so […]

(PERRYSBURG, OHIO) -- A 24-year-old Venezuelan man was arrested for pretending to be a 16-year-old high school student in Ohio, according to the City of Perrysburg Police.Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra was arrested on Monday after he posed as a teenager in January 2024, police said.According to a police report, Labrador had contacted Perrysburg Schools in November 2023, wanting to enroll as a student, claiming that "he had been homeless and […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Trump administration has reversed a pause on construction of a massive offshore wind project off the coasts of New York and New Jersey.Work on Empire Wind, the wind farm being built 15 to 30 miles south of the coast of Long Island, can resume now that the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has lifted a stop-work order, according to Equinor, the Norweigian energy company developing […]

Carson Swick/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BOSTON) -- Heavy storms are now reaching the East Coast as a Nor’easter heads toward New England ahead of the holiday travel period for Memorial Day weekend.As a low-pressure system from the Mid-Atlantic moves out to sea, it will become a Nor’easter and move up the New England coast.This late season Nor’easter will bring cold windswept heavy rain to New England, […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A day after a federal appeals court affirmed a court order directing the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a deported 20-year-old Venezuelan man to the United States, the judge overseeing the case has ordered the administration to report "the steps they have taken" to do so.The man, identified in court records by the pseudonym "Cristian," challenged his removal after he was sent in mid-March on a flight to […]

(FULLERTON, Calif.) -- A freshman at California State University, Fullerton, died in an accidental drowning while on vacation over the weekend, according to the Sigma Pi Fraternity at Cal State Fullerton.The freshman, Simon Daniel, entered Lake Havasu River, in Arizona, alongside three fraternity brothers and two visiting sorority members last Saturday."Unbeknownst to them, recent heavy rains in the Havasu Valley region had significantly increased water flow, creating hazardous conditions including […]

(CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill.) -- A young woman was physically attacked and called "derogatory" names at a McDonald's in Illinois, with two males — including one juvenile — charged for the incident, according to the Carpentersville Police Department.The incident occurred on May 13, when police responded to a report of a fight at a McDonald's in Carpentersville, Illinois, which is about an hour outside of Chicago.Once on the scene, officials determined the […]

(PLATTEVILLE, Wis.) -- Two students died in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Monday after an "isolated" incident, according to university officials.Kelsie Martin, 22, of Beloit, Wisconsin, and Hallie Helms, 22, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, died on Monday, according to the chancellor's office."This incident was a targeted and isolated event between the two individuals. Families of the students have been notified," the chancellor's office said in a statement.Just […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Around 30 million Americans may see storms producing tornadoes, strong winds, large hail and flash flooding on Tuesday, including those already dealing with damage from previous tornadoes over the weekend.Overnight, five tornadoes were reported -- three in Nebraska, one in Oklahoma and one in Illinois -- and destructive winds greater than 70 mph were reported in parts of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, where hail […]