Home security camera footage captured the moment a truck exploded, damaging multiple homes in suburban Chicago. Police said the driver sustained minor injuries. Investigators believe a leaking propane tank being carried in the truck may have triggered the blast.
Ten men escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday, possibly with help from officials at the jail, and should be considered armed and dangerous, authorities said. Two of the inmates have since been apprehended.
French Pres. Emmanuel Macron appeared to be pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte Macron as they arrived in Vietnam, the first stop of a Southeast Asia tour. #news #france #macron
Passengers were rattled after their cruise ship returning from Antarctica experienced huge waves while crossing the Drake Passage, which is known for its rough conditions.
SOUND ON: A motorist in Australia found themselves driving through a massive swarm of grasshoppers while traveling down a rural road in mid-April. #grasshoppers #australia #news #abcnews
An eyewitness captured the moment a man chose to drop his gun and try to outrun a charging polar bear on a snowmobile in the Arctic town of Pyramiden on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.#abcnews #news
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences says it brought back the dire wolf – a species that's been extinct for 13,000 years. ABC News was given exclusive access to the Dallas laboratory where the revival became a reality. Matt Gutman reports on the scientific breakthrough.
For the first time, newly released security footage shows the moment an alleged stowaway sneaked onto a transatlantic flight just before last Thanksgiving in a stunning breach of security. @abcnews' Aaron Katersky reports. #news #newyork #aviation #travel #transport #airport
A speedboat flipped and went airborne during a competition Saturday on Lake Havasu in Arizona. The two racers onboard were said to be a little banged up but otherwise OK.
Another round of voting is complete without a new pope being elected, as black smoke was emitted from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney. #news #pope #vatican
“We were taught by Nelson Mandela that whenever there are problems, people need to sit down around a table and talk about them," South African Pres. Ramaphosa responded to Pres. Trump's unfounded claims of "genocide" against white South African farmers. In a rare scene in the Oval Office, Trump had the lights dimmed to play videos on a TV monitor he said supported his allegations. He then held up what he said were news articles about violent attacks against white Afrikaner farmers. #news #politics #DonaldTrump #ABCNews
A diver on an expedition off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, captured stunning footage showing the moment another swam alongside a sunfish.#abcnews #news #sunfish
Despite reports that Chicago native Pope Leo XIV is a Cubs fan, one of the newly selected pontiff's brothers, John Prevost, cleared things up during an interview with ABC News' Alex Perez: "He's a Sox fan."
A first-of-its-kind full-size 3D rendering of the Titanic wreckage has revealed new insights about the ship's final moments. David Muir shares details on the new National Geographic TV special and the minute-by-minute timeline the team reconstructed.
A car came to a complete stop on a major interstate in Columbus, Ohio, after apparently missing an exit, causing a multi-car rear-end crash. “Do not be this driver,” the Ohio Department of Transportation warned. #news #driving #cars #ohio
Wildlife officials in West Hartford, Connecticut, chased a bear into a wooded area after it was spotted charging across a shopping mall parking lot. Officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) responded to reports of a bear in a tree. A DEEP spokesperson said their main goal was to get the animal to safety. They attempted to encourage the bear down by shooting a paintball gun at the tree. When that failed, they tapped the tree with a stick, causing the bear to jump from the tree and run. #bear #abcnews
Six people were killed Thursday when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan, authorities told ABC News. #news #breakingnews #ny #newjersey #hudsonriver #us
Plebes no more: First-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, successfully completed the annual Herndon Monument climb on Wednesday. The ritual, which involves the students working together to climb the greased monument, officially marks their transition to midshipmen.