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23-year-old woman killed by rock thrown at her car; no arrests made

Friday, May 17 by ABC News

(MORGANTON, N.C.) -- Police in North Carolina are searching for the person who threw a rock at a moving car, hitting and killing a 23-year-old woman, authorities said.Brittany Elizabeth Ferguson was driving in Burke County around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday when a rock went through...

Hate crime investigation underway after large menorah destroyed, thrown in lake in Oakland, California

Thursday, December 14 by ABC News

(OAKLAND, Calif.) -- Police have opened a hate crime investigation after a 9-foot-tall menorah was destroyed and thrown into a lake in Oakland, California, during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.The vandalism occurred around 1:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday, according to the Oakland Police...

Elk County man killed in Route 28 crash

Wednesday, October 4 by Louise Bennett

SNYDER TWP. – A 23-year-old Elk County man was killed when he was thrown from his vehicle during a crash on Route 28.The Jefferson County Coroner pronounced Zachary Gausman of St. Marys dead at the scene of the accident.State Police say that Gausman's vehicle...

Motorcycle crash in Ridgway leads to death of New York man

Tuesday, September 19 by Louise Bennett

RIDGWAY — The collision of a motorcycle into the rear of a car near Ridgway Saturday resulted in the death of a 79-year-old New York man.State Police report that David Curran of West Falls, New York drove his Harley-Davidson into the rear of a...

US Open fan thrown out after being accused of quoting ‘most famous Hitler phrase’ at German player

Tuesday, September 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A spectator was ejected from a tennis match at the U.S. Open in New York City early Tuesday after German player Alexander Zverev accused the man of quoting a phrase from Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.The stunning moment unfolded in Arthur Ashe...

Certain eye drops should be thrown out due to bacterial and fungal contamination, FDA warns

Friday, August 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Consumers should not purchase and immediately stop using certain eye drops due to potential bacterial or fungal contamination, according to a warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration.The two specific products listed in the warning are Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops...

‘Thrown in their faces’: Bud Light salespeople say boycott is hurting commission

Saturday, June 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Salespeople promoting Bud Light for a Florida–based distributor have grown accustomed to car horns, middle fingers and jokes amid a weekslong boycott, but say they have struggled to ignore thousands of dollars in lost commission pay, two sales supervisors at the...

Thrown beer can leads to fatal shooting in Florida

Wednesday, May 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A can of beer, a semi-automatic pistol and a dune buggy were factors in a deadly confrontation in Florida on Friday.A Florida man allegedly threw a beer can as a dune buggy passed him, then fatally shot the driver after a...

Mom whose son was thrown off a balcony at Mall of America speaks out

Thursday, December 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It was any mother's worst nightmare. In April 2019, Kari Hoffmann witnessed a man toss her 5-year-old son over a third-floor balcony while shopping at a mall. As a result, her son suffered multiple life-threatening injuries including broken arms, a broken...

4 friends killed in ‘violent’ shooting, dismembered, thrown in Oklahoma river; person of interest named

Monday, October 17 by ABC News

(OKMULGEE, Okla.) -- Four close friends who mysteriously disappeared in Oklahoma were killed in a "violent" shooting at a scrapyard, dismembered and thrown in a river, according to police.The owner of the scrapyard, Joe Kennedy, is a person of interest in the quadruple murder,...