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Thousands of public housing facilities failed smoke alarm inspections, ABC News investigation finds

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

iStock(NEW YORK) -- More than 1 million people in the U.S. are living in federally-funded housing complexes that inspectors found had fallen short on working smoke detectors, an ABC investigation found.Three out of four of those complexes were also... Read More.

Vanessa Bryant submits wrongful death complaint against helicopter operator in crash that killed Kobe Bryant, daughter

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- Kobe Bryant's widow has submitted a wrongful death complaint against the helicopter company that operated the flight that killed her husband, daughter and seven others.Vanessa Bryant submitted a 72-page complaint for damages Island Express Helicopters, Inc.,... Read More.

Trail runner breaks leg, crawls for more than 10 hours to reach rescuers at Olympic National Park

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

iStock(SEATTLE) -- A trail runner who broke his leg on a frigid Washington mountain facilitated his own rescue by crawling for more than 10 hours to reach help.Joe Oldendorf, 26, was running on the Duckabush Trail at Olympic National... Read More.

Harvey Weinstein found guilty on 2 counts in sexual assault case

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood producer, was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and of rape in the third degree in a New York court Monday. He was found not guilty of the more serious... Read More.

Harvey Weinstein found guilty on 2 counts, not guilty on more serious charges

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The jury reached a verdict in the New York rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood mega-producer.Weinstein, 67, was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and of rape in the third degree. He was... Read More.

Jury reaches verdict in Harvey Weinstein case

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The jury reached a verdict in the New York rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood mega-producer. The jury found Weinstein guilty of criminal sexual assault and of rape in the third degree. He was... Read More.

How couple in their 70s survived eight days in California wilderness

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

RapidEye/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The children of a couple in their 70s are opening up about how the duo survived the Northern California wilderness for eight days. Married couple Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, had been staying at... Read More.

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, highlighted in “Hidden Figures,” dies at 101

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

NASA(NEW YORK) -- NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the Earth, died Monday morning at the age of 101, according to NASA. The pivotal roles of Johnson and... Read More.

Alabama inmate convicted of murder on the loose after escaping custody

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

Alabama Department of Corrections(ALPINE, Ala.) -- A convicted murderer is on the loose after escaping from a work-release facility in Alabama, officials said. Daniel Miner, 43, was reported missing from his bed on Saturday night during a count of... Read More.

Boy Scouts organization is flawed but scouting is valuable, supporters say

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

gloch/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The Boy Scouts of America, an organization that's been around for 110 years, recently filed for bankruptcy amid accusations that thousands of scouts were sexually abused by scout leaders, organizers or other scouts.But as ABC's Cheri... Read More.

Driver survives impalement through chest following car accident in Texas

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Texas man survived a nearly fatal car accident Tuesday that left a pole in his chest and has begun his long road to recovery, according to his family. Mark Tabor told ABC News' Good Morning... Read More.

Man lucky to be alive after driving car off six-story parking garage

Monday, February 24 by ABC News

Santa Monica Police Department(SANTA MONICA, Calif.) -- A man is lucky to be alive after somehow surviving driving his car off the top of a six-story parking garage.The Santa Monica Police Department first responded to reports of a vehicle... Read More.