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Maryland house explosion killed two people, caused 'millions' in damage: Authorities
Two people were found dead and another was injured after an explosion Sunday morning leveled a home and damaged multiple neighboring residences in a suburban Baltimore neighborhood, authorities said. The blast was reported around 6:42 a.m. ET on Arthurs Woods Drive in Harford County, in the town of Bel Air, about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore, according to officials. The two people killed in the explosion were identified Monday afternoon by the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office as 35-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Alvarado, a contractor for Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), and 73-year-old Ray Corkran Jr., the owner of the house that was destroyed. Rodriguez-Alvarado was found in the widespread blast debris field and pronounced dead soon after firefighters arrived on the scene Sunday morning, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.
Disney to add new rides, lands, experiences to Walt Disney World, Disneyland
As Walt Disney once said, “Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.” And after the D23 Expo, the company is showing it hasn’t completed its plans to grow its parks.
How did the stock market bounce back from its worst day in years?
Volatility overtook the stock market last week, amplifying worries about a possible recession and stoking panic among investors. By the end of the week, however, the markets had almost fully recovered. Days after suffering its worst trading day since 2022, the S&P 500 rallied for its best trading session dating back to that same year. For the week, the S&P 500 ended nearly flat, inching downward 0.05%. The rapid recovery is owed to a realization among traders that risk of an impending recession, as well as damage from a selloff on the Japanese stock market, had likely been overstated, experts told ABC News. The drop-off in stock prices transitioned quickly from an alarm blaring across Wall Street, to an opportunity for traders seeking newly discounted shares, they said. "When we panic, we lower our expectations so far that any news short of disaster feels like rain in the desert. Then, people pile back in," Callie Cox, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management, said in a Monday blog post about the recovery.
Georgia No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 and Ohio State No. 2 as expanded SEC, Big Ten flex muscles
The Bulldogs received 46 first-place votes and 1,532 points in the Top 25 released Monday and the SEC powerhouse finished comfortably ahead of No. 2 Ohio State (15 first-place votes and 1,490 points) of the Big Ten.
'Significant' earthquake rocks Los Angeles
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the Los Angeles region early Monday afternoon. The epicenter was located near the city's Highland Park neighborhood, a few miles north of downtown Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it’s examining transportation infrastructures, apartment buildings, power lines and large places where people gather, like universities and Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Police Department is warning residents to "be prepared for aftershocks" following the "significant" quake.
Trial begins for Nevada official accused of murdering journalist
The trial against Robert Telles -- the former Nevada county official who allegedly murdered a journalist he blamed for ruining his career and marriage -- began Monday with jury selection. The former Clark County public administrator is accused in the death of 69-year-old Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, who was found stabbed to death outside his home in September 2022. Telles, 47, was arrested days later after DNA evidence found in his home tied him to the crime scene, police said. He has been held without bail ever since. A day before the murder, according to police, Telles was spotted approaching German's house, where he allegedly had an altercation with him.
Tropical Storm Ernesto to bring rain, flooding to Puerto Rico: Path
Tropical Storm Ernesto is taking aim at Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where a tropical storm warning is in effect. On Tuesday, Ernesto will move through the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. By Tuesday night, Ernesto will approach the Greater Antilles, including Puerto Rico. The storm is forecast to pass over or very close to the eastern end of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and flash flooding. Up to 10 inches of rain is possible in some areas.
Sisters shaken after police shoot, kill man accused of waving around machine gun in Athens
Georgia Bureau of Investigation is in charge of gathering evidence that that Athens-Clarke County District Attorney’s Office will use to determine if the shooting was justified or if the officers used excessive force.
Florida woman set to stand trial for fatal shooting of neighbor Ajike Owens
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman who is charged with fatally shooting her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens, a Black mother of four, in 2023 amid a dispute with Owens’ children. “The remembrance of it is very painful,” Pamela Dias, Owens’ mother, said during a June 2 gathering at Immerse Church in Ocala to commemorate Owens’ life on the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting. “You feel this emptiness, this void that nothing can complete, and then you couple that with the fact that you have four babies who have lost their mother,” Dias added. The charges
Canceling subscriptions should be as easy as signing up, new federal rule says
In an effort to beef up protections for consumers against corporations, the Biden administration on Monday announced a handful of policies to crack down on "headaches and hassles that waste Americans' time and money." Through the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the administration will ask companies to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up for them, and through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a new rule will require companies to let customers cut through automated customer service "doom loops" by pressing a single button to reach a real person. "For a lot of services, it takes one or two clicks on your phone to sign up. It should take one or two clicks on your phone to end the service," White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden said on a call with reporters to discuss the new policies. Consumers could see the new rule applied to gym memberships or subscriptions with phone and internet companies.
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