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WATCH: News headlines today: Sept. 21, 2018

Catch up on the developing stories making headlines today.

Lion bites late-night zoo intruder trying to breach enclosure over 19-foot f..

A lion bit a man at a California zoo after the late-night intruder allegedly attempted to enter the animal’s enclosure, officials said.

WATCH: California requiring people to ask for straws

You'll need to ask for straws at dine-in restaurants starting next year.

3 infants, 2 adults stabbed at home-operated daycare; suspect in custody: Po..

Five people, including three infants, were stabbed at a private daycare facility in New York City early Friday morning, police said.

WATCH: Woman searches for missing $35K

Renee Reese had kept her savings in her refrigerator but the money went missing when the appliance was replaced by Costco.

WATCH: Wisconsin woman disappears after moving to Denver with boyfriend

Friends and family of Erin Vandewiele believe she is in danger after receiving a string of disturbing text messages.

She was in the 'happiest moment' of her life,' mother says of slain jogger

Wendy Karina Martinez had just gotten engaged to be married last week.

WATCH: Student pilot allegedly boards empty jet

Nishal Snkat, 22, allegedly jumped a fence at Orlando International Airport and boarded an empty American Airlines plane, officials said.

WATCH: Northeast bracing for severe weather as winds whip through Midwest

More than 110 damaging storm reports were filed from Texas to Minnesota to Ohio, including six tornadoes in southern Minnesota.

Northeast bracing for severe weather as winds whip through Midwest

The Northeast prepares for severe weather as the South may see flooding.

WATCH: In the wake of attacks on female joggers, how runners are showing the..

Many joggers, especially women, are dedicating their runs to the late University of Iowa student, who was found dead approximately a month

WATCH: '40-year-old Virgin' actor's ex-girlfriend reacts to his parole

Kendra Beebe says she doesn't feel safe after her former boyfriend, actor Shelley Malil, was released after serving eight years of a life s

DNA test reunites siblings abandoned separately in South Korea in 1984

A brother and sister abandoned separately in South Korea 34 years ago and adopted by different families were reunited in Oregon.

WATCH: Suspect arrested in stabbing death of female jogger

Family and friends gathered to remember Wendy Martinez, 35, just hours after police announced a suspect, Anthony Crawford, 23, had been tak

WATCH: 5 people, including 3 kids, slashed at home-operated daycare in New Y..

Victims at the home, in Flushing, Queens, were discovered around 3:30 a.m. local time.

Multiple victims in Maryland shooting, suspect in custody: Sheriff

The suspect is in custody and in critical condition at a local hospital.

Everything you need to know about Bill Cosby's sentencing next week

Bill Cosby is facing the prospect of walking into a Pennsylvania courthouse next week, never to emerge a free man.

'Start Here': Kavanaugh, Cohen and Amazon. What you need to know to start yo..

It's Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Here's what you need to start your day.

WATCH: Students ring bells outside teacher's home on her final day of chemo

Katherine James, a fourth grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary, was met by cheers after she completed her treatment.

'What bothers me is that he has time': LeBron James says of Trump taking sho..

The newly minted L.A. Laker told The Hollywood Reporter that it doesn't bother him when Trump calls him dumb.

Father used toddler to steal prizes from claw machine: Police

A father who was captured on video allegedly using his toddler to steal toys and prizes out of a claw machine at a New Hampshire mall is no

DC jogger stabbed to death in apparent 'random' attack, police say

A woman was stabbed to death this week while jogging in a trendy DC neighborhood.

WATCH: Man uses toddler to steal from claw machine: Police

A father uses his daughter to steal toys and prizes from inside of a claw machine at a mall located in New Hampshire. Police say the man ha

WATCH: Deadly shooting at Maryland Rite Aid facility

Three people were killed and another three were injured after a woman opened fire at a Rite Aid distribution center in northeast Maryland T

WATCH: Georgia school bus driver allegedly forced white students to stand on..

The Rockdale School District is now investigating the incident, according to ABC affiliate WSB.

More than 100K pounds of ground beef recalled due to possible E.coli contami..

Colorado meat producer recalls more than 100,000 pounds of ground beef in second recall in two months due to possible E.coli contamination.

WATCH: Lion bites late-night zoo intruder trying to breach enclosure over 19..

While climbing the mesh fence, a lion approached the man and bit his foot through the fence.

WATCH: Amazon unveils smart microwave and new FireTV Recast

The company unveiled 70 new devices and features on Thursday afternoon.

WATCH: A brother and sister, separated their entire lives, reunite at last

Alanko took her own DNA test because she was thinking about having children and was shock when the results of her 23andMe kit predicted she

WATCH: Student pilot charged with attempt to steal plane

A 22-year-old student pilot suspected of boarding a vacant passenger plane at a central Florida airport early Thursday has been charged wit

WATCH: Suspect arrested in alleged deadlly stabbing of jogger in Washington,..

A suspect has been arrested in the fatal attack of a woman who was stabbed multiple times while jogging in a neighborhood, just miles from

WATCH: Shooting near LA school wounds student, employee

Los Angeles police say a shooting near a charter high school wounded a male student and a female school employee.

'This was the happiest time of her life,' friends say of slain jogger

Wendy Karina Martinez had just gotten engaged to be married last week.

Remains of two US soldiers identified from boxes turned over by North Korea

President Trump tweeted out their names, saying "These HEROES are home."

WATCH: Multiple people shot at distribution center in Maryland

A gunman opened fire at a Rite Aid distribution center in Maryland. Police reported multiple fatalities and a number of injuries.

WATCH: Are bulletproof doors the future of school safety?

Calls for tighter school security have led to these types of innovations.

Man who allegedly murdered New York jogger searched for 'forcible rape': Pro..

Prosecutors said Karina Vetrano's accused killer searched for "rape."

Bodycam video released 3 years after officer fatally shot man who'd passed o..

The Oakland Police Department has released body-camera video connected to the deadly police shooting of a man who was found passed out behi

Michael Cohen reviewer put in charge of NY church sex abuse cases

Retired judge Barbara Jones will be an independent reviewer of abuse cases.

WATCH: Puerto Rico observes day of mourning on anniversary of Maria

Puerto Rico still recovering 1 year after Hurricane Maria.

WATCH: Search and rescue operations continue in the Carolinas

Thousands of people still in shelters in the Carolinas as floodwaters are still wreaking havoc

WATCH: Michael Cohen reviewer put in charge of NY church sex abuse cases

The archbishop of New York has appointed retired judge Barbara Jones to be an independent reviewer of sexual abuse cases.

WATCH: Bodycam video released 3 years after officer fatally shot man who'd p..

Cop was cleared but man's family settled with city for $1 million.

WATCH: Woman shot with paintball gun while riding bike

The victim did not immediately call police because she was worried first responders might mistake the paintball gun for a real weapon.

Woman who dated prominent doctor accused of multiple rapes: ‘He had no con..

The doctor is now accused of drugging and raping multiple victims.

WATCH: Man tries to sneak on plane in the middle of night

The suspect jumped an airport fence and boarded an empty American Airlines plane at 2 a.m. Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Orlando Melbourn

WATCH: It's a bad day for Heathers?

Why the once go-to name has declined in popularity.

WATCH: Couple marries fifteen years after meeting at St. Jude's as kids

Joel and Lindsey Alsup met as kids with cancer and married this September.

US Marines sprint toward raging fire to help save dozens of senior citizens

Dozens of senior citizens were saved from the two-alarm fire.

Texas couple accused of girl for 16 years

A suburban Fort Worth couple accused of enslaving a Guinean woman for 16 years has been indicted on federal charges of forced labor