ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Heavy rain, gusty winds and possibly flash flooding are headed to the Northeast as a noreaster strengthens off the coast.

The heavy rain is pushing across Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.

The heavy rain will then move to New York City, bringing a rough evening commute for those in Philadelphia, New York and parts of New England.

Some spots in...

Simon Hammerling speaks to ABC News in a Skype interview, Oct. 15, 2019. (ABC News)(LONDON) Simon Hammerling was at home on Monday evening baking brownies with a child he and his wife were helping to take care of when he heard three loud gunshots.

He ran outside to find one of their dogs shot dead in their car and his wife, Rachelle Bergeron, slumped over on the ground by the side of their hou...

OlegAlbinsky/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Top Democrats on Wednesday walked out of a White House meeting on Syria between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders when Democrats say Trump started insulting them, calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a "third-rate politician" and suggesting she should like ISIS because the terrorist group includes some former communists.

Senate Minority Leader Chuc...

Credit: Steven Counts via Virgin Galactic(NEW YORK) -- Virgin Galactic and Under Armour unveiled the first spacesuits "for the masses" on Wednesday, as companies work to capitalize on the new frontier of commercial space tourism.

The spacesuits were modeled by Virgin Galactics founder Sir Richard Branson and others in a special "zero gravity, vertical catwalk," in New York City, the company ann...

iStock/MicroStockHub(SANTA BARBARA, CA) -- Cameron Ely, the 30-year-old son of actor Ron Ely, was shot dead by police on Tuesday night at Elys home in Santa Barbara, California.

According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office, deputies responded to a 911 call and found Elys wife, 62-year-old Valerie Lundeen Ely, stabbed to death. The suspect was identified as the couples son, Came...

(Courtesy University of New Mexico) The University of New Mexico is handing out coasters that will test for drugs.(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- Students at the University of New Mexico can now pick up coasters that will alert them if any drugs are in their drinks, the school announced.

The universitys Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention said they are handing out the coasters, which test for GH...