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ABC News (NEW YORK) — Days after the subway shooting in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told ABC “This Week” Anchor George Stephanopoulos that the recent increase in crime extends beyond his city, [Read More…]

9 injured in shooting at South Carolina restaurant, police say

Robert Alexander/Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — At least nine people have been shot at a South Carolina restaurant, according to police. The shooting occurred Sunday morning at Cara’s Lounge in Furman, South Carolina, located about [Read More…]

Cargo ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay freed after a month

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The 130-ton Ever Forward cargo ship that has been mired in the mud of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland for more than a month was dislodged and refloated early Sunday, [Read More…]

Severe weather forecast continues with winter conditions in North, tornado threats in South

Jason Oxenham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The threat of severe weather is continuing after nearly a week of strong systems wreaking havoc on much of the country. The North is bracing for another round of [Read More…]

2 dead, multiple people hurt in shooting at party at Pittsburgh Airbnb rental

Pittsburgh Public Safety (PITTSBURGH) — Two juveniles were killed and at least eight people were wounded when a barrage of 50 gunshots broke out early Sunday inside a Pittsburgh Airbnb rental house, where police said [Read More…]

High fire threat persists in New Mexico amid devastating blaze

ABC News (RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M.) — High fire danger continues in New Mexico, as very dry weather and gusty winds are leading to an increased risk while firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze. For days, [Read More…]

National Parks icon, Betty Reid Soskin, retires as park ranger at 100 years old

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Calif.) — Celebrations are in order Saturday at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park located in Richmond, California, for former National Park Service ranger Betty Reid [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia bans British PM, cabinet members from territory

ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]

First Muslim religious freedom ambassador lays out US agenda

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Rashad Hussain, the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, is the first Muslim-American ever to hold the title, and he told GMA 3 that his appointment sent a powerful signal to [Read More…]

Ukrainian mother relives horror of son’s execution in Bucha basement

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The images of five bodies found fatally shot in a basement in Bucha, Ukraine, with their hands tied behind their backs, apparently tortured and executed, alerted the world to possible [Read More…]

NAACP calls on Justice Department to investigate $90 million Mississippi welfare fraud case

JC Olivera/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The NAACP called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate years of allegations of widespread fraud and misspending in Mississippi totaling a reported $96 million, according to a letter obtained exclusively [Read More…]

Debra Messing and Enrico Colantoni light up the stage in ‘Birthday Candles’

John Lamparski/Getty Images Two years and one pandemic later, Birthday Candles, starring Debra Messing, finally makes its Broadway debut — and if it’s good old-fashioned life perspective you’re searching for, bring all the issues and [Read More…]

Two-time cancer survivor Ethan Zohn reflects on re-running the Boston Marathon after living through Boston Bombing

cr: Ethan Zohn On Monday, former Survivor winner and two-time cancer survivor Ethan Zohn will re-run the Boston Marathon for the first time since 2015, when the Boston Bombing shattered the event. The attack killed [Read More…]

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 ‘breathalyzer’ test

InspectIR Systems (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 test that uses breath samples — the first of its kind to get the agency’s green light. The [Read More…]

$50,000 reward split between tipsters in NYC subway shooting

John Lamparski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five tipsters will split a $50,000 reward for providing police with information that led to the arrest of the suspect in Tuesday’s mass shooting on a New York City subway [Read More…]

‘Burying my son’: Parents of man killed by Grand Rapids police officer speak out

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — The family of a man fatally shot by a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, earlier this month is demanding that the officer be fired and prosecuted. “It is [Read More…]

Timeline of New York subway shooting and capture of suspect

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Dozens of people were injured, including 10 by gunfire, in a mass shooting on a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday morning, triggering a manhunt for [Read More…]

Warner Bros.’ new leadership is reportedly overhauling its DC Comics properties

Warner Bros. Pictures David Zaslav, the CEO of Discovery, which recently purchased Warner Media for $43 billion, is apparently eager to iron out some wrinkles in the capes of its superhero properties. Variety is reporting Zaslav [Read More…]

‘Fantastic Beasts’ threequel ‘The Secrets of Dumbledore’ conjures up $6 million in previews

Warner Bros. Pictures Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third in a series of Harry Potter spin-offs, managed to conjure up $6 million from Thursday night preview audiences in the U.S., according to Deadline. [Read More…]

What would ‘Bridgerton’ be without two of its most “powerful” women: Queen Charlotte & Lady Danbury