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Thanksgiving travel: TSA breaks record for highest number of daily passengers
onurdongel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This year’s Thanksgiving holiday shattered travel records. There were 2,907,378 people screened Sunday at U.S. airports — the highest number of people to go through security on a single day [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump Organization execs to return to witness stand
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
Suspect arrested in shooting of three students of Palestinian descent in Vermont, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (BURLINGTON, Vt.) — A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with the shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday night, police said. Jason J. [Read More…]
Jury selection begins in trial of paramedics charged in connection with Elijah McClain’s death
Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (DENVER) — The trial of two Colorado paramedics charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, among other counts, in connection with the death of Elijah McClain will [Read More…]
Death toll in Alaska landslide increases to 4 after body of 11-year-old found
Alaska Department of Public Safety The body of an 11-year-old girl missing after a landslide in Alaska has been found, increasing the death toll to four, according to state officials. The body of Kara Heller [Read More…]
Snow, rain could disrupt busiest travel day of the year in US, forecasts show
KAKE A massive winter storm containing snow and heavy rain could disrupt travel for millions of Americans who will be returning home from the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday, regarded as the busiest travel day of [Read More…]
Former police officer Derek Chauvin stabbed in federal prison, sources say
ferencziviktoria21 / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of killing George Floyd, was stabbed in federal prison Friday, sources told ABC News. Sources familiar add that Chauvin [Read More…]
New Hampshire man had no car and no furniture, but died with a big secret, leaving his town millions
HINSDALE, N.H. (AP) — Geoffrey Holt was unassuming as the caretaker of a mobile home park in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, where he lived a simple, but curious life. Residents would see Holt around town in [Read More…]
Officials identify deceased, missing victims in Alaska landslide
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WRANGELL, Alaska) — Alaska state officials have released the identities of the victims of a landslide that left three people dead and another three missing. The landslide occurred shortly before 9 p.m. [Read More…]
Authorities identify husband and wife whose car exploded in Rainbow Bridge crash
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The husband and wife occupants of the car that slammed into the U.S.-Canada border crossing in a fiery explosion on the Rainbow Bridge Wednesday have now been identified. Kurt [Read More…]
Officials continue searching for three missing in Alaska landslide
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials in Wrangell, Alaska, said Thursday they have resumed their search for the adult and two children who went missing after a deadly landslide hit the region. The search [Read More…]
Former Obama official charged with harassment, stalking of halal cart vendor
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Obama administration adviser and State Department official Stuart Seldowitz has been arrested and charged for allegedly harassing a food cart vendor in New York City. In videos posted online, [Read More…]
Toxic chemical spill from train derailment forces Kentucky residents to flee homes
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Rockcastle County following a multi-car train derailment Wednesday afternoon that resulted in a spill of hazardous chemicals. Around 16 [Read More…]
Pro-Palestinian protesters force Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to stop
Anadolu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was temporarily paused when a group of about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters ran into the street and apparently glued themselves to the pavement of the parade route [Read More…]
FBI: Rainbow Bridge crash, explosion not connected to terrorism
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The two passengers who were killed in the Rainbow Bridge incident have been identified as husband and wife, according to a Department of Homeland Security document obtained by ABC News. [Read More…]
Woman claims New York City Mayor Eric Adams sexually assaulted her in 1993
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A woman accused New York Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, according to a new court filing. The woman filed a summons under New York’s Adult [Read More…]
Some US food banks see increased demand amid holidays
CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As families across the nation prepare for the holiday season, some food banks across the United States dedicated to fighting hunger say they are experiencing an increase [Read More…]
Man stabbed to death at Minnesota bus stop
mphotoi/Getty Images (EDINA, Minn.) — A man has been stabbed to death at a bus stop in Minnesota, police say. The stabbing took place around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night at a Metro Transit bus [Read More…]
Batting cage accident leaves high school senior in coma after being hit in head with baseball bat
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A high school senior is in a coma after he was hit in the head by a baseball bat in the campus batting cages, school officials said. Jeremy Medina, [Read More…]
Rainbow Bridge between US, Canada closed following deadly vehicle explosion
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two people were killed when a vehicle exploded Friday on the U.S. side of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the U.S. to Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, according to sources. [Read More…]