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New Jersey transit strike: Tentative deal reached, trains will resume operation
ABC News A tentative agreement has been reached to end New Jersey’s first statewide transit strike in more than 40 years, according to the union representing the engineers and train operators. Trains are set to [Read More…]
President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was [Read More…]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial day 9: Ventura spars with defense lawyers during final day of testimony
John Lamparski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cassie Ventura concluded four days of often painful and intimate testimony on Friday, as she sparred with attorneys for her former boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs, over the consistency of [Read More…]
Woman found alive after being missing 3 weeks in California mountains speaks out
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office (FRESNO, CA) — Tiffany Slaton, 28, said she has always had a love of foraging, gardening and outdoor adventures. But her survival instincts and knowledge of nature were put to the [Read More…]
‘The entire shoulder seems to have collapsed’: New videos show initial response to sinkhole on I-80 in New Jersey
New Jersey State Police (MORRIS COUNTY, NJ) — Drivers riding on Interstate 80 spotted an unexpected present the morning after last Christmas — a sinkhole just feet away from where cars were passing by in [Read More…]
At least 23 dead as storms batter states from the Heartland to the East Coast
Connect Images/Jason Persoff Stormdoctor via Getty Images (ST. LOUIS) — At least 23 people were reported dead across several states in an expansive outbreak of severe weather from the Heartland to the East Coast. State [Read More…]
Families separated by Trump’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy at risk due to lapse in legal services, ACLU argues
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) – Hundreds of parents and children separated under the “zero-tolerance” border policy during President Donald Trump’s first term — who were later reunited and protected by a 2023 settlement — are [Read More…]
‘No more Nottoway’: Historic Louisiana plantation house destroyed in massive fire
UIG via Getty Images, FILE (WHITE CASTLE, La.) — A devastating fire destroyed the Louisiana’s historic Nottoway Resort, the largest antebellum mansion in the South, officials confirmed Friday. “The fire has been contained now, but [Read More…]
Salman Rushdie stabber to face sentencing for attempted murder
Salman Rushdie attends the 75th National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 20, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey man convicted of attempted murder in [Read More…]
Judge in Abrego Garcia case to hear arguments over administration’s claim of state secrets privilege
Sen. Van Hollen’s Office via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal judge overseeing the case of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is set to hear arguments Friday over the Trump administration’s recent invocation of the state secrets [Read More…]
New Jersey Transit strike underway; some 350,000 commuters scramble for transportation
Gary Hershorn/ABC News (NEW JERSEY) — New Jersey Transit train engineers have officially commenced their strike, shutting down commuter trains and leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters scrambling to find other modes of transportation. Members [Read More…]
Woman arrested for stabbing man to death at Florida senior living facility: Police
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A 68-year-old woman has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a man at a senior living facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Carol Carroll was arrested on suspicion of murder [Read More…]
Milwaukee judge accused of helping undocumented immigrant evade arrest seeks to dismiss indictment
ftwitty/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Attorneys for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan are seeking to dismiss her federal indictment on charges alleging she helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest, claiming in a new court [Read More…]
Looming New Jersey Transit strike could impact 350,000 commuters, say officials
Gary Hershorn/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Some 350,000 New Jersey commuters could soon find themselves scrambling for other ways to get to work if contract disagreements between New Jersey Transit and its engineers’ union aren’t [Read More…]
Mother allegedly buys ammunition, tactical gear for son’s planned ‘mass targeted violence’ at middle school: Officials
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — A Texas mother has been arrested and charged for allegedly buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son’s planned “mass targeted violence” at his middle school, officials [Read More…]
Menendez brothers win resentencing fight: What’s next for their case?
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Erik and Lyle Menendez have been resentenced to 50 years to life in prison, which makes them immediately eligible for parole — a vindication years in the [Read More…]
Federal court rules against attempt to withhold Endangered Species Act protections from Joshua tree
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK CITY) — A federal court in California sided with environmentalists, striking down a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempt to withhold protections for the Joshua tree under the Endangered [Read More…]
Recession warnings fade after Trump rolls back tariffs
Liu Yanan/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Recession alarms blared across Wall Street in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement last month, but a recent trade agreement between the U.S. and China has [Read More…]
Fatal New Jersey house fire ruled a murder-suicide: Prosecutor
Washington Township Police Department (WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ) — A massive fire on Sunday that leveled a New Jersey home, where first responders later recovered the bodies of a man and a woman, has been ruled [Read More…]
Flooding forces evacuation of 2 Maryland elementary schools as flash flood emergency issued
Potomac Fire Company No.2 Inc. (ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD) — A flash flood emergency has been issued for parts of northwestern Maryland on Tuesday, where severe flooding led to the evacuation of two elementary schools. A [Read More…]