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National LGBTQ group urges New York prosecutor to pursue hate crime charges in killing of transgender man
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization is urging New York prosecutors to pursue hate crime charges against five suspects arrested in what authorities described as a prolonged “torture” killing of a [Read More…]
Miami man arrested after shooting 2 men he mistakenly believed were Palestinian
Miami Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation (MIAMI) — A Florida man has been arrested and charged for shooting 17 times at two men who he mistakenly thought were Palestinian. The victims were actually tourists from [Read More…]
Winter storm moves east: 100 million Americans in path of snow, brutal cold
ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least 10 states from Louisiana to Delaware are under snow and ice alerts as this latest winter storm moves east. On Tuesday, the storm brought 11 inches of snow [Read More…]
A woman gave birth to a baby through IVF. Then she had to give him up, lawsuit says
ABC News A Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) mix-up allegedly led to staff implanting the wrong embryo and to her giving birth to another couple’s biological child. [Read More…]
Family of DC plane crash victim files claim against FAA, Army for $250 million
ABC News The family of a passenger who died in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., filed legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the United States Army, seeking $250 million in compensation [Read More…]
Judge to consider temporarily blocking Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A judge on Tuesday will consider whether to temporarily block the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs across the federal government, in one of several lawsuits challenging Elon Musk [Read More…]
Dramatic video shows moment Delta plane flipped after landing in Toronto
Mert Alper Dervis /Anadolu via Getty Images (TORONTO) — New, dramatic video shows the moment Delta Flight 4819 caught fire and rolled over upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport Monday afternoon. This video — which was [Read More…]
Despite Trump’s comments on Gaza, some Arab Americans still support him
Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While President Donald Trump’s comments about wanting to “clean out” Gaza and forcibly displace its nearly 2 million Palestinians have stirred outrage and accusations of ethnic cleansing among U.S. [Read More…]
14 dead from storm in Kentucky as the region braces for another storm
ABC News Illustration (NEW YORK) — The death toll in Kentucky has risen to 14 from a devastating storm that battered the state this weekend as residents brace for up to 6 inches of snow [Read More…]
5 arrested in upstate New York torture, killing of transgender man
WHAM Five people have been arrested and charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field. The remains of the victim, identified as 24-year-old [Read More…]
Next cross-country storm to bring snow, extreme cold
ABC News The next cross-country storm is already underway with snowy weather scattered across the Cascades, Rockies and into the Plains as of Monday morning, with the system forecast to sweep south and east through [Read More…]
Major storm in Eastern US brings severe flash floods
ABC News More than 110 million Americans are under alerts Sunday for flooding, mudslides and strong winds as dangerous winter weather left tens of thousands without power throughout the South and caused multiple deaths in [Read More…]
Agency data shared by DOGE online sparks concern among intelligence community
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has sparked concerns within the intelligence community after it posted information about an agency that oversees U.S. intelligence satellites to its newly launched government [Read More…]
New Jersey restaurant impacted by misleading video claiming ICE raid, owner says
ABC News (PASSAIC, N.J.) — Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdowns across the United States, immigrant-rich communities have felt the impact of the administration’s policies. In Passaic, New Jersey, hundreds of immigrant families and community [Read More…]
Males detained by ICE to be housed in federal prisons, new memo says
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Males detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be housed in units in several federal prisons around the country, according to the memorandum of understanding between the Bureau [Read More…]
Ralph Yarl shooting suspect strikes deal, pleads guilty to second-degree assault
ABC News (MISSOURI) — Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged with shooting teenager Ralph Yarl in April 2023 after he knocked on the door of the wrong house, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges [Read More…]
Judge who oversaw Trump’s Jan. 6 case will hear arguments over Musk’s authority to run DOGE
Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s election interference case will hear arguments Friday over tech billionaire Elon Musk’s authority to run the Department of Government Efficiency. Fourteen states filed [Read More…]
DC plane crash: New details emerge from NTSB investigation
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There’s no indication the U.S. Army Black Hawk crew could tell there was an impending collision before its devastating crash with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., National Transportation [Read More…]
Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that would strip schools of federal aid if they mandate COVID vaccines, a pool report said — a largely symbolic move [Read More…]
College student murdered in off-campus apartment, person of interest sought: Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LOS ANGELES) — A 23-year-old college student was found murdered at her off-campus apartment in a “senseless and violent act,” authorities said, who are now seeking to identify a person [Read More…]