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Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for landslides as atmospheric river brings heavy rain to California
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A new atmospheric river is bearing down on California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the possibility of mudslides and landslides. The storm moves into the Golden State on [Read More…]
Nonprofits accuse administration of ‘accelerating’ USAID firings
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of nonprofits suing the Trump administration over its 90-day foreign aid freeze is accusing government officials of “accelerating their terminations of contracts and suspensions of grants of USAID and [Read More…]
Another storm hitting Midwest, East Coast as Mid-Atlantic digs out from major snowfall
ABC News Illustration (NEW YORK) — As the Mid-Atlantic digs out from a significant snowstorm, a new winter storm is underway in the Plains that will move through the Midwest before reaching the East Coast. [Read More…]
Rat birth control and ‘Rat Walks’ among new initiatives to curb NYC’s rat population
ABC (NEW YORK) — New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 million resilient rats that [Read More…]
As Trump pushes whirlwind agenda, DOJ is challenged to defend his orders in court
Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three weeks into Donald Trump’s breakneck effort to remake the federal government, the rapid pace of lawsuits pushing back against his orders — and a number [Read More…]
Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum could raise these prices
George Frey/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Refrigerators, beers and bicycles stand at risk of higher prices as a result of tariffs on steel and aluminum announced by President Donald Trump this week, experts told [Read More…]
Trump administration removes acting head of DOJ’s National Security Division: Sources
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has removed a career Justice Department official from his role as the acting head of the DOJ’s National Security Division after the longtime prosecutor served in the [Read More…]
3 bitter cold winter storms to bring heavy snow, ice
ABC News Illustration (NEW YORK) — At least 26 states are under alerts for snow, ice and flooding as three winter storms cross the country over the next few days. The first storm is moving [Read More…]
Trump’s order to scrap the penny doesn’t make ‘cents’: Expert
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As part of his plan to cut alleged federal government waste, President Donald Trump is literally pinching pennies, ordering his Treasury Secretary to stop the U.S. Mint [Read More…]
Court dismisses appeal of Trump’s classified documents case
Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two weeks after the Department of Justice, now under new leadership following Donald Trump’s reelection, moved to dismiss their appeal of Trump’s classified documents case, a circuit court [Read More…]
Off-duty corrections officer killed in ‘targeted’ attack: Police
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — An off-duty corrections officer in Florida was shot and killed in a “targeted attack,” according to police. The incident occurred at 7:32 p.m. when deputies from the Palm [Read More…]
Passenger charged after threatening flight attendants, banging on cockpit door
Airplanes sit parked at gates at Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport/Gary Hershorn/Getty Images (MIAMI) — A New Jersey man was charged with threatening flight passengers, attendants and crew members on a flight from [Read More…]
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
NASA/jPL-Caltech/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers. The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named [Read More…]
Judge says he will continue to pause Trump’s federal buyout offer
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A federal judge in Boston said Monday he will continue to pause the Trump administration’s plan to offer a deferred resignation buyout to tens of thousands of federal employees until he issues [Read More…]
Judge to consider order to keep DOGE from accessing student loan databases
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on efforts by a group of California public university students to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing highly sensitive federal [Read More…]
DeepSeek banned from government devices in New York state
Faisal Bashir/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York government employees are barred from downloading DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence application onto state devices due to security concerns, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The DeepSeek chatbot, known [Read More…]
Dozens arrested in Philadelphia after Eagles win the Super Bowl: Police
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Dozens of people were arrested in Philadelphia after fans took to the streets to celebrate the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory, police said. Philadelphia police reported nearly 50 arrests following [Read More…]
13-year-old boy accused of 11 break-ins targeting young girls
A 13-year-old was apprehended for allegedly targeting young girls in a string of home invasions in Michigan, authorities said. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (DETROIT) — A 13-year-old was apprehended for allegedly targeting young girls in [Read More…]
2 storms to bring some of the highest snow totals of season to major cities
ABC News Illustration (NEW YORK) — Two major winter storms are bearing down on the U.S. this week and are expected to bring some of the highest snow totals of the season for cities including [Read More…]
American Airlines flight delayed by suspected bomb threat
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — An American Airlines flight was delayed last week after the crew alerted authorities about suspicious activity on the plane “regarding the name of a WiFi hotspot involving the word [Read More…]