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How to survive political talk at Thanksgiving dinner
GMVozd/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s Thanksgiving, you’re enjoying your favorite foods at the dinner table, when a family member brings up who they voted for in the 2024 presidential election. Arguments ensue. The food [Read More…]
Stowaway discovered on board flight from New York to Paris
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid the Thanksgiving travel rush, a stowaway was discovered Tuesday night onboard a Delta Air Lines flight out of JFK Airport in New York City headed to Paris. Authorities [Read More…]
FedEx deliveries of AT&T iPhones targeted in nationwide theft ring
ABCNews.com (NEW YORK) — AAT&T customers are being urged to stay cautious as thieves are using cellular data to track and steal deliveries, particularly iPhones. Police report a nationwide surge in package thefts by organized [Read More…]
Abortions fell 2% the year Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade: CDC
Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The number of abortions performed in the U.S. fell slightly in 2022, the year the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, a new federal report found. In [Read More…]
Daughter of pilot who died in crash while rescuing dogs speaks out about his death
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Leah Kim remembers her dad for his infectious smile and loving heart. “His legacy is for people to live their lives with joy,” she told ABC News. Seuk Kim, 49, [Read More…]
Search called off for missing Oregon woman and her 2 dogs
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (WELCHES, Ore.) — The search for a missing hiker and her two dogs in Oregon’s Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness was suspended late Tuesday after four days, officials said. However, authorities said they are continuing to [Read More…]
2 charged in death of 20-year-old Dartmouth College student Won Jang
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two people have been charged in the death of Dartmouth College student Won Jang, 20, who was found dead by the Connecticut River on the school’s New Hampshire campus in [Read More…]
Infant dead in listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products: CDC
The label for a ready-to-eat product by Yu Shang Food, Inc. that is part of a recall. Image via U.S. Department of Agriculture (NEW YORK) — An infant has died in a listeria outbreak linked [Read More…]
Some of RFK Jr.’s views are finding support in some unexpected quarters
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since being tapped as President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been criticized by medical and public [Read More…]
Defense rests in Daniel Penny subway chokehold trial
Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The defense in the Daniel Penny manslaughter and negligent homicide case rested without their client taking the stand. Penny is charged with manslaughter and negligent [Read More…]
Judge to make decision on releasing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on bail next week
Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs (NEW YORK) — Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared again in a New York City courtroom on Friday as he continues to fight for his release on bail [Read More…]
Police recover Travis Kelce’s watch after spate of burglaries targeting athletes during games
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Authorities investigating the rash of recent burglaries at the homes of professional athletes have recovered a watch belonging to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in Providence, Rhode [Read More…]
Financial aid applications are open: What you need to know after last year’s mess
jayk7/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The college financial aid application used by millions of American families is now officially open for the 2025-2026 school year — 10 days ahead of schedule. Top officials from the [Read More…]
Macy’s Thanksgiving parade could be target of terrorist threats, officials warn
Kena Betancur/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade may be an attractive target for both foreign and domestic terroristic violence, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by ABC News. [Read More…]
Water levels at reservoirs all over the Northeast dried up due to drought conditions in recent months
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Important bodies of water that supply water to populated regions in the Northeast have dried up due to drought conditions in recent months, according to experts. Water levels at reservoirs [Read More…]
Wisconsin kayaker who faked death says he is ‘safe’ but won’t reveal his location, won’t come home
Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office (GREEN LAKE, Wis.) — Ryan Borgwardt, the husband and father of three who authorities said faked his own death at a Wisconsin lake and fled the country, is speaking to [Read More…]
Brooklyn man convicted in 1989 murder of Yusuf Hawkins will try to prove his innocence
Moses Stewart and Diane Hawkins grieve over the slaying of their son Yusuf Hawkins; Nicole Bengiveno/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) — When Yusuf Hawkins, a Black 16-year-old, was shot and killed [Read More…]
Laken Riley case: Suspect found guilty by judge in campus killing, sentenced to life
ABC News (ATHENS, Ga.) — The suspect accused of murdering Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus was found guilty by a judge on all charges Wednesday, including malice murder and felony murder. He [Read More…]
4 University of Rochester students arrested over antisemitic ‘Wanted’ posters
Libby March/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — Four University of Rochester students were arrested and another is under investigation for allegedly being involved with the antisemitic “Wanted” posters found on campus. The posters were discovered last [Read More…]
Bomb cyclone impacts West Coast, 2 dead in Washington state
ABC News (BELLEVUE, Wash.) — Two people have been killed by falling trees in Washington state as a powerful storm hits the Pacific Northwest. In Bellevue, a tree fell into a home, hitting and killing [Read More…]