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Woman stabbed to death in NYC apartment in seemingly random attack
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A 35-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her downtown Manhattan, New York apartment in what appeared to be a random attack. Christina Lee got out of a cab at about [Read More…]
Two white men charged after allegedly chasing, shooting at Black FedEx driver
ictor/Getty (BROOKHAVEN, Miss.) — A white father and son are facing criminal charges after allegedly chasing and firing at D’Monterrio Gibson, a 24-year-old Black FedEx driver, who said he was targeted while delivering packages in [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Walmart drops mask requirement for vaccinated workers
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 919,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
Road rage investigated in fatal shooting of Charlotte bus driver
WSOC-TV (NEW YORK) — A Charlotte, North Carolina, city bus driver has died after being shot while at the wheel and on his route with passengers aboard in what police are investigating as a possible [Read More…]
Group launches ‘#EndJewHate’ national billboard campaign to denounce antisemitism
JewBelong (NEW YORK) — A nonprofit organization is tackling growing attacks on the Jewish community in a splashy way – by installing bright pink billboards across the country that denounce antisemitism. The New Jersey-based organization, JewBelong, [Read More…]
Killings of two aspiring NYC rappers spark debate about a controversial rap genre
Instagram/chii_tercero (NEW YORK) — The deaths of two young aspiring rappers last week have reinvigorated the debate about drill music, a popular subgenre of rap, and its connection to violence. Jayquan McKenley, an 18-year-old aspiring rapper [Read More…]
Polar bear inbreeding and penguin ‘divorces’: Weird ways climate change is affecting animal species
Getty Images/Stock photo (NEW YORK) — The world’s biodiversity is constantly being threatened by warming temperatures and extreme changes in climate and weather patterns. And while that “doom and gloom” is the typical discourse surrounding how [Read More…]
Study looks at impact of strictest blood-alcohol driving limits in the U.S.
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the five years since Utah passed the strictest legislation in the country on blood alcohol driving limits, there have been fewer traffic deaths overall in the state and lower driver [Read More…]
The killings of 2 aspiring NYC rappers spark debate about a controversial rap genre
@chii_tercero via Instagram (NEW YORK) — The deaths of two young aspiring rappers last week have reinvigorated the debate about drill music, a popular subgenre of rap, and its connection to violence. Jayquan McKenley, an [Read More…]
Convicted killer Sharee Miller admits to planning husband’s murder with an online lover
Genesee County Sheriff’s Office (DETROIT) — When Bruce Miller was found fatally shot at his Michigan salvage yard in November 1999, it was Jerry Cassaday who pulled the trigger. But the one pulling the strings [Read More…]
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic speaks from prison in 1st interview since being resentenced in murder-for-hire plot
Marc Piscotty/Getty Images (POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla.) — Joe Exotic, the larger-than-life Netflix star from the hit show “Tiger King: Murder Mayhem and Madness,” is speaking out from prison a month after being re-sentenced for a [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: US cases at lowest point since Christmas
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 915,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
Suspect in deadly Wisconsin parade hit-and-run pleads not guilty to 77 charges
Waukesha County Sheriff (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — The suspect in a deadly hit-and-run during a Christmas parade last year in Waukesha, Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty Friday to dozens of charges. An attorney for Darrell Brooks, 39, [Read More…]
5 Phoenix police officers shot, woman killed, in barricade situation at home
kali9/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Five Phoenix police officers were shot and injured, and a woman was shot and killed during an early morning barricade situation, the department said. All of the police officers’ injuries were [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Pfizer delays request for vaccine for kids under 5
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 915,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
Five Phoenix police officers shot, four others wounded by shrapnel
kali9/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Five Phoenix police officers were shot and four others were hurt by shrapnel during an early morning barricade situation at a house, the department said. All injuries are non-life-threatening, police said. [Read More…]
Six stabbed in ‘violent scene’ at Philadelphia home
WPVI-TV/ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — Six people were stabbed in a Philadelphia home early Friday in what police are calling a “very violent scene.” Police received a 911 call just after 4 a.m. reporting a stabbing [Read More…]
Amir Locke’s death highlights perils for Black gun owners: Advocates
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amir Locke was fatally shot by Minneapolis police officers in an apartment early Wednesday morning as officers were executing a “no-knock” search warrant. Locke, a legal gun owner, had [Read More…]
New York City looks to lower greenhouse gas emissions by improving public housing
NYCHA program manager Jordan Bonomo speaks with Ginger Zee of ABC News about the heat pumps being used as part of the pilot program taking place at the Fort Independence Houses in the Bronx borough [Read More…]
Five Phoenix police officers shot, three others wounded by shrapnel
kali9/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Five Phoenix police officers were shot during an early morning barricade situation at a house, the department said. Phoenix police said they were called to a home where a woman was [Read More…]