Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast Friday morning, in what New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called “one of the largest earthquakes on the East Coast in the last century.” The earthquake was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, and shook buildings fromRead More →
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A blockbuster jobs report on Friday delivered the latest sign of strong U.S. economic performance, defying the lukewarm feelings held by many Americans, some experts told ABC News. Employers hired 303,000 workers last month, blowing past economist expectations of 214,000 jobs added, U.S. Bureau ofRead More →
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Across the country, conservative legislators have begun to target diversity programs in state agencies, schools and private companies. At least 10 states have implemented restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI: Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.Read More →
ABC News (MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn.) — When police found Billy Payne and his fiancée Billie Jean Hayworth shot execution-style in a rural Tennessee home with their 7-month-old son Tyler alive in Hayworth’s arms in 2012, it sparked an investigation that would lead them to discover a complex murder concocted byRead More →
State senators gather for debate on the Legislative floor of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., May 4, 2023. State senators gather for debate on the Legislative floor of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., May 4, 2023. — Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post via GettyRead More →
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will visit the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore on Friday to meet with officials and get an “on-the-ground look at federal response efforts,” the White House said. During his visit, Biden will meetRead More →
A composite showing progression of a total solar eclipse in El Molle, Chile, July 2, 2019. — Courtesy of Stan Honda (NEW YORK) — The historic total solar eclipse on April 8 is set to be one of the most photographed events this year. In the U.S., 31 million peopleRead More →
Tennessee Supreme Court/YouTube (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on throwing out a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s abortion ban as well as a motion to block part of the ban. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by seven women and two doctors against the state over itsRead More →
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James questioned Thursday whether the California company that underwrote former President Donald Trump’s $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case is financially qualified to handle a bond of that size. In a court filing, JamesRead More →
KABC (LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles money storage facility was ransacked on Easter Sunday, leaving a hole in the building’s roof and tens of millions of dollars vanished, sources told ABC News. Sources said the exact amount that was stolen is not known, but it is believed to beRead More →
