STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the journal Science. “Our national-scale findings paint the most complete — and concerning — picture of the status of butterflies across the country inRead More →
WABC (NEW YORK) — A woman’s ex-boyfriend is in police custody after she was found dead in a suitcase on Thursday in Yonkers, New York, law enforcement sources said. Pamela Alcantara, 26, was found dead in a marshy area by the side of Saw Mill River Parkway after going missingRead More →
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new tariffs on Canadian products, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the administration’s tariff plan would likely raise prices for U.S. shoppers and retailers. The scale and duration of the tariffs remain unclear but a portion of theRead More →
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department on Friday put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Two of the prosecutors — Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen — worked on the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. RohrbachRead More →
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In this first episode of a new podcast published Thursday, California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, an LGBTQ ally, broke with his party, saying that transgender athletes playing in female sports is “deeply unfair.” “I think it’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree withRead More →
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday said he would turn up the heat on Russia until it reaches a ceasefire and peace deal with Ukraine. Trump threatened Russia with sanctions and tariffs in a Truth Social post. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine onRead More →
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said he sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei about negotiating a nuclear deal, while also threatening military action if an agreement isn’t reached. Trump said he sent the letter on Wednesday during an interview with Fox Business, a clip of whichRead More →
Noam Galai/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said Friday that President Donald Trump “intends” to sign an executive order to dissolve the Department of Education — but it’s still unclear when. “I don’t know. I don’t want to get ahead of the president,” she said on “Fox &Read More →
Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will have reverberating impacts on how meteorologists across the country forecast the weather, according to experts. Last week, many NOAA employees took to social media to announce that they had been terminated after weeks ofRead More →
John Keeble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last July, a prosecutor in California sent a letter to Elon Musk’s SpaceX with an urgent message: The company’s internet satellite dishes are being used by criminal organizations in so-called “scam compounds” across Southeast Asia. Starlink, which was developed by SpaceX in 2019, providesRead More →
