Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A woman died after she was pushed onto the New York City subway tracks and struck by an oncoming train, police said. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Times Square-42nd Street subway station while she was standingRead More →
Google Maps Street View (COLLEYVILLE, Texas) — A hostage situation is underway at a synagogue in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Saturday, several sources told ABC News. An armed suspect claiming to have bombs in unknown locations took a rabbi and three others hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel, a sourceRead More →
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Some 75 million Americans in 33 states, from the Dakotas to Georgia to Maine, are under alert Saturday through Monday for a massive winter storm and chilling temperatures. At least 11 winter weather alerts and advisories are in effect, including a wind chill advisory forRead More →
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The arrest of an Ecuadorian migrant under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s initiative “Operation Lone Star” was ruled unconstitutional by a Texas county judge Thursday. Some immigration advocates are hopeful the ruling by Travis County Judge Jan Soifer could potentially set a pathway for otherRead More →
Aaron C. Davis/The Washington Post via Getty Images/FILE (WASHINGTON) — The leader of the Oath Keepers militia group, who was indicted Thursday on a series of charges including seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, made his first appearance before a judge Friday inRead More →
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House announced this week that Hamse Warfa will join the Biden administration, making him the first Somali American presidential appointee in U.S. history. He is currently a deputy commissioner for workforce development in Minnesota but will come on at the end of JanuaryRead More →
Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Un-PAC (WASHINGTON) — Advocates are taking action across the country as they hope to pressure members of Congress to pass voting rights legislation by Martin Luther King Jr. Day. One of the actions being taken right now is a hunger strike by individuals in different partsRead More →
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could potentially overturn Roe v. Wade, some states are enacting or discussing protections for reproductive rights. This week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that codifies the right to an abortion, previously recognized byRead More →
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dogecoin rallied Friday after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted the carmaker would now accept the cryptocurrency as payment for merchandise. Originally started as joke poking fun at exuberance in the crypto market, Dogecoin surged some 10% by Friday afternoon in the wakeRead More →
Aaron Foster/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In an effort to cut emissions, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it’s changing the way some planes land at U.S. airports. Currently, most planes that land at airports descend in a stair-step method, where aircraft repeatedly level off and power up the engines during theRead More →
