ABC News (WASHINGTON) — When former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn took control of a MAGA-branded cryptocurrency in December 2021, the venture seemed poised for success. A white-hot crypto market had set the stage for high returns. And in an industry that relies on […]
IronHeart/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — More than 2,500 commercial flights were cancelled and nearly 9,000 others were delayed as of Thursday morning, with snow, sleet and hail forecasted for a large swath of the country. About 800 of the scrubbed flights were within, into or out of the United States […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Power outages have topped one million throughout the U.S. as 25 states from California to Connecticut are on alert for blizzard conditions, heavy snow, strong winds and ice. The vast majority of the outages are in Michigan, where more than 732,000 customers are waking up […]
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Residents of an Ohio village upended by a hazardous train derailment confronted officials about their health and safety concerns on Wednesday night. “I don’t feel safe in this town,” said one resident, Jim Stewart. “You took it away from me. You […]
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal investigators are set to release a preliminary report into the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy and Director of the NTSB’s Office of Railroad, […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Detroit 3, Washington 1 Montreal 5, New Jersey 2 Carolina 4, St. Louis 1 Tampa Bay 6, Anaheim 1 Toronto 6, Buffalo 3 Minnesota 2, Los Angeles 1 Nashville 5, Vancouver 4 (SO) Chicago 3, […]
Kali9/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Two people have been shot and killed, including an Orlando news employee and 9-year-old girl, and multiple people were injured Wednesday in Pine Hills, Florida, police said. According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, the mother of the 9-year-old and another member of the Spectrum […]
Kali9/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Two people have been shot and killed, including an Orlando news employee and 9-year-old girl, and multiple people were injured Wednesday in Pine Hills, Florida, police said. According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, the mother of the 9-year-old and another member of the Spectrum […]
Michael Swensen/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — After a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, more than two weeks ago, residents and health officials have expressed concern about the state of water in the area. Homeowners in East Palestine have complained of symptoms that some in the town […]
US Environmental Protection Agency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National union officials say years of cost-cutting and staff reductions within the freight rail industry have led to an increase in the rate of derailments and fostered an increasingly unsafe environment for workers and the public. They urge […]
