Angel Valentin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Declining species in rainforests around the world may have a second chance of survival due to artificial intelligence technology, experts told ABC News. Researchers from environment nonprofit Rainforest Connection and Google.org, the tech company’s philanthropy branch, said they have found a way to use AI […]
Tony Shi Photography/Getty Images/STOCK (BOSTON) — A former Staples executive was sentenced on Friday for his role in the college admissions cheating scheme known as Varsity Blues, marking the end of a years-long case that has resulted in dozens of convictions. John Wilson, 64, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal […]
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (ATLANTA, Ga.) — One of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants charged in the Georgia election interference case is taking a plea deal in which he will agree to testify against others in the case. Scott Hall appeared Friday in court for what Judge Scott McAfee said was […]
amphotora/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Duane Keith Davis has been indicted on a murder charge in connection with the shooting of Tupac Shakur, who was killed during a drive-by in Las Vegas in 1996. Davis was indicted on Thursday by a Clark County grand jury on one count of open murder […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A sea lion escaped from its pool at the Central Park Zoo on Friday amid the severe flooding that’s pounding New York City, officials said. “Zoo staff monitored the sea lion as she explored the area before returning to the familiar surroundings of the […]
Elvira Laskowski/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — More than 500,000 fast-food workers in California will soon earn at least $20 an hour as a result of a new bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom joined labor leaders, legislators and fast-food workers in Los Angeles on Thursday, hailing the […]
amphotora/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the murder of Tupac Shakur, who was shot and killed during a drive-by in Las Vegas in 1996, a senior law enforcement official confirmed to ABC News. The suspect is currently in the process of being […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 3-year-old boy has been shot and killed while in the car with his mother and brother in Cleveland, authorities said. An adult man — who was not in the car — was also shot in the Thursday afternoon incident, Cleveland police said. He […]
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fatal shooting deaths among children and teens continue to climb this year amid a series of recent gun violence incidents involving youths. So far this year, 229 children under the age of 11 and 1,082 teenagers have been killed by gun violence, according to […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The New York City area is facing major flooding as heavy rain slams New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency as the rainfall rate reaches 1 to 2 inches per hour. Flash flood warnings […]
