ABC News (NEW YORK) — Mildred Mahazu, the aunt of Jordan Neely, spoke exclusively in an interview with ABC News’ Byron Pitts about her nephew’s death after a former Marine placed him in a chokehold on a New York City subway train. Neely, whose funeral is scheduled for Friday, was […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of two of her classmates, authorities said Thursday. Two teenage girls were found dead Tuesday at Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School in Somerville, Tennessee, after overdosing on fentanyl. A third teenager was […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A middle school teacher in Illinois says she was forced to resign from her job after parents called the police on her for including the book This Book is Gay in a slate of books made available to students during a reading activity. Sarah […]
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — May is Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. It’s a time meant to celebrate the stories and cultures of both Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (PI), but there’s a discourse expressing concerns within the Pacific Islander community that […]
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A small earthquake shook buildings across the New York metropolitan area Friday morning. A 2.2 magnitude impacted the New York metropolitan area around 1:50 a.m., according to the United States Geological Service. The tremor struck south of Hastings-on-Hudson, a village in Westchester County […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (WORCESTER, Mass.) — The detention hearing for the 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard charged in connection with the leaked documents probe is expected to continue Friday. Jack Teixeira is scheduled to appear in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts, at 3:30 p.m. ET Friday. The federal […]
kali9/Getty Images (MORAINE, Ohio) — A targeted shooting in Ohio left one dead and one injured late Thursday night. A male suspect engaged in a “targeted attack” at an Ohio engine manufacturing facility Thursday evening around 9 p.m., shooting two victims, one of whom died at the scene of the […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The amount of water stored in half of the largest lakes and reservoirs around the world is declining due to human activity and climate change, according to new research. While lake water storage can naturally fluctuate in response to local precipitation, direct human activities, […]
ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — Uvalde parents entered the school where their children were killed almost a year ago for the first time on Thursday. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School, making it the site of the second-deadliest school shooting in […]
Courtesy of Aric Hutchinson (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — A South Carolina groom whose bride was killed on their wedding day by an alleged drunk driver is sharing his story for the first time. On the night of April 28, a golf cart carrying four people was struck from behind by an […]
