Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the New York City region Friday morning — marking one of the largest earthquakes on the East Coast in the last century, officials said. The earthquake was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A blockbuster jobs report on Friday delivered the latest sign of strong U.S. economic performance, defying the lukewarm feelings held by many Americans, some experts told ABC News. Employers hired 303,000 workers last month, blowing past economist expectations of 214,000 jobs added, U.S. Bureau of […]
ABC News (MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn.) — When police found Billy Payne and his fiancée Billie Jean Hayworth shot execution-style in a rural Tennessee home with their 7-month-old son Tyler alive in Hayworth’s arms in 2012, it sparked an investigation that would lead them to discover a complex murder concocted by […]
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast Friday morning, shaking buildings from Philadelphia to New Jersey to New York City to Connecticut to Westchester, New York. The earthquake was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Reports of […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Across the country, conservative legislators have begun to target diversity programs in state agencies, schools and private companies. At least 10 states have implemented restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI: Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. […]
A composite showing progression of a total solar eclipse in El Molle, Chile, July 2, 2019. — Courtesy of Stan Honda (NEW YORK) — The historic total solar eclipse on April 8 is set to be one of the most photographed events this year. In the U.S., 31 million people […]
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (LUBBOCK, Texas) — A Southwest flight departing from Lubbock, Texas, returned to the gate shortly after abandoning its takeoff roll when the flight crew reported a possible engine fire, according to a statement from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. Lubbock Fire Rescue responded to reports of an […]
Tennessee Supreme Court/YouTube (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on throwing out a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s abortion ban as well as a motion to block part of the ban. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by seven women and two doctors against the state over its […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James questioned Thursday whether the California company that underwrote former President Donald Trump’s $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case is financially qualified to handle a bond of that size. In a court filing, James […]
KABC (LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles money storage facility was ransacked on Easter Sunday, leaving a hole in the building’s roof and tens of millions of dollars vanished, sources told ABC News. Sources said the exact amount that was stolen is not known, but it is believed to be […]
