ABC News (NEW YORK) — Electrical engineer Katya Echazarreta made history nearly two years ago when she became the first Mexican woman in space. Echazarreta was aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flight as part of The Space For Humanity initiative. Before that feat, she was already a star through her […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — “The Godmother” of Manhattan’s go-to spot for everything bling has neither a cat nor cannolis, but she has cemented her position as a leading jeweler in a field dominated by men. Kerri Lavine, who earned her nickname after a photo captured her holding a cognac […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced its new emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles on Friday, which the agency claims will avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions. The move comes in an election year when the Biden-Harris campaign is working to demonstrate achievements in their […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Numerous weather alerts have been issued for California, Nevada and Arizona, including a flood watch for Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego, with a significant storm on its way to the West Coast. After a storm brought 10 to 13 inches of snow from […]
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Friday marks a year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia. The first American reporter to be imprisoned by Moscow since the Cold War, he remains trapped in jail while the United States struggles to find a deal with […]
Rockford community vigil March 28, 2024. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images (Rockford, IL) – A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing rampage Wednesday afternoon in Rockford, Illinois, that left four people dead in 20 minutes, including a U.S. postal worker and a teenage girl, and seven other victims […]
One person is in custody after a barricade situation in Richfield. Around 11:30 a.m. on Mar. 27, Richfield City Police were dispatched for a domestic assault that occurred at 489 East 300 North. According to a press release, “after the initial investigation the suspect was identified and barricaded himself inside […]
Via NTSB (BALTIMORE) — Just after midnight on Tuesday, the fully loaded container ship Dali lifted anchor and prepared to depart the Port of Baltimore with 23 crew members aboard, destined for Sri Lanka nearly 9,000 miles away. There was no apparent indication of the catastrophe awaiting the vessel. Authorities […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — A cargo ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, causing a near-total collapse of the span and halting vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore. Six construction workers believed to have fallen from the collapsing bridge […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says several new laws will soon affect hunters in the state. The governor recently signed legislation that impacts hunter orange requirements, antler gathering regulations and wildlife management funding. The new hunter orange law goes into effect on May 1st. […]
