Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An imam was shot outside a mosque in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday morning. The imam, Hassan Sharif, was taken to University Hospital in critical condition, according to Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. The shooting occurred just after 6 a.m. outside Masjid Muhammad, […]
nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The father of a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in a stabbing attack officials said was fueled by Islamophobic hate, made an emotional plea Wednesday for justice and exhorted Americans to reject bigotry and “embrace the diversity that makes our nation so beautiful.” Odai Al-Fayoume spoke […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, along with a former aide to one-time presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, have admitted to unlawfully lobbying on behalf of Qatar, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Barry Bennett and Douglas Watts admitted to lying to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new state law that aims to make online dating services and dating apps safer for users took effect Monday. House Bill 18 was sponsored by Representative Angela Romero after she read a Brigham Young University study that shed light on sexual predators using dating […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah law enforcement officials say 70 people in the state were arrested for DUI over the holiday weekend. That’s nearly double the figure from last year, when 36 people were arrested for impaired driving. Sergeant Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol says 2023’s holiday […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Portions of southern Utah will be under a Winter Weather Advisory beginning today. The alert goes into effect at noon for Washington, Iron, Beaver, Garfield and Kane Counties, as well as the Southern Mountains. The National Weather Service also mentioned the towns of Brian Head and […]
Snow Storm CREDIT: Normand Blouin / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The first wave of extreme weather conditions from a powerful storm system is making its way across the U.S., bringing heavy rounds of rain and snow to multiple regions. The storm brought high surf to much of California’s coast […]
grandriver/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reopening operations at four ports of entry in border towns. Biden administration officials announced Tuesday that due to the decrease in migrants over the past few days, they will reopen operations in Lukeville, Arizona; Eagle Pass, Texas; San Diego, California; […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge decided on Dec. 31 that Mississippi can move forward in creating a state-run court system of unelected judges and prosecutors to preside over part of the majority-Black city of Jackson. However, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals separately temporarily blocked […]
Liz Seal speaks with ABC News Live. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — This holiday season was tough for Liz Seal and her four children. On Oct. 25, 2023, her husband Josh was one of 18 people killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. More than two months since the […]
