Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Across the country, a generation of young readers is standing up against efforts to ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries. Student-led banned book clubs and anti-censorship groups have been popping up in states where a conservative-led movement to remove certain books or […]
Howard Kingsnorth/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Hollywood writers began voting on Monday to ratify a tentative contract with the major TV and movie studios. The agreement last week ended a nearly 150-day strike after top union brass gave writers the go-ahead to return to work before finalizing the contract. Late-night […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump goes on trial in New York Monday in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump has signaled his intention to attend the first days of […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump goes on trial in New York Monday in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump has signaled his intention to attend the first days of […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A large portion of the Northeast will experience poor air quality in the coming days due to wildfires burning in Canada, forecasts show. Plumes of smoke from wildfires burning south of James Bay in Canada will push into the Northeast beginning Sunday night and will […]
New York State Police (SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y.) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 9-year-old girl who police said may have been abducted from a New York state park. Charlotte E. Sena was last seen at the Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County, New York, at 6:15 […]
DanCardiff/Getty Images, FILE photo (MARIN COUNTY, Calif.) — Emergency responders were searching late Sunday for swimmer who may have been attacked by a shark at Wildcat Beach in Northern California, officials said. The Coast Guard received a report at around 10:40 a.m. that a person appeared to have been attacked […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to build 20 new temples in cities around the world. The Church concluded its fall General Conference Oct. 1 by announcing the location of the new temples. The temples will be built in the following […]
Illinois State Police (TEUTOPOLIS, Ill.) — Multiple people are dead and evacuations are in place after a semi-truck carrying a toxic substance overturned in rural Illinois Friday night, authorities said. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. local time on U.S. Highway 40 near the village of Teutopolis, authorities said. A semi-truck […]
LPETTET/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — The Powerball is approaching a whopping billion-dollar payout. The jackpot has climbed to an estimated $960 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. That would be the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot ever and the ninth-largest lottery jackpot when factoring in Mega Millions top prizes. This is the second-largest […]
