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The ‘Blaze Star’ hasn’t exploded yet, but it could soon

The ‘Blaze Star’ hasn’t exploded yet, but it could soon

A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. Image via NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. (NEW YORK) — The once-in-a-lifetime explosion of T Coronae Borealis, also known as the “Blaze Star,” is still pending — but the event […]

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Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country

Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A spring storm system will move east over the next three days, bringing a variety of dangerous and life-threatening weather, including tornados and large hail, from the Heartland to the East Coast. From late Saturday evening into Saturday night, severe storms will take shape from […]

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Deportation halted for Tufts student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism

Deportation halted for Tufts student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism

Rumeysa Ozturk is shown in this undated photo. Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Boston ruled that Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk cannot be deported until she decides whether she has jurisdiction to rule if Ozturk was lawfully taken into custody. Judge Denise Casper said Friday […]

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3 dead after storms bring record-breaking Texas floods, officials say

3 dead after storms bring record-breaking Texas floods, officials say

ABC News (TEXAS) — At least three people have died after heavy rain brought record-breaking flooding to South Texas, according to officials. The deaths occurred in Hidalgo County, where officials issued a disaster declaration as a result of the flooding. The county, which includes the city of McAllen, saw some […]

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Man charged for posing as ICE officer, placed fake emblems on SUV: Police

Man charged for posing as ICE officer, placed fake emblems on SUV: Police

Fife Police Department (FIFE, Wash.) — A man was charged for posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Washington state, according to police. Ilya Kukhar, 26, was charged on Thursday for impersonating an ICE officer after he allegedly drove a vehicle that “displayed prominent emblems with large letters […]

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Extreme, record-breaking flooding sweeps through southern Texas

Extreme, record-breaking flooding sweeps through southern Texas

ABC News (TEXAS) — A large part of South Texas is reeling from life-threatening flooding that began overnight and continued into Friday morning. Thunderstorms began Wednesday, with another round of heavy rainfall on Thursday afternoon and evening. The rain is expected to continue through Friday afternoon, forecasts show. The National […]

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Administration asks Supreme Court to lift judge’s block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Administration asks Supreme Court to lift judge’s block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday extended his temporary restraining order blocking deportations under the Alien Enemies Act for another two weeks. The order came hours after the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to urgently lift Boasberg’s block on the use of the AEA […]

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Nearly 500 cases of measles reported nationwide across 19 states: CDC

Nearly 500 cases of measles reported nationwide across 19 states: CDC

Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 400, with 73 cases reported over the last three days, according to new data released Friday. Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose […]

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Tesla Cybertruck vandalized with swastika in NYC: Police

Tesla Cybertruck vandalized with swastika in NYC: Police

NYPD (NEW YORK) — Police in New York are searching for two individuals who were caught on video surveillance vandalizing a Tesla Cybertruck in Brooklyn. At approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, two unidentified suspects “carved the word ‘Nazis’ and a swastika on the doors of a parked unoccupied Tesla,” the […]

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Carolina wildfires: High winds, low humidity significantly increase threat

Carolina wildfires: High winds, low humidity significantly increase threat

ABC News (ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — Strong winds and low humidity could create significant problems for firefighters in the Carolinas on Friday, as wildfires continue to rage throughout both states, officials said. Red flag warnings are in place for the western Carolinas on Friday with wind gusts reaching 30 mph and a relative […]

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