Steve Prezant/Getty Images (TEXAS) — A 21st birthday party turned deadly when two men in their 20s were fatally shot in San Jacinto City, Texas, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The party had about 50 people in attendance and a live band. Police said it was unclear whether […]
Dana Bethea/NOAA Fisheries (FLORIDA) — Scientists are puzzled over what’s causing hundreds of fish to wash up dead in South Florida, including an endangered species native to the region. The fish are “spinning and whirling” onto shore in the Florida Keys, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC), […]
ABC News (ROCKFORD, Ill.) — Keith Fahreny was driving home from his trigonometry class at Rock Valley College Wednesday afternoon when he saw a commotion outside his neighbor’s home. “She kind of turned towards me, and her face was just bright red with blood,” Fahreny told ABC News. Fahreny didn’t […]
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Gas prices have surged higher at the outset of 2024, stressing household budgets and complicating efforts to cool inflation. Since the beginning of the year, the average national price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas has jumped nearly 14%, amounting to an […]
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 […]
