Andrew Yang Announces Departure from Dems, Is Now a Registered Independent
NEW YORK (77 WABC) — They say breaking up is hard to do. Former Presidential candidate Andrew Yang is abandoning the Democratic party and now registering as an Independent. In a blog post the millionaire businessman says
Police Looking for Woman Who Pushed Another into Train at Times Square Station
NEW YORK (77WABC) — Police are searching for a woman who pushed another woman into a subway train at the Times Square-42nd Street station Monday morning. https://twitter.com/NYPDTransit/status/1445178045749506059 According to police, a 42-year-old woman was waiting on the
Thousands of Teachers Protest Against NYC DOE’s Vaccine Mandate
NEW YORK (77WABC) — Hundreds of Department of Education employees protested the agency’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate as it went into effect on Monday. The crowd gathered outside DOE headquarters in Brooklyn, waving American flags and holding signs
Biden Lifts Abortion Referral Ban on Family Planning Clinics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme
Mets Let Go Manager Luis Rojas After 2 Losing Seasons
NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Rojas was let go as manager of the New York Mets on Monday after two losing seasons. The team declined its option on Rojas’ contract for 2022, making the announcement a day
Facebook and Instagram down
NEW YORK (77WABC) – Facebook and apparently all of its owned properties are down across the world. Users first noticed an issue around 11:30 am Eastern time when Facebook links stopped working and feeds were not updated.
Former Congressman Todd Akin Sunk by “Legitimate Rape” Comment Dies of Cancer
(AP-Former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri has died. Akin’s son Perry says in a statement that his father died late Sunday at age 74 from cancer. Akin’s comment in 2012 that women’s bodies have
George Floyd’s Statue at Union Square Park Vandalized Days After Being Erected
NEW YORK (AP) — Crews spent a good part of the day Sunday cleaning a statue memorializing George Floyd in New York City’s Union Square Park. Someone who fled on a skatboard threw paint on the statue
Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of Utah football player Aaron Lowe
Police announced on Sunday that a 22-year-old man was arrested that morning in connection with the shooting death of Utah football player Aaron Lowe. The Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed the arrest of Buk M. Buk
Massive 126,000-gallon oil spill leaves wildlife dead on Southern California coast
A massive 126,000 gallon oil spill has dumped post-production crude off the coast of Southern California. The City of Huntington Beach said the spill measures approximately 5.8 nautical miles stretching from the Huntington Beach Pier to Newport
