New York lawmakers approve new gun control bill
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) —New York lawmakers approve legislation intended to preserve some handgun controls. New York lawmakers began a special legislative session seeking to limit the proliferation of firearms in public after the Supreme Court gutted the
Father of 3 month old arrested in stroller shooting
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -(77WABC)- A suspect is under arrest in the shooting death of 20 year old Aszia Johnson, who was shot from behind in the head while pushing a three-month-old in a stroller on the
Paying more for your July 4th barbecue
NEW YORK, NEW YORK-(77WABC)- The National Retail Federation’s Independence Day survey says the the average cost of a fourth of July celebration comes out to around $84 dollars per person. The number of people planning cookouts is
Happy July 4th!
The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the
Biden to Award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom
Trial for WNBA Star Brittney Griner Begins in Russian Court
MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner has gone on trial at a Moscow-area court on charges of possessing cannabis oil. Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s international airport while traveling to play for a
NY Faces Calls to Enshrine Abortion Rights in Constitution
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Democrats are considering enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution following the overturn of Roe v. Wade. It possibly could be part of a broader amendment that would also prohibit discrimination
UPDATE: Russian Missiles Kill at Least 21 in Ukraine’s Odesa Region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say Russian missile attacks on residential buildings in a coastal town near the port city of Odesa have killed at least 21 people, including two children. Video of the pre-dawn Friday
MTA Takes Steps To Move Forward Congestion Pricing
NEW YORK (77WABC) — The MTA’s congestion pricing plan is moving forward, once again, after the agency was unexpectedly saddled with more than 400 follow up questions from federal officials back in March. At the agency’s monthly
Ketanji Brown Jackson officially sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, becoming the first Black woman on the bench. The 51-year-old Jackson, a top federal appellate court judge and former public defender, was sworn in
