MTA to vote on expanding cell phone service in subway tunnels
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, -(77WABC)- The MTA expected to vote Wednesday on expanding cell phone service for straphangers in subway tunnels –including installing free Wi-fi at above ground stations. The Patch reporting the project will require hundreds
Adams Says Teen Attack on Transit Cop a “Clear Case” for Rolling Back Bail Reform
NEW YORK (77WABC) — Mayor Eric Adams today called the weekend attack on a NYPD transit officer a “clear case” for rolling back New York’s bail reform law in order to crack down on violent criminals. The
DOJ Investigating former President Trump
WASHINGTON (77WABC) — The Department of Justice is investigating former President Trump’s actions as part of its criminal probe on the January 6th Capitol attack. Sources told The Washington Post federal prosecutors have interviewed witnesses before a
DA: 4 Jail Guards Failed to Act as Inmate Attempted Suicide
NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City jail guards have been indicted for failing to intervene in an inmate’s suicide attempt until it was too late to save the teenager from serious brain damage. Bronx District
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Pressure on Senate GOP After Same-Sex Marriage Passes House
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published July 20, 2022 about the Respect for Marriage Act, The Associated Press cited a June Gallup poll that implied the poll was released in June 2022. The story should have
Russia to Drop Out of International Space Station After 2024
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s space chief says the country will opt out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost. Yuri Borisov, who was appointed earlier this month to lead
Testimony to Start in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook Damages Lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury will hear the first testimony in a civil lawsuit to decide how much Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling
Griner’s Russian Trial Considers Medicinal use of Cannabis
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use.
White House Reportedly Looking To Name Monkeypox Coordinator
WASHINGTON (77WABC) — The White House is working on naming a monkeypox coordinator in preparation for the possibility of more cases emerging within the U.S. The Washington Post first reported the internal discussions about a coordinator. The
DHS: Over Half a Million Illegal Immigrants Evaded Capture at Border This Year
(77WABC) — A new report says more than 500,000 known immigrants called ‘gotaways’ have crossed the border into the U.S. but evaded capture since the start of Fiscal Year 2022 — or over 55,000 a month. Multiple
Biden: ‘God Willing’ We’re Not in a Recession
WASHINGTON (77WABC) — President Joe Biden is downplaying recession fears. Biden said “god willing” the United States is “not coming into recession.” The presidents remarks were ahead of second quarter GDP figures that could show back-to-back negative
