NYC Firefighter Suffers Fatal Fall While Preparing for Drill
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a veteran New York City firefighter suffered a fatal head injury after falling 20 feet inside his firehouse while preparing for a training exercise earlier in the week. Fire Commissioner Laura
Elon Musk Claims He Was Doxxed. But What Exactly Is That?
NEW YORK (AP) — When Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of several journalists with no explanation, the platform’s owner Elon Musk hinted at the possible reason: They allegedly doxxed him. Doxxing, sometimes written as doxing, is a
Jan. 6 Committee Eyes Referring Criminal Charges for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is considering recommending the Justice Department pursue three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, including insurrection. The panel is also considering
Starbucks Workers Plan 3-Day Walkout at 100 US Stores
(AP) — Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday. The walkouts are part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores. Starbucks Workers United says more than 1,000 baristas at 100
Video: One of Two Suspects Impersonates a Police Officer During a Violent Robbery
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (77WABC) — A 29-year-old who’d agreed to sell a set of power tools was robbed and beaten by two suspects, one claiming to be a police officer, when he met up with two potential buyers
National Archives Releases Classified Materials on JFK Assasination
WASHINGTON (77WABC) — The National Archives on Thursday released thousands of previously classified documents collected as part of the government review into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The cache of over 13,000 documents is
First Lady Signals Support for Another White House Run For Her Husband
WASHINGTON (77WABC) — Insiders told CNN that First Lady Jill Biden — who three months ago had a lukewarm response to her husband seeking a 2nd term — that she is now in support. Its a switch
Spread of RSV Causing Shortages of Over-the-Counter Medicine for Children
(77WABC) — Sporadic shortages are reported of children’s over-the-counter cough and cold medicines as well as pain relievers — as cases of RSV spread. The CDC says flu infections and hospitalizations are also increasing — COVID-19 wastewater
New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Cats, Dogs, Rabbits
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has become the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills.”
South Cleans up From Tornadoes as Blizzards Advance North
KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting
Former Texas police officer Aaron Dean found guilty of manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson
A jury has found former Texas police officer Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter in the death of Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot in her Fort Worth, Texas, home in 2019. Dean had been
D.C. Bar panel calls for Rudy Giuliani to be disbarred
The D.C. Bar’s disciplinary counsel recommended Thursday that Rudy Giuliani be disbarred after a hearing panel tentatively determined he likely violated at least one professional conduct rule in his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in
