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Downed trees on a home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Sept.r 29, 2024, in Rutherfordton, N.C. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Helene flooded properties and devastated buildings in recent days as it tore across a vast stretch from Florida to Tennessee. Over the coming days and weeks, households will start to rebuild […]
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers are set to walk off the job early Tuesday morning, clogging dozens of ports along the East and Gulf coasts and potentially raising consumer prices ahead of the holiday season. “Moments ago, the first large-scale eastern dockworker strike in 47 years […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just 36 days until Election Day, the campaign trail is taking a sharp turn toward how Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and its aftermath. It’s also one day before the vice presidential debate on Tuesday. Here’s how […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge on Monday vacated the conviction and dismissed the case against Jon-Adrian Velazquez, who spent more than 20 years in prison for a murder prosecutors now say he did not commit. “Who am I? I’m a very lucky man. I’m lucky that so many people believed […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump spoke at a furniture store in Hurricane Helene-ravaged Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday where he said the day wasn’t about politics — only to use the moment to continue to slam President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for their response to the natural disaster. “As […]
An ABC News graphic shows the latest weather conditions and warnings in the wake of Helene, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, […]
Tom Brenner/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Although President Joe Biden bluntly declared that “we need a cease-fire now” in Lebanon, his administration appeared to subdue its messaging on a push for a temporary truce between Israel and Hezbollah, as U.S. officials on Monday acknowledged Israel intends to scale up operations in Lebanon. “Military pressure can, at […]
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for United Justice Coalition (DALLAS) — Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger became eligible for parole over the weekend, five years after being convicted of murder in the fatal 2018 shooting of Botham Jean. Jean’s family is calling for the parole board to reject early release for Guyger and to ensure that […]
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers are set to walk off the job early Tuesday morning, clogging dozens of ports along the East and Gulf coasts and potentially raising consumer prices ahead of the holiday season. The ports account for more than half of the nation’s container […]
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israel is firing strikes into Lebanon as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies. Israel believes it has eliminated around 30 top Hezbollah leaders over the last several weeks, including […]
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