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(NEW YORK) -- A man who was pushed onto New York City subway tracks in the path of an oncoming train is recounting the harrowing, near-death experience that left him with a fractured skull, four broken ribs and a ruptured spleen."I just thought, 'I've been pushed and I'm going to die,'" Joe Lynskey, 45, told ABC News' "Good Morning America" in a broadcast exclusive interview.Lynskey had just finished a New Year's Eve […]

(KILAUEA, HI) -- One of the world’s most active volcanoes, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, erupted for the seventh time since December, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.At approximately 1:30 p.m. local time Monday, the volcano released a "small, sporadic splatter foundation," which then continued to increase in intensity until 6:41 p.m., when the eruptions began."Episode 7 of the ongoing Halema’uma’u eruption began at 6:42 p.m. HST on Jan. 27 and […]

Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Google announced Tuesday that it plans to update the names of two major geographical landmarks in accordance with an executive order from President Donald Trump.The tech giant said in an X post it plans to update the name of Alaska's Denali mountain to Mt. McKinley and the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America."We have a longstanding practice of applying […]

Washington D.C. police search a car outside the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, Jan. 27, 2025. (Briana Stewart/ABC News) (WASHINGTON) -- A person claiming to have a Molotov cocktail and a knife was stopped on the East Plaza outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday, according to Capitol Police.The individual is in custody for unlawful activities, police said.About a dozen Capitol Police vehicles, including armored vehicles, swarmed the scene. Officers from […]

Joed Viera via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A storm system that brought rain and snow to Southern California will move into Texas and the South by Wednesday, bringing flash flood and severe weather threat.The storm's highest rain total was in Santa Barbara County, which saw 2.23 inches. Los Angeles County saw 1.62 inches and Santa Monica had 1.38 inches. Totals were less than an inch at Los Angeles International […]

(TALLAHASSEE, FL) -- Educators, students and advocates across the Florida higher education system spoke out Monday against the recent removal by the state of hundreds of general education courses that touch on race, gender, and sexual orientation, calling the restrictions "censorship" during a webinar hosted by the United Faculty of Florida union."I chose to pursue a career in education to engage students in critical thinking, adaptability and global competence -- […]

(ELKHART, IN) -- Two people were shot and killed inside a grocery store in Indiana on Monday, officials told ABC News.The incident took place at about 5:30 p.m. at Martin's Super Market in Elkhart, Indiana, according to the Elkhart Police Department."Upon arrival, officers and first responders were directed to two shooting victims inside the store," according to a statement issued late Monday by the EPD. "Both of these individuals were […]

(NEW YORK) -- In a now-deleted video posted to Instagram, Selena Gomez appeared in tears over the deportation of Mexican people as President Donald Trump's mass deportation operation takes effect."I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry. All my people are getting attacked, the children," Gomez said between sobs in her initial post. "I don't understand. I'm so sorry. I wish I could do something but I can't. I […]

Carsten Rehder/picture alliance via Getty Images (COCOA BEACH, FL) -- An elementary school principal has been arrested after allegedly throwing a massive boozy house party for over 100 juveniles, authorities said.The incident occurred on Jan. 19 when authorities from the Cocoa Beach Police Department responded to a home after reports of a large house party and “observed over 100 juveniles at the residence in matching t-shirts, many of whom were […]