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(YORK HARBOR, MAINE) -- A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston.The quake was centered 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, Maine.Homes and businesses in Concord, Massachusetts, reporting feeling the quake, according to local police.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Even with flames still burning in parts of Los Angeles County, total insured losses from the wildfires this month are already estimated at more than $30 billion, according to Goldman Sachs.The massive amount of damage dwarfs the previous record of $12 billion in insured losses caused by Northern California's Camp Fire in 2018.With over 15,000 structures already destroyed in the Palisades, Eaton and spate of smaller fires, […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Mayor Eric Adams of New York City will limit his public schedule this week, as he undergoes "routine" medical tests during a series of doctors' appointments, an aide said."Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn't been feeling his best," Fabien Levy, the mayor's spokesperson, said on social media late Sunday.Levy asked for privacy for the mayor's personal matters. Adams' office "will continue […]

ABC6 (PHILADELPHIA) -- Shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship game and their ticket to the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a car plowed into a crowd of revelers in Philadelphia.Three people were left injured by the crash in the Spring Garden neighborhood, though none of the injuries was life-threatening, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.They were part of a large crowd that took to the streets after […]

(NEW YORK) -- Tax filing season kicked off on Monday as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service began accepting completed tax forms.Americans can file anytime before April 15. The IRS said earlier this month that it expects more than 140 million individual tax returns to be filed by that deadline.Refunds are typically sent within 21 days, the agency says. For paper returns, the IRS says turnaround time can last more than […]

West Palm Beach Police Department (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) -- A Florida man was arrested for allegedly making online threats to President Donald Trump, according to police.Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, was taken into custody on Friday following a traffic stop near his home in West Palm Beach, a short distance from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.Atkins had allegedly posted "violent rhetoric" about Trump on his Facebook account, West Palm Beach Police Department […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters battling multiple major blazes for nearly a month in the Los Angeles area, but also prompting new threats of floods and mudslides across burn-scarred lands.A flood watch issued by the National Weather Service is to go into effect at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday for fire-ravaged areas of Los Angeles County, […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books and will no longer employ a coordinator to investigate instances of unlawful book removals.The department also announced that it has dismissed 11 book ban complaints and six pending complaints. According to the DOE, the complaints alleged that the removal of these books "created a […]

Female giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo in her enclosure at the National Zoo on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao made their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of Lunar New Year next week.Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3, are emerging from quarantine and […]