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(NEW YORK) -- Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from Mother Nature by the middle of this week.A rainstorm on the way is forecast to reach the Northeast by Wednesday evening. The heaviest rain is expected Wednesday night through Friday from Northern New Jersey to upstate New York and New England, possibly bringing 1 to 2 inches of rain.The forecast […]

Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) -- Two people were killed and nine were hurt in two shootings near a second line event in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon.In the first incident, eight people were shot and injured, police said.The second shooting was reported about 45 minutes later, police said. Two victims died and one was hospitalized in stable condition, police said.The police department said it immediately shut down the […]

Gary Hershorn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A man has been taken into custody after allegedly killing two people and injuring a third in an apparent stabbing spree in Manhattan, authorities said.The first victim, a 30-year-old construction worker, was fatally attacked on West 19th Street at 8:22 a.m. Monday, the NYPD said.About two hours later, another man was fatally stabbed on East 30th Street, police said.The third victim, a woman, is […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SEATTLE) -- An 11-year-old is among three suspects who've been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies at convenience stores and gas stations in the Seattle area, police said.The 11-year-old, a 21-year-old and a 19-year-old are accused of four robberies committed within two hours early Friday morning and a fifth robbery Friday night, Seattle police said.The suspects, who wore face masks and were armed with […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House has condemned an incident over the weekend in which a group of masked individuals with Nazi flags marched through the streets of Columbus, Ohio.White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement President Joe Biden "abhors the hateful poison of Nazism, Antisemitism, and racism," which he called "hostile to everything the United States stands for, including protecting the dignity of all our citizens and the freedom to […]

ABC (NEW YORK) -- Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office are expected to rest their case Monday against Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who is charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide in the chokehold death of a homeless man aboard a New York City subway car.Penny, 25, has pleaded not guilty to the charges in Jordan Neely's death.Defense attorneys will finish their cross-examination of the medical examiner, Dr. Cynthia Harris, who concluded “there […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Thanksgiving travel period will see record-breaking numbers for those hitting both the roads and the skies, according to reports from several airlines and travel organizations.American Automobile AssociationThe American Automobile Association projected that 79.9 million travelers will head to destinations at least 50 miles from their homes over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which officially runs from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, 2024.That would be an increase […]

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will send Congress an emergency funding bill "in the coming days," with the intent to address the urgent need for disaster relief throughout the United States following a brutal storm season, a White House official said in a memo on Monday.Several agencies said they are running low of money in the wake of back-to-back major hurricanes, the memo stated."The Biden-Harris Administration stands ready to work […]

Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images (WEATHERFORD, OK) -- A tornado-producing storm was tearing through southwestern Oklahoma early Monday, with at least one confirmed tornado, the National Weather Service said.The storm was near Granite, a town with a population of about 1,600, at about 3:37 a.m. CST, the service said.Tornado warnings were in effect for western Washita County, southwestern Custer County, northwestern Kiowa County, northeastern Greer County and southeastern Beckham County.This is a […]