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Remembering Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of Black History Month, 100 years later
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (563+ words) NEW YORK (WABC) -- Underneath the melting snow is a deep history tied to the person responsible for remembering and honoring African American history. Exactly 100 years ago this February, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a historian, author, journalist and educator, launched Negro History…...
Gov. Kathy Hochul moves to end local cooperation with ICE agents in New York
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (380+ words) NEW YORK (WABC) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to end relationships between ICE and local police agencies across the state of New York. Currently, eight counties across the state, including Nassau County, allow ICE to deputize local police to help detain…...
Brooklyn residents say they've been without heat for weeks -- and that's not all
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (496+ words) BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Residents at an apartment building in Brooklyn say they have been forced to get creative since their heat has been out -- and that's not the only issue they're facing. There are 80 open violations and 280 complaints that go…...
Mamdani to call for tax hike, citing $12B budget deficit from Adams administration
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (131+ words) NEW YORK (WABC) -- Mayor Zohran Mamdani will call for a tax hike on the richest residents in the five boroughs of New York City. The mayor is expected to make the announcement during a budget announcement at City Hall on…...
Burbank Airport could be next scene of mid-air crash, airlines warn NTSB
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (364+ words) BURBANK, Calif. -- The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday expressed concerns over the dangerous possibility of the next deadly mid-air collision happening at Hollywood Burbank Airport. The NTSB chair says its commercial airlines that are sounding the…...
Doomsday Clock 2026: Scientists set new time
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (665+ words) At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly eight decades later, the clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight - the…...
Comparisons drawn between Alex Pretti, Kyle Rittenhouse in renewed Second Amendment debate
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (656+ words) Saturday's fatal shooting of a man by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis has renewed a debate over the Second Amendment and concealed carry laws. But this time, the political roles are reversed. The right to bear arms has been…...
Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' to be promoted posthumously
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (679+ words) HONOLULU -- Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded "enemy aliens." The seven were students at the…...
Mamdani: Ongoing immigration enforcement in Minneapolis is 'horrific"
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (925+ words) NEW YORK -- One day before the second U.S. citizen in less than a month was fatally shot by a federal agent deployed to Minneapolis, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani sharply criticized the ongoing federal immigration enforcement operation as "horrific." "It is…...
Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
1+ week, 2+ day ago (587+ words) PHILADELPHIA -- Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of "whitewashing history" on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order "restoring truth and sanity to American…...