(NEW YORK) -- Approximately 5,000 people have been evacuated in New Mexico on Tuesday as crews battle two wildfires that have spread across 20,000 acres, officials said.Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency as the dual South Fork Fire and Salt Fire have spread with 0% containment as…
(NEW YORK) -- Get ready to enjoy some fun in the sun as summer solstice makes its arrival this June.The event marks the beginning of a longer period of daylight as the Northern Hemisphere progresses into the summer season after a long dark and cold climate. It occurs twice a…
(NEW YORK) -- Get ready to enjoy some fun in the sun as summer solstice makes its arrival this June.The event marks the beginning of a longer period of daylight as the Northern Hemisphere progresses into the summer season after a long dark and cold climate. It occurs twice a…
(LOS ANGELES) -- The nation's second-largest school district has voted to ban cellphone and social media use for over 429,000 K-12 students during school days.The Los Angeles Unified School District board passed the ban by a vote of 5 to 2 on Tuesday morning, one day after U.S. Surgeon General…
(WASHINGTON) -- Boeing CEO David Calhoun apologized to the families of victims of previous plane crashes involving the company's planes, including the 737 Max, before being grilled by senators Tuesday during a hearing on Capitol Hill.Sen. Richard Blumenthal invited the families to the highly anticipated hearing, and many came holding…
(NEW YORK) -- The potential first tropical storm of the season is expected to bring heavy rain and dangerous flooding to Texas this week.The tropical system could strengthen to Tropical Storm Alberto on Tuesday or Wednesday before making landfall in Mexico, just south of Texas.The storm is forecast to bring…
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- The shooter who killed five and injured over a dozen more at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2022 accepted a plea deal Tuesday in connection with federal hate crimes charges and was given 55 concurrent life sentences.Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty to each…
(BOSTON) -- Massachusetts' 911 system has been restored following a statewide outage Tuesday afternoon, according to the state's Executive Office of Public Safety."The public may now resume calling 911 for emergencies," the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety said. "The State 911 Department continues to investigate the cause of the…
(WASHINGTON) -- The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case will kick off a series of hearings this week on motions to dismiss the case. One of the hearings is expected to focus on a legal theory pushed by conservative legal critics of special counsel Jack Smith that…
(PHOENIX, Ariz.) -- Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn and former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleaded not guilty in Maricopa County court Tuesday morning for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona.Ellis appeared by video conference during the hearing and Epshteyn joined by phone. Their attorneys entered…