(NEW YORK) -- For Neda LaFuente, everyday moments with her family are not only precious, but they also play a vital role in her job. “They say, as paramedics, your most important time is your downtime … because that keeps us healthy,” she told “Nightline.” “If we have a healthy…
(NEW YORK) -- Ten-year-old Ke'aundre James was on the bus headed to school when he "heard yelling and cussing in the front" -- and spotted a man with a rifle. The gunman "was telling the bus driver, 'Close the doors, take me to the next town over. Go, go, go.'…
(NEW YORK) -- Dressed up in a Minnie Mouse costume for her son’s school Halloween party, Melissa Fox tried to put on a brave face for her 6-year-old boy and the world. Just hours earlier, on Oct. 27, 2004, police had made an arrest in the tragic murder of her…
(NEW YORK) -- South Carolina and Montana residents will be cut off from federal pandemic unemployment benefits next month, with Republican governors in each state claiming the payments have led to a workforce shortage. Economists say that's not the case. "Employers are just angry that they are unable to find…
(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death were indicted Friday on federal civil rights charges. The three-count indictment alleges Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane deprived Floyd's rights when they saw him lying on the ground "in clear…
(NEW YORK) -- Over 60 migrant children at two California holding centers have tested positive for COVID-19, sparking worry over the health of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. from across the border. At the Long Beach Convention Center housing 728 migrant children, 55 of them have tested positive for COVID-19…
(BOULDER, Colo.) -- The police officer who shot and injured a mass shooting suspect at a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store was justified in his actions and won't face criminal charges, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said in a new report. The suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, was shot in…
(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Army is turning to animation to attract Generation Z's reputed short-attention span by profiling five soldiers who candidly share their personal experiences in eventually joining up. It's another of the Army's novel approaches to recruiting soldiers from Generation Z, the description used for tech-savvy young…
(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) -- More than 100 days after declaring a state of emergency, Puerto Rico finally will have some funding to address an alarming rise in gender-based violence on the island. The Financial Oversight Management Board, which is in charge of the island's finances, on Wednesday approved a…
(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The man who allegedly stabbed two elderly Asian women in San Francisco earlier this week is now facing multiple charges, including premeditated attempted murder, prosecutors announced Thursday. Patrick Thompson, 54, was charged with two counts of premeditated attempted murder and two counts of elder abuse, with enhancements…
