(NEW YORK) -- Pat Robertson, the Christian evangelist best known for his political commentary on The 700 Club and a former presidential candidate, has died. He was 93 years old. Robertson died early Thursday at his home in Virginia, according to the TV network he founded, The Christian Broadcasting Network.…
(NEW YORK) -- Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing hazy skies and unhealthy conditions across a large swath of the eastern United States in what officials have called an unprecedented event. Those outdoors in New York City on Wednesday couldn't help but take notice of the strong campfire smell and…
(NEW YORK) -- The family of a Florida mother of four called for justice after her alleged killer -- a neighbor she was feuding with -- was arrested, asking the state attorney to deliver an effective prosecution. “Do not fail AJ,” said Pamela Dias, the mother of Ajike Owens, 35,…
(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- Over half of Buffalo, New York's water service lines are estimated to contain lead, but city officials say the work to replace them could last over the next two decades and cost nearly half a billion dollars to complete. Nearly 40,000 water service lines in Buffalo, over…
(NEW YORK) -- As New York City was bombarded with dangerous air and smoke conditions that turned the skyline orange, some residents and environmental experts questioned if the city's leader acted quickly enough to warn people about the dangers of the "smoke wave." The city's Office of Emergency Management issued…
(NEW YORK) -- Canadian wildfires are impacting states as far south as Georgia, with New York City experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. The wind conditions that are bringing plumes of smoke south are expected to last for several more days, experts say, as some fires in…
(RICHMOND, Va.) -- A father and son were killed and several others were hurt in a mass shooting following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, police said. The suspect, 19-year-old Ameri Ty-John Pollard, is in custody in connection with the shooting, which unfolded in a park on Tuesday after the…
(NEW YORK) -- Wildfires burning in Canada have prompted hazardous air pollution conditions in the U.S. this week, as smoke moves South and lingers over much of the Northeast. While wildfires in California and other western states have prompted air quality warnings in the past, seeing them on the other side…
(NEW YORK) -- Wildfires burning in Canada continue to create poor air quality conditions in the U.S. as the smoke makes its way south. Hazy skies, low visibility and poor air quality will be present in most of the Northeast and the Midwest and even as far south as the…
(GLENDALE, Calif.) -- A California school district meeting where administrators voted to recognize Pride month, which celebrates the LGBTQ+ community, erupted into protests outside the venue involving several hundred people, according to the Glendale Police Department. Protesters of the Glendale Unified School District policy to recognize Pride month were met…
