By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A 9/11 hero is coming out of retirement to take a new job at the nation’s largest fire department, the FDNY announced over the weekend. Joseph Pfeifer was named first deputy commissioner, the second-highest civilian rank in the department, managing day-to-day
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Trabajadores del Departamento de Parques y Recreación de la Ciudad de Nueva York se llevaron una sorpresa con muchas escamas este domingo cuando descubrieron un caimán en el Prospect Park de Brooklyn, según la agencia. Un empleado de mantenimiento del parque vio al caimán en el lago de Prospect Park, informó
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s ministry of tourism and antiquities unveiled a renovated wing of its oldest museum Monday, home to a 16-meter (52-foot) -long scroll unearthed last year. The refurbishment marks the first stage of broader renovations for the 120-year-old salmon-colored palatial complex in downtown Cairo, opposite the capital’s famed Tahrir Square. Waziry Papyrus, the
Continue ReadingBy Derick Waller Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — The NYPD is investigating an apparent hate crime at a restaurant in Manhattan. The Pride flag was set on fire at around 1:40 a.m. at The Little Prince restaurant in SoHo. Before the fire, the flag read “Make America Gay
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Chronic pain, such as arthritis, cancer or back pain, lasting for over three months, raises the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, a new study found. The hippocampus, a brain structure highly associated with learning and memory, aged by about a year in a 60-year-old person who had one site of
Continue ReadingBy Eyewitness News Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — A sick 4-foot-long alligator was caught on Sunday in Brooklyn and officials are looking for the person responsible. A member of the Prospect Park maintenance staff spotted the gator near Duck Island in Prospect Park Lake. The Parks Department says
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When it comes to light bulbs, a change that’s been underway for years will accelerate this summer, as new federal rules require consumers and retailers to make a switch to LED light bulbs.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon Este cubrimiento ha terminado. Para más información sobre el terremoto de Siria y Turquía visita CNNEE.com Un hombre reza sobre los escombros de un edificio que colapsó el 19 de febrero de 2023 en Hatay, Turquía. (Crédito: Burak Kara/Getty Images) The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All
Continue ReadingBy GHAITH ALSAYED and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home has left the hospital and gone to her new home, where she was with her paternal aunt’s family Monday. The girl had been at the hospital since hours after
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Four Associated Press journalists have been honored with the George Polk Award for War Reporting for their searing coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Ukrainian officials have credited with saving many lives. AP videojournalist Mstyslav Chernov, photographer Evgeniy Maloletka, video producer Vasilisa Stepanenko and reporter Lori Hinnant were awarded for
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Adele says it’s “hard work” being a meme after a video taken of her at the Super Bowl this year went viral. The footage referenced by the singer was taken while she was in the stands at Super Bowl LVII. The sass-filled video, during which she can be seen but not heard
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A new 6.4-magnitude earthquake has killed three people and injured more than 200 others in parts of Turkey laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed tens of thousands. Officials said more buildings collapsed, trapping some people, while scores of injuries were recorded
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president says the ex-Soviet nation will form a new territorial defense force amid the fighting in neighboring Ukraine. President Alexander Lukashenko has cultivated close military ties with Russia, which used Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine nearly a year ago at the start of what the Kremlin calls its
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN More than 1 in 5 kids and adolescents around the world show signs of disordered eating, according to a new study. The study highlights a serious public health issue that often goes underreported and underrecognized, according to the meta-analysis published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers reviewed and analyzed 32
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press The prosecution in the case of a fatal New Mexico film-set shooting made a stark turnaround Monday, dropping the possibility of a mandatory five-year sentence against Alec Baldwin, new court filings show. The actor-producer’s attorneys had earlier objected to the enhancement, saying it was unconstitutional because it was added after
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Flower and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN The manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” have been downgraded by prosecutors in New Mexico, which will reduce the prison time the actor could face for the death of the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. The
Continue ReadingCNN, KOAT, GETTY IMAGES, FACEBOOK, SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, SERGE SVETNOY, JIM WEBER, SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN By Kevin Flower and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN The manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” have been downgraded by prosecutors in New Mexico, which will
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La menstruación es un hecho de la vida, pero ¿alguna vez te has preguntado cómo lidiarías con ella en un apocalipsis? Por suerte, la exitosa serie de HBO “The Last of Us” tiene la respuesta: con una copa menstrual. En el último episodio llamado “Kin”, el personaje de Pedro Pascal, Joel,
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Poland and Italy have discussed military support for Ukraine and voiced agreement that the European Union should be made stronger politically while cutting down on bureaucracy. Poland’s Mateusz Morawiecki and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni — both right-wing politicians — said they were on the same page on
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday as the university resumed normal operations, one week after a gunman shot and killed three students and injured five others. The 50,000-student university’s campus remained relatively quiet on the first day back,
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