A Texas police officer who shot and wounded a teenager who had been sitting in his car eating a hamburger has been fired, police said. San Antonio Officer James Brennand was fired after shooting Erik Cantu, 17, on Oct. 2 in a fast food restaurant parking lot, police training commander […]
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NYC mayor declares state of emergency over migrant influx
The number of people in New York City shelters is setting new records daily amid the unyielding arrival of asylum seekers bussed from Texas and elsewhere. On Friday, New York Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency and announced an executive order to suspend land use requirements to help […]
Video shows officer didn’t know police car was on tracks
DENVER — A police officer in Colorado who arrested a woman who was seriously injured when the parked patrol car she was in was struck by a freight train said he did not realize he had stopped the vehicle on the railroad tracks, according to police body camera video. In […]
Uvalde school district suspends police force, victims’ parents react
Uvalde:365 is a continuing ABC News series reported from Uvalde and focused on the Texas community and how it forges on in the shadow of tragedy. The Uvalde, Texas, school district — still facing withering criticism over its police department’s failings both during the May 24 elementary school massacre and […]
National Guard general speaks on Hurricane Ian rescues, special moment of inspiration
A week after Hurricane Ian slammed Florida, search-and-rescue efforts are still underway and the death toll continues to rise. Maj Gen. James O. Eifert, the Adjutant General for the Florida National Guard, spoke with ABC News Live Thursday and provided the latest updates on those efforts and the damage caused […]
Subway rider stabbed to death in unprovoked attack
Three men were stabbed, one fatally, in separate attacks in the New York City subway system within an eight-hour span Thursday. A 38-year-old Bronx man was getting off a northbound 4 train as it arrived at the 176th Street station just before 9 p.m. Thursday when he was stabbed multiple […]
Sheriff: Father killed wife, parents while 4 kids at school
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A father of four shot and killed his wife and mother at different locations in New York before killing his father and himself at a shooting range while his children were in school, authorities said Friday. Sheriff’s deputies responding to the outdoor range in Newstead, northeast of […]
Mayor declares state of emergency for NYC over migrants
NEW YORK — New York City’s mayor declared a state of emergency on Friday over the thousands of migrants being sent from southern border states since the spring, saying the demand being put on the city to provide housing and other assistance is “not sustainable.” “A city recovering from an […]
Jury resumes deliberations in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook trial
WATERBURY, Conn. — Jurors resumed deliberating Friday on how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay for spreading the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting was a hoax. Deliberations in the civil trial began late Thursday afternoon but soon broke up for the day. The panel began its […]
US employers add 263K jobs as Fed raises interest rates
U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.5% from 3.7%. Economists were predicting a gain of 250,000 jobs last month. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality and in health care, according to the Department of Labor. The number of long-term unemployed […]