NYPD chokehold ban upheld by state Court of Appeals
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York’s highest court on Monday upheld the city’s ban on police use of chokeholds, a measure enacted after the widely publicized deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd following the
Members of Congress visit Parkland school shooting scene for building's final tour
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Six members of Congress — five Democrats and one Republican — visited Parkland, Florida, on Monday to tour the site of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Extreme wildfires are disrupting wildlife ecosystems in California, researchers say
David McNew/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Extreme wildfires that have been burning through the California landscape over recent decades are disrupting wildlife habitats within the state, new research shows. In the past two decades, forest fires in
Sam Altman hired by Microsoft, 600 OpenAI employees threaten to quit in protest of his ouster
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sam Altman, a prominent executive behind the rise of artificial intelligence, was hired by Microsoft days after being ousted as CEO of OpenAI, eliciting a letter signed by nearly 600 employees
Funeral set for Dexter Wade, Jackson man exhumed from potter's field, as family alleges 'cover up'
nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The family of Dexter Wade is set to hold a funeral on Monday afternoon for the 37-year-old man, who was fatally struck by an off-duty police officer in Jackson, Mississippi, on March
Appeals court to hear arguments on limited gag order in Trump's federal election interference case
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Washington, D.C., appeals court will hear arguments Monday regarding former President Donald Trump’s limited gag order in his federal election interference case. The hearing, before a panel of judges, is Trump’s
Cross-country storm over next several days could disrupt Thanksgiving travel, forecasts show
ABC News Americans are bracing for inclement weather during one of the busiest holiday travel weeks of the year. A potent storm will be making its way across the country as travelers make their way to their
Nashville 'truancy court' works to keep students in school
ABC News The pandemic created an education crisis in America, with more than 25% of students nationwide chronically absent, missing 10% or more of classes, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The places most affected by
Club Q shooting victims remembered one year after Colorado Springs tragedy
ABC News One year ago, five people were killed in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub that left a small Colorado community grieving: Daniel Davis Aston, Kelly Loving, Derrick Rump, Raymond Green Vance, Ashley Paugh. More than
How one Texas school district reversed its post pandemic teacher shortage
ABC News After the pandemic hit, many schools across the country faced a growing problem of teacher shortages. Around 300,000 public school teachers and other staff members left the field as the pandemic took hold between February