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A baby was found on a subway platform in Manhattan, New York, on Oct. 20, 2025. WABC (NEW YORK) — A newborn girl was discovered wrapped in a blanket at a subway station in Midtown Manhattan during New York City’s Monday morning rush hour, authorities said. The baby was found just before 9:30 a.m. on […]

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office released this mugshot of Gbemisola Akayinode. Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HOUSTON) — A mother has been charged with murder after her 9-year-old daughter died in a hot car in Texas, authorities said. Gbemisola Akayinode, 36, was arrested on Friday for the murder of 9-year-old Oluwasikemi Akayinode after the girl’s death was ruled […]

(NEW YORK) — Researchers have quantified how meat consumption in the U.S. is contributing to the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change. More than 11 million tons of meat is consumed in U.S. cities annually — equating to about 329 million tons of carbon emissions, according to a study published Monday in the scientific […]

(PHILADELPHIA) — Human remains found Saturday have been confirmed to be 23-year-old Philadelphia woman Kada Scott, who had been missing since Oct. 4, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Monday. The confirmation came during a press conference on Monday morning when the DA’s office announced new charges against Keon King, the suspect in Scott’s disappearance. King, […]

(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in James Comey’s criminal case suggested in a new filing that they may move to disqualify Comey’s lead attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, from continuing to represent the former FBI director over a potential conflict of interest issue.  In a filing late Sunday night, prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff that Fitzgerald’s alleged […]

(NEW YORK) — At least three people were injured early Sunday in a shooting outside of a residential hall at Oklahoma State University, authorities said. One of the injured victims is a student at the Stillwater, Oklahoma, school, according to the Oklahoma State University Police Department. No arrests have been announced in the shooting. The […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A suspect remained at large Sunday after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a child’s birthday party being held on the lawn of a Maryland home, injuring 11 people, including a toddler, according to police. The incident occurred around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday in a residential neighborhood in Bladensburg, Maryland, […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least four U.S. states are under a severe thunderstorm watch. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center issued the watch for northwest Arkansas, southeast Kansas, southern Missouri and eastern Oklahoma until 6 p.m. CT. The storm is expected to bring hail and damaging winds. Wind speeds could reach 75 […]

H. Winslow/USGS/Anadolu via Getty Images (HILO, Hawaii) — Mount Kilauea, a volcano that has been active in recent years, erupted again on Hawaii’s Big Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Sustained high fountains of lava flowed from Mount Kilauea’s two vents, according to the USGS. This is the volcano’s 35th eruptive episode since Dec. […]

(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump said Friday evening he has signed a commutation releasing scandal-plagued former congressman George Santos from prison “immediately.” Santos, 37, was less than three months into serving a seven-year sentence in federal prison after being convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The ex-lawmaker was released from prison just […]