WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 83-year-old man imprisoned for more than three decades for a string of 1980s bank robberies is back behind bars, according to federal officials. Donald “Doc” Bennett, once dubbed by the FBI as the “leaping bandit” for jumping over counters in his younger days during bank robberies, was arrested hours […]
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the Senate-passed national security supplemental, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a new proposal late last week to provide defense-only aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and funds for the U.S. southern border — however, it’s not yet clear if GOP leadership […]
CREDIT: Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A student was taken into custody Monday in connection with a double homicide at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, according to officials. Nicholas Jordan, 25, is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of the two victims, who were found shot dead in a […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Patients are being evacuated from Gaza’s second-largest hospital, which has been under attack from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. At least 14 patients have been moved from Nasser Hospital — located in the southern city of Khan Younis — with the help of the World […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A flood watch is in effect from Redding in Northern California to San Diego in Southern California as a storm slams the state with rain and wind. Two to 5 inches of rain is forecast in lower elevations, while up to 8 inches of rain is possible in California’s foothills […]
This series of images compares the desert basin before flooding (left) with its more-waterlogged state following each major storm. In both August 2023 (middle) and February 2024 (right), a shallow lake several kilometers across fills in the low-lying salt flat. CREDIT: NASA Earth Observatory (NEW YORK) — An ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley […]
Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In operating rooms across the country, more and more diabetics are receiving amputations due to complications from type-2 diabetes. The life-altering procedures are more common among Black and Latino patients who are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease, according to health data. Despite the grim figures, […]
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on February 17, 2024 in Waterford, Michigan. CREDIT: Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday used his first direct comment on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death to complain about the alleged political persecution he claims he’s […]
CREDIT: Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A suspect was taken into custody Monday in connection with a double homicide at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, according to police. The two victims were found shot dead in a dorm room on Friday, police said. The shootings appeared to be “an isolated incident between […]
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey woman is on a mission to bring the HBCU experience to students who might not know about or realize the many historically Black colleges and universities serving students today. Eleise Richards, an alumna of Howard University, started in 2016 with a college fair in her hometown […]
