Tim Leedy/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Christmas season is one of the most carbon-intensive holidays of the year, experts say.The carbon footprint of the holiday season — from eating and drinking to giving and receiving — can weigh heavily on the environment. Household waste increases by more than 25% from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, […]

Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors are investigating former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, who has been suspended following sexual misconduct allegations.Investigators showed up with search warrants at several locations linked to Maddrey, including his home.Maddrey had submitted his […]

Authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel in Nevada, Jan. 1, 2025. Obtained by ABC News.(LAS VEGAS) — Authorities investigating the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck on Wednesday outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel have expanded their search for evidence to Colorado and three other states, federal sources have confirmed to […]

Undated photo of Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Via FBI.(NEW ORLEANS) — The man suspected of carrying out the New Year’s attack in New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had a checkered marital history punctuated by multiple divorces and financial difficulty, according to court records reviewed by ABC News.The records also show that after his military service, Jabbar worked for two of […]

nazarethman/Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) — A young mother teaching her son to read. A former college football player “on top of the world” living in New York City. An 18-year-old aspiring nurse. A father of two remembered as the “life of the party.”Family members and friends have begun identifying the 15 people who died in the truck-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on […]

Members of the New York Police Department discuss a shooting in Queens, New York, at a press conference on Jan. 2, 2025. Via NYPD.(NEW YORK) — Ten people were shot after several men opened fire at a group of people waiting outside of a music venue in Queens, New York, the New York Police Department said in a press conference early on Thursday.Officers received reports of […]

Carsten Rehder/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) — An Army veteran who was “hell-bent” on killing as many people as possible drove a rented pickup truck around a parked police car serving as a barricade and plowed through a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, leaving at least 15 dead and injuring dozens of others early Wednesday, […]

Perry Gerenday/Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) — The suspect in a deadly attack on New Year’s revelers in New Orleans has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen and U.S. Army veteran from Texas, according to the FBI.At least 15 people were killed and over two dozen injured after a rented Ford pickup truck was driven through a crowd on Bourbon […]

Matthew Hinton via Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS, LA) — Witnesses described scenes of carnage in the wake of a car-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that left at least 10 dead and dozens injured.The suspect, who has not yet been identified, was allegedly “hell-bent” on killing as many people as possible when he steered a pickup truck […]

Matthew Hinton via Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS, LA) — At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured after a man drove a pickup truck through a crowd celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans early Wednesday. The horrific attack came after authorities expressed concerns about vehicle-ramming during large outdoor events this holiday season.In the weeks leading up to the […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(SMITHFIELD, VA)– A Virginia man allegedly had a cache of weapons, a “go box” and used a photo of President Joe Biden for target practice, according to court documents filed by federal prosecutors this week.Brad Spafford was charged earlier in the month on a gun violation, but in a detention memo filed on Monday, prosecutors in Virginia […]

A new exhibit titled “77 Minutes in Their Shoes” honors the victims of the Robb Elementary shooting. (Sarah Sudhoff)(UVALDE, TEXAS) — When authorities were trying to identify the victims of the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, many of the children could only be identified by the shoes they were wearing that day.”How often do you take your child to school […]

STOCK PHOTO/Adobe StockWhether your New Year’s resolution is to finally book a dream vacation or put some points to good use and fly to a new destination, there are some travel requirements taking effect in 2025 that everyone should keep in mind.REAL ID Americans should make sure their identification is up to date sooner than later this winter, because starting May 7, […]

Provided to ABC News(NEW YORK) — A man was left in critical but stable condition after he was pushed onto the subway tracks at the 18th Street Station in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.The 45 -year-old victim was pushed onto the southbound 1 train tracks by an unknown individual, according to the NYPD.The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical but stable […]

Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images(PUERTO RICO) — An island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico Tuesday left millions of residents without power ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations.As of Tuesday afternoon, less than 10% of customers on the island had their power restored, according to power company LUMA.LUMA said the exact cause of the power outage, which began at 5:30 a.m. […]