Suicides rose in 2021 after two years of declines, CDC report finds
xijian/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The number of suicides increased in 2021 to the highest levels seen in four years, according to new federal data. The report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday, looked
Hunter Biden's lawyer says House committee probe not 'legitimate' in opening salvo
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee and the legal team representing President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, have exchanged their first direct communications in the opening salvo of what is expected to be
Twitter suffers major outage, prompting emergency fix and apology
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twitter suffered a user outage on Wednesday that lasted for hours and required an emergency fix, prompting an apology from the company and marking one of the first major site malfunctions
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' parents, sister to sue Alec Baldwin over 'Rust' shooting
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the Rust on-set shooting, plan to file a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the film, according to the family’s
Massachusetts legislator walks back bill to reduce sentences if inmates sign up for organ donation
Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A Massachusetts legislator said he’s going to change a proposed bill that would have given state inmates reduced sentences if they signed up to donate an organ, following an outcry from several
“It's a mess': Messages to Southwest pilots show meltdown unfolding
martin-dm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson faced lawmakers Thursday in a highly-anticipated Senate Commerce Committee hearing to answer for the airline’s historic holiday meltdown. “Let me be clear: we messed up,”
Miraculous moments as survivors pulled from earthquake rubble in Turkey, Syria
KYRIAKOS FINAS/SOOC/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rescue efforts are ongoing after a massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks caused widespread devastation across southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, and
Chinese surveillance balloon may trigger US 'action' against Beijing: Official
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A State Department official said Thursday that the U.S. is looking into taking action against China for the surveillance balloons sent into American skies. The official said Washington is considering “taking
ABC News exclusive: FAA calls on laser manufacturers to warn consumers of risks for planes
Illustration via FBI (NEW YORK) — After nearly 9,500 laser strikes were reported against aircraft last year, U.S. officials are calling on manufacturers to warn customers of potential risks. The acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
California reparations task force eyeing $5 million payments, restitution
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kamilah Moore, the chair of California’s Reparations Task Force, is a direct descendant of enslaved people in the United States. Now, she’s one of several leaders behind the nation’s groundbreaking reparations