Uber drivers strike in New York City after pay increase temporarily blocked
nycshooter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of Uber drivers in New York City are carrying out a day-long strike on Thursday after a lawsuit from the rideshare company temporarily blocked a pay increase set to take effect last month.
Striking drivers…
Who are the alternatives to be House speaker if McCarthy withdraws? A look at possible names
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is still struggling to corral the necessary votes to become speaker as a minority of his conference puts up a series of protest nominees against him, insisting he grant their d…
US to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
Hedil Amir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The United States plans to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine in a new security aid package expected to come on Friday, U.S. officials told ABC News.
The White House confirmed the plan t…
WHO sounds the alarm: New COVID variant is most transmissible yet
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization is warning that a new omicron subvariant known as XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible strain to date.
As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in some parts of the Northeast — where the…
Biden to make first trip to US-Mexico border as president on Sunday
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he plans to visit the southern border with Mexico on Sunday, for the first time since taking office.
Biden said he will visit El Paso, Texas, “to assess bor…
Prince Harry alleges in memoir that Prince William physically attacked him: Report
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Prince Harry makes an explosive claim in his new memoir “Spare” that his older brother Prince William physically attacked him in a confrontation over Harry’s wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, according…
Social media use linked to brain changes in teens, study finds
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new study has identified a possible link between frequently checking social media and brain changes that are associated with having less control of impulsive behaviors among young adolescents.
Using MRI brain…
Jeremy Renner posts “ICU spa day” in latest hospital post following accident
Marvel StudiosJeremy Renner is still in the ICU following his New Year’s Day snowplow accident, but his latest post to social media shows his sense of humor certainly survived the ordeal.
In a short Twitter video Thursday morning, a bruised and batter…
France’s bakers may be forced to close their shops or raise baguette prices
© Ian Laker Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The cherished French baguette is in trouble.
Soaring electricity prices in France are threatening the livelihoods of bakers.
Baker Julien Pedussel, 36, started demonstrations near his shop to warn of …
Florida man arrested for alleged mass shooting threat against LGBTQ people
amphotora/Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A man who allegedly threatened a mass shooting against LGBTQ people at Florida State University has been arrested by the FBI.
Sean Michael Albert, 19, waived his preliminary hearing and is now in detention, acc…