Woman set on fire on New York City subway ID'd by police
(NEW YORK) — A woman who died after being set on fire on a New York City subway train this month has been identified, according to police. The woman was identified as 61-year-old Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New
These states will raise the minimum wage in 2025
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching from California to Maine. In all, 21 states will
4 relatives, including 3 Americans, shot in Mexico; 3 adults dead, child in critical condition
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (DURANGO, Mexico) — Four family members, including three Americans, were shot in an attack in Durango, Mexico, that left three of the four relatives dead, officials said. The three adults were all killed: two
Jimmy Carter leaves behind a global public health work legacy
Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As world leaders mourn the death of former President Jimmy Carter and remark on his political and policy legacy, doctors are remembering his efforts to prevent disease,
Azerbaijan Airlines crash probe looks into Russian air control conduct, source says
Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Azerbaijani authorities investigating last week’s Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan are probing the “disturbing” possibility that Russian air traffic controllers may have directed the damaged plane out over the Caspian Sea,
Jimmy Carter's grandson Jason speaks out on former president's life, legacy
Jessica McGowan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Though Jimmy Carter was a U.S. president, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the founder of a global organization, The Carter Center, to his more than one dozen grandchildren and great-grandchildren, he was
Search for answers in deadly South Korean plane crash mystery
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL) — A team of U.S. investigators arrived in South Korea to assist local aviation officials as they comb the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed Sunday, killing
Scoreboard roundup — 12/30/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUELions 40, 49ers 34 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONBulls 115, Hornets 108Knicks 126, Wizards 106Clippers 116, Pelicans 113Nuggets 132, Jazz 121Cavaliers 113, Warriors 9576ers 125,
US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia
Sylvie Lanteaume via Getty Images (GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA) — The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday announced that Guantanamo Bay detainee Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi had been repatriated to Tunisia, a transfer that leaves 26 detainees at
New Year around the world: Pacific nations welcome 2025
Saeed Khan via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The Micronesian