Millions around the world were on Tuesday getting set to ring in the New Year, with celebrations briefly outshining conflict in some parts of the globe. Nations in the South Pacific Ocean were the first to wave goodbye to 2024. Midnight in New Zealand is 18 hours ahead of Eastern Time. In Auckland, New Zealand,...
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NYC congestion pricing set to start as planned Sunday after ruling in final lawsuit
With just days to go before the nation’s first congestion toll begins in New York City, the pricing plan may have passed its final hurdle in a ruling from a U.S. district court who heard a suit from the state of New Jersey on environmental grounds, according to the MTA. But an attorney for the...
Star athletes’ social media bling may attract cross-border burglary crews
The FBI is warning sports leagues that star athletes who display valuables on social media are vulnerable to burglars familiar with their often-public travel schedules. The bureau recently issued the best-practices memo as part of a long-standing practice of communicating with private businesses about crime trends, a U.S. official briefed on the matter said. The...
Jet carrying Gonzaga men’s basketball team nearly collided with flight taking off at LAX
LOS ANGELES — The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off Friday at Los Angeles International Airport. The plane operated by Key Lime Air was ordered by air traffic controllers to stop as a...
Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son sentenced to 28 years for killing an officer during a police chase
A son of Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., was sentenced to 28 years in prison Monday in connection with the death of a sheriff’s deputy during a law enforcement chase last year. Ian Cramer, 43, pleaded guilty in September to nine charges, including homicide while fleeing a peace officer, reckless endangerment and drug possession, tied to a...
State funeral for former President Carter set for Jan. 9
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. More young people are choosing trades over going to college 02:13 Now Playing State funeral for former President Carter set for Jan. 9 03:19 UP NEXT New York prepares for New Year’s Eve with over 1 million expected in Times...
Treasury Dept. says China state-sponsored hacker accessed unclassified documents
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Treasury Dept. says China state-sponsored hacker accessed unclassified documents 01:03 UP NEXT On the hunt for mystery drones 02:51 Trump’s pick of Gabbard for DNI likely to be welcomed by Russian state media 02:03 Pentagon to challenge 9/11...
A North Carolina county pummeled by Hurricane Helene suffers another blow
County officials said that with the loss of the bridges, more than 20 residents would be unreachable by first responders because the bridges that once carried vehicles over rivers washed away in the hurricane and haven’t been rebuilt. “There are several people that we can’t get emergency access to,” Barrier said. The rainstorm is the...
U.S. Treasury says computers hacked by a Chinese ‘threat actor’
The U.S. Treasury Department said a state-sponsored Chinese hacking operation was able to use third-party software to tap into desktop computers of Treasury employees in what the department is calling “a major incident.” In a letter seen by NBC News, Aditi Hardikar, assistant secretary for management of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, wrote that...
Are medals awarded during the Paris 2024 Olympics losing their luster?
Bronze-winning Olympic French swimmer Yohann Ndoye-Brouard wondered over the weekend if a medal he captured is from this past summer or 100 years ago? That’s because the bronze he won in the 4×100-meter medley relay during the Paris 2024 Games seems to be deteriorating faster than a Léon Marchand lap. He rhetorically questioned on social...









