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Monday, August 17, 2026 · 65 stories
The delay comes after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to stalking that led to the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive. Mangione pleaded guilty to stalking charges in the killing of Brian Thompson, a health insurance executive, a calculated gamble by his defense team.
United Community Corporation’s executive director Craig Mainor (right) and City Councilmember Anibal Ramos walk through the newly opened grocery store-style food pantry in Newark’s West Ward neighborhood.
The administration plans to submit written testimony instead of attending, city officials said.
There's a lot homeowners can do to prepare for wildfires, such as managing flammable plants and using fire-resistant building materials. But some states struggle to pass rules requiring those steps.
MIDTOWN (WABC) -- An investigation is underway after a 19-year-old tourist from Australia was stabbed overnight inside a McDonalds in Midtown. A 19-year-old tourist from Australia was repeatedly stabbed in what is believed to be an unprovoked attack inside the McDonald's across from Penn Station early Monday, authorities say. I don't stay out here that late because every time around in the evening at night this is not the time for any one of us to be out here." The victim, who has not yet been publicly identified, told Eyewitness News on the phone that he is recovering.
MIDTOWN (WABC) -- A 19-year-old man from Australia was stabbed inside a McDonalds in Midtown. The victim was stabbed in the back just after 2 a.m. Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover?
Planes were seen carrying out operations to extinguish fires on Greece's Salamina Island on Sunday Spain's president of the Aragón region announced on Sunday that a soldier had died in the Peñas de Riglos fire, while flames continued to rage on Portugal's border with Spain. Two people died and hundreds were evacuated after two fires broke out "almost simultaneously" on a Greek island near Athens on Sunday afternoon, officials said. Greece's fire service said on Monday that 41 forest fires had broken out in the past 24 hours, of which three were continuing to be dealt with.
Heavy rains have been recorded in South Gyeongsang province, including the city of Geoje, where the 800-mm deluge triggered a landslide, the interior and safety ministry said. More than 800mm of rain was recorded in the South Korean city of Geoje, which triggered a landslide that killed one person Torrential downpours that have pounded southern parts of South Korea have killed one person and injured four others, officials have confirmed. About three weeks of intermittent monsoon rains and a storm that lashed the main northern island region of Luzon two weeks ago left at least 23 people dead,.
Moscow says nine people have been killed in the past 24 hours, while Kyiv reports four deaths.