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As the Super Bowl nears, New Orleans grapples with how safe is safe enough

Thursday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- The anticipation surrounding Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans is not just about which team will win, it's whether or not the city can pull the game off without a serious security breach.New Orleans has hosted 10 Super Bowls in previous...

37 live giant beetles found inside Japanese snack packets at LAX

Thursday, February 6 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.The contraband was discovered by U.S. Customs and Border...

Suitcase with human remains inside discovered in New York Citys East River

Thursday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Human remains have been found in a suitcase that was drifting in the East River in New York City, police said.The discovery was made on Wednesday at approximately 5:30 p.m. when authorities from the NYPD Harbor Unit were called to the...

Donations to Luigi Mangiones legal defense fund slowed, then surged

Thursday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Donations to Luigi Mangione's legal defense fund have picked up after a news report that they had slowed down.Mangione's online fund has received over $248,000 in donations to help defend him against state and federal charges in the murder of UnitedHealthcare...

Recent plane crashes induce anxiety for many travelers

Thursday, February 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After two deadly plane crashes in the past week — one in Washington, D.C., killing 67, and another in Philadelphia, killing 7 and injuring 19 — it wouldn't be unusual if travelers reported heightened apprehension toward air travel, according to experts."Given the...

Ex-interpreter who stole millions from Shohei Ohtani to be sentenced in federal fraud case

Thursday, February 6 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, is set to be sentenced Thursday on federal charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodgers player, nearly a year after the gambling controversy first surfaced.Mizuhara, 40, admitted to...

1 killed, 5 hurt in shooting at manufacturing facility in Ohio; police investigating motive

Wednesday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW ALBANY, Ohio) -- Police are looking for a motive after a man allegedly killed one person and injured five others in a workplace shooting at an Ohio manufacturing facility, officials said.Officers responded to an active shooter report at a New Albany facility...

Judge to weigh whether to block DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records

Wednesday, February 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency faces its first major legal hurdle this afternoon when a federal judge in Washington, D.C., considers blocking the newly formed arm of the federal government from

Japan Airlines flight hits tail of parked Delta plane at Seattle SeaTac Airport

Wednesday, February 5 by ABC News

(SEATTLE, Wash.) -- The right wing of a taxiing Japan Airlines flight hit the tail of a parked Delta plane at Seattle's SeaTac Airport on Wednesday, according to the airport and the Federal Aviation Administration.No one was injured but passengers on both flights...

Pilots warned of safety concerns at Reagan National Airport for decades

Wednesday, February 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Pilots and air traffic controllers notified authorities about airplanes and helicopters flying alarmingly close at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in at least 15 incident reports dating back to 1991, according to an ABC News review of the reports.Some of the reports warned...

As the Super Bowl nears, New Orleans grapples with how safe is safe enough

37 live giant beetles found inside Japanese snack packets at LAX

Suitcase with human remains inside discovered in New York Citys East River

Donations to Luigi Mangiones legal defense fund slowed, then surged

Recent plane crashes induce anxiety for many travelers

Ex-interpreter who stole millions from Shohei Ohtani to be sentenced in federal fraud case

1 killed, 5 hurt in shooting at manufacturing facility in Ohio; police investigating motive

Judge to weigh whether to block DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records

Japan Airlines flight hits tail of parked Delta plane at Seattle SeaTac Airport

Pilots warned of safety concerns at Reagan National Airport for decades

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