Subway trains hit and derailed in Manhattan, MTA says

Subway trains hit and derailed in Manhattan, MTA says

A subway train carrying about 300 people collided with an out-of-service train near West 96th Street in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, causing the out-of-service train to derail, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said. According to MTA officials, the northbound no. 1 train collided with a second train traveling at slower speed, injuring 24 people, including four…

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Israel Agrees to Hostage Deal with Hamas: Live Updates

5:59 pm ET, November 22, 2023 Netanyahu says hostage deal does not include ‘freeing murderers’ from Israel From Tamar Michaelis, Andrew Carey and Sugam Pokharel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the hostage deal does not “free the killers”. Most Israelis have welcomed the deal, and Netanyahu said the Israel Defense Forces…

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Georgia’s voting maps were destroyed

Georgia’s voting maps were destroyed

Republicans in Georgia violated a key civil rights law in drawing voting maps that diluted the power of black voters, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled Thursday, ordering new maps to be drawn for the 2024 elections. Judge Steve C. of the Northern District of Georgia. Jones demanded that the state’s legislature move quickly to…

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