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First Mexican woman in space talks about helping future astronauts reach for the stars

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Electrical engineer Katya Echazarreta made history nearly two years ago when she became the first Mexican woman in space.Echazarreta was aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin flight as part of The Space For Humanity initiative.Before that feat, she was already a star through her viral social media posts about her field.Echazarreta spoke with ABC News' Phil Lipof about her career.ABC NEWS LIVE: I guess just first off, because so many people would like to know what it's […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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Gas prices have climbed nearly 14% this year. Here’s why.

Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Gas prices have surged higher at the outset of 2024, stressing household budgets and complicating efforts to cool inflation.Since the beginning of the year, the average national price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas has jumped nearly 14%, amounting to an increase of more than 40 cents per gallon, according to AAA data shared with ABC News.In some states, prices have climbed dramatically over the past month. In Utah, the average price of […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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Good Samaritan injured in Rockford, Illinois, stabbing spree speaks out

ABC News(ROCKFORD, Ill.) -- Keith Fahreny was driving home from his trigonometry class at Rock Valley College Wednesday afternoon when he saw a commotion outside his neighbor's home."She kind of turned towards me, and her face was just bright red with blood," Fahreny told ABC News.Fahreny didn't know it at the time, but he had happened upon a brutal stabbing spree in his neighborhood in southeast Rockford, Illinois, that police said left four people dead and several others, including his […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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‘The Godmother’ of Manhattan’s Diamond District talks importance of tradition, reputation

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- "The Godmother" of Manhattan's go-to spot for everything bling has neither a cat nor cannolis, but she has cemented her position as a leading jeweler in a field dominated by men.Kerri Lavine, who earned her nickname after a photo captured her holding a cognac snifter in one hand and a cigar in the other, has been a longtime jeweler in the Diamond District, a strip of 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues that is home […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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Major storm to hit California with flash flooding, strong winds, heavy snow

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Numerous weather alerts have been issued for California, Nevada and Arizona, including a flood watch for Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego, with a significant storm on its way to the West Coast.After a storm brought 10 to 13 inches of snow from California to Utah earlier this week, a bigger storm is on its way to Southern California with flash flooding, strong winds and heavy snow.The heaviest rain will move into the San Fransisco […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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EPA sets new emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles in effort to fight climate change

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced its new emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles on Friday, which the agency claims will avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions.The move comes in an election year when the Biden-Harris campaign is working to demonstrate achievements in their climate agenda.The new standards impact vehicles such as freight trucks and buses manufactured for model years 2027-2032. This follows last week's announcement of updated standards for light and medium-duty vehicles."In finalizing these […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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What to know about the deadly Rockford, Illinois, stabbing spree

Rockford community vigil March 28, 2024. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images(Rockford, IL) - A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing rampage Wednesday afternoon in Rockford, Illinois, that left four people dead in 20 minutes, including a U.S. postal worker and a teenage girl, and seven other victims injured, police said.Following his arrest in the frenzied attack, the suspect, Christian Soto, waived his Miranda rights to remain silent and told investigators he was high on marijuana he claimed was […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks 1 year in Russian prison

NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Friday marks a year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia. The first American reporter to be imprisoned by Moscow since the Cold War, he remains trapped in jail while the United States struggles to find a deal with Russia to free him.Gershkovich, 32, has now spent 12 months in Moscow's Lefortovo Prison on espionage charges that his newspaper, dozens of leading international media organizations and the U.S. government have […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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Baltimore bridge collapse timeline: Inside the cargo ship collision

Via NTSB(BALTIMORE) -- Just after midnight on Tuesday, the fully loaded container ship Dali lifted anchor and prepared to depart the Port of Baltimore with 23 crew members aboard, destined for Sri Lanka nearly 9,000 miles away.There was no apparent indication of the catastrophe awaiting the vessel. Authorities said the bridge was undergoing maintenance at the time and that one lane in each direction remained open.Here is how the incident unfolded:12:39 a.m. -- The 984-foot-long, Singapore-flagged cargo ship pulls out […]

todayMarch 28, 2024

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