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Baked goods prices are rising much faster than overall inflation. Here’s why.
Gabriela Tulian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Customers at the bakery Nothing Bundt Cake, in Memphis, Tennessee, choose items from snickerdoodle, red velvet and blueberry bliss, among other flavors. But patrons cannot avoid the surging prices. [Read More…]
More companies letting customers opt out of Mother’s Day ads
Courtesy of Canva (NEW YORK) — Although it’s been over 20 years since Marisa Bardach Ramel’s mom Sally died in 2002, the Colorado-based author said she’s caught by surprise every year when Mother’s Day rolls [Read More…]
Jonathan Majors appears in court for domestic violence charges
ABC Jonathan Majors appeared in court via Zoom on Tuesday regarding the status of his ongoing assault case. According to an updated complaint unsealed on Tuesday, Majors, 33, allegedly pulled his girlfriend’s finger, grabbed her arm and struck [Read More…]
Woman survives on candy and wine after being lost in the wilderness for five days: Police
Facebook / Wodonga Police (LONDON) — A woman is lucky to be alive after she was stranded for five days in thick Australian bushland and managed to survive on some candy and a bottle of [Read More…]
One dead after shooting in hospital in Richmond, Virginia; alleged shooter in custody
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — One man is dead after being shot inside of a Richmond, Virginia, hospital early Wednesday morning. Another man, the alleged shooter, is in custody. VCU and Richmond Police responded [Read More…]
Attorneys plan to file lawsuits on behalf of Baltimore Archdiocese sexual abuse victims
Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — Attorneys Ben Crump and Adam Slater announced that they plan to file lawsuits on behalf of the Baltimore Archdiocese sexual abuse victims starting Oct. 1, [Read More…]
High-stakes White House debt ceiling summit ends with no movement toward deal
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A high-stakes meeting Tuesday between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders on the debt ceiling ended with no solution as the nation barrels toward a June 1 deadline to reach a [Read More…]
Rep. George Santos charged by federal prosecutors in New York
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been charged by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, according to sources familiar with the matter. The charges are under [Read More…]
Jewish American group calls for Evan Gershkovich’s release: ‘This is personal’
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Jewish Federations of North America, a major umbrella group of Jewish communal organizations around the United States, published an open letter Monday calling for the release [Read More…]
Florida group launches initiative to get abortion constitutional amendment on 2024 ballot
Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A coalition in Florida launched an effort Monday to get a question on the ballot in the 2024 general election that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. The [Read More…]
New $1.2 billion US military aid package to Ukraine: What’s in it?
Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon on Tuesday announced a new commitment of $1.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine. The package includes air-defense systems to help Ukrainian forces defend against a [Read More…]
DOJ, Bureau of Prisons honor fallen corrections officers
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Leaders from the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons gathered on a rainy Tuesday morning in Washington to honor the sacrifice and service of fallen federal correctional [Read More…]
6-year-old is sole survivor after family is killed in Texas mall shooting
Kyu Cho/Facebook (ALLEN, Texas) — A mom, dad and 3-year-old son were all killed in this weekend’s mass shooting in Allen, Texas, officials said, with the family’s 6-year-old son the sole survivor. The victims have been [Read More…]
2 sisters, in 2nd grade and 4th grade, among dead in mall shooting
Courtesy family of Aishwarya Thatikonda (ALLEN, Texas) — Eight victims were killed when a gunman opened fire on shoppers at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, on Saturday. Here is what we know about the [Read More…]
Woman accused of killing 2 NYU students in Puerto Rico detained by police
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The woman accused of fatally shooting two NYU students in Puerto Rico on Saturday has been detained, officials said. Officials identified the two students as Franco Medina, 29, and [Read More…]
Trump liable for battery, defamation in E. Jean Carroll suit
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A jury has found former President Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll case. Carroll, who brought the lawsuit in November, alleged that Trump [Read More…]
Judge sets hearing date on Trump’s motion to move criminal case to federal court
Robert Perry/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday set a hearing next month to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed to move his criminal case from State [Read More…]
Rep. George Santos charged by federal prosecutors in New York
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. George Santos has been charged by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, according to sources familiar with the matter. The charges remain under seal [Read More…]
Democrats want full accounting of Harlan Crow’s gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Chris Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking more information on the extent of billionaire Harlan Crow’s gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The panel’s 11 Democrats requested itemized [Read More…]
Dianne Feinstein announces return to Capitol Hill after monthslong absence
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after a nearly three-month absence, an aide for the California Democrat confirmed to ABC News. News of her return was first [Read More…]