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David Madison/Getty Images (LAS CRUCES, N.M.) — The New Mexico State University men’s basketball program has been suspended indefinitely amid an investigation into alleged hazing incidents the school’s chancellor said left him “heartbroken and sickened.” [Read More…]

High-altitude object shot down over northern Canada, temporarily closing Montana airspace

Omar Marques/Getty Images (TORONTO) — A high-altitude object tracked over northern Canada has been shot down over the Yukon, officials said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he ordered the takedown of “an unidentified object [Read More…]

US surveillance data crucial for Ukraine, top commander says

Tatsiana Kalasouskaya / EyeEm (NORTHERN UKRAINE) — Lt. Gen. Serhiy Nayev, one of the most senior commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, believes that the data surveillance the United States has collected is crucial in [Read More…]

Military shoots down another high-altitude object, over Lake Huron, officials say

Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Another high-altitude object was shot down on Sunday afternoon, this one over Lake Huron, three U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News, marking the latest in a string of such incidents. The [Read More…]

Home drug lab suspected in San Francisco explosion that killed one, injured two

San Francisco Fire Department (SAN FRANCISCO) — An explosion and fire in a San Francisco residential neighborhood that killed a disabled woman and injured her caregiver and a firefighter was allegedly caused by a clandestine [Read More…]

High-altitude object shot down over northern Canada

Omar Marques/Getty Images (TORONTO) — A high-altitude object tracked over northern Canada has been shot down over the Yukon, officials said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he ordered the takedown of “an unidentified object [Read More…]

100 cheetahs sent to India from South Africa in attempt to repopulate the species

Courtesy Cheetah Conservation Fund (NEW YORK) — Some 70 years after humans drove cheetahs to extinction in India, the country now seeks to bring them back. In efforts to reestablish a population, South Africa will [Read More…]

At least 26 dead and 2,000 injured as wildfires rage out of control across Chile

ABC News (NACIMIENTO, Chile) — Wildfires that have been raging across Chile for more than a week have now killed at least 26 people and left more than 2,000 injured. Over 1,500 homes have also [Read More…]

Flint residents under citywide boil water advisory after water main break

ABC News (FLINT, Mich.) — Residents of Flint, Michigan, are facing yet another issue with the city’s embattled water system. Flint announced a citywide boil water advisory after a water main broke Friday morning, causing [Read More…]

California fuel pipeline to resume service Saturday after fuel leak caused disruption

KABC (LONG BEACH, Calif.) — A California pipeline, that delivers the majority of fuel to the Las Vegas Valley and surrounding areas, is expected to resume operations Saturday afternoon, the pipeline operator announced. The Kinder [Read More…]

1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at agricultural nursery in Southern California: Sheriff

KGTV (SAN DIEGO) — Three people were shot, including one fatally, at an agricultural nursery in Southern California on Friday, authorities said. A suspected shooter was taken into custody on the property, according to the [Read More…]

Most of the US is dealing with a teaching shortage, but the data isn’t so simple

ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than three-quarters of U.S. states are experiencing a teacher shortage, highlighting a growing concern among public education and government officials about challenges that were exacerbated during three years of [Read More…]

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline expands capacity, access in 6 months since launch

Kelly Livingston/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In the six months since the launch of the national, government-backed 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, contact and answer rates have risen dramatically, while the average speed to answer has [Read More…]

Biden Super Bowl interview appears off after back-and-forth between Fox, White House

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It appears President Joe Biden will not sit down for an interview to air on Super Bowl Sunday after all. The White House first said Friday that Biden wanted to do [Read More…]

Wheelchair Football League gives disabled athletes new field of possibilities

ABC News (PHOENIX) — Before fans flocked to Phoenix for this weekend’s Super Bowl, the city hosted another major football championship event featuring a different group of hard-hitting players. The Wheelchair Football League held its [Read More…]

Why common cold symptoms may seem worse than before the pandemic

ABC News (NEW YORK) — During the earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting social interactions and wearing masks kept pesky viruses away. But now, stuffed sinuses and miserable post nasal drip are back — [Read More…]

Criminal charges filed after St. Louis family’s Ring video goes viral

Courtesy Fatima Suarez (ST.LOUIS) — For more than a year, Fatima Suarez said her family’s St. Louis home was repeatedly visited by a woman who allegedly insulted her family, stole their mail and damaged their property. [Read More…]

Trump team turns over item marked classified to DOJ, sources say

Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team turned over a folder with classification markings found last month at his Mar-a-Lago resort to federal agents, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell [Read More…]

DEI: What does it mean and what is its purpose?

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, or DEI, have recently come under fire and are at the center of political battles being waged by Republican governors Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis. [Read More…]

Migrant apprehensions at southern border hit lowest point in two years