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‘Most oppressive legislation’: Mississippi House passes controversial bill
Philip Gould/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — The Mississippi House passed a controversial bill that would form a court system of unelected judges and prosecutors to preside over part of the majority-Black city of Jackson. Black [Read More…]
Minnesota factory employees praised for disarming colleague who shot at, chased co-worker
Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK MILLS, Minn.) — Authorities are praising a group of factory employees they say disarmed a 21-year-old colleague who allegedly shot at and chased a co-worker at a boat manufacturing [Read More…]
Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel overseeing Trump probes: Sources
Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing probes into former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with [Read More…]
College Board responds to Florida rejection of AP African American studies
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE) — The College Board has addressed the Florida Department of Education’s rejection of AP African American Studies courses and subsequent criticism of the program, as well as the [Read More…]
Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel overseeing Trump probes: Sources
Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing probes into former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with [Read More…]
Massachusetts legislator walks back bill to reduce sentences if inmates sign up for organ donation
Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — A Massachusetts legislator said he’s going to change a proposed bill that would have given state inmates reduced sentences if they signed up to donate [Read More…]
Suicides rose in 2021 after 2 years of declines, CDC report finds
xijian/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The number of suicides increased in 2021 to the highest levels seen in four years, according to new federal data. The report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday, [Read More…]
What the latest bird flu outbreak could mean for humans
Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A dangerous and contagious bird flu continues to spread through poultry farms, wild birds, and now mammal populations.There’s still no sign the virus is capable of [Read More…]
Josh Gad confirms he’s coming back for ‘Frozen 3’, jokes about “crossover” with ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Zootopia’
ABC After Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed during an investment call Wednesday that the company was readying a third Frozen film, a fifth Toy Story adventure and a second Zootopia movie, Josh Gad had a [Read More…]
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ parents, sister sue Alec Baldwin over ‘Rust’ shooting
ABC News The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the Rust on-set shooting, have filed a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the film’s producers, according to the family’s attorney. The [Read More…]
US sanctions alleged Russian ransomware hackers known as Trickbot
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is sanctioning what is says are seven members of a Russian hacker group who have targeted the hospitals, companies and the U.S. government, the Treasury Department announced [Read More…]
Turkey earthquake live updates: Death toll exceeds 21,000 in Turkey, Syria
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 20,000 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was [Read More…]
Erdoğan slammed over poor quake infrastructure preparation, relief efforts
Burak Kara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the death toll rises in Turkey and Syria following the massive earthquake that struck the region, some are criticizing the efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to [Read More…]
Cause found in Keystone Pipeline’s massive oil leak
Jason Franson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, Kan.) — A spill of more than 500,000-gallons of crude oil from the Keystone Pipeline in December in Kansas was caused by a combination of a faulty weld and [Read More…]
Jan. 6 rioter with Confederate flag inside Capitol sentenced to 3 years
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter who carried a Confederate flag, and was among the first people to breach the U.S. Capitol building, to [Read More…]
NYC truck terror attacker fights to avoid death penalty over ethnic discrimination claims
St. Charles County Department of Corrections via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four days before the penalty phase is scheduled to begin, attorneys for Sayfullo Saipov sought on Thursday to strike the government’s decision to [Read More…]
Jan. 6 rioter with Confederate flag inside Capitol sentenced to 3 years
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter who carried a Confederate flag, and was among the first people to breach the U.S. Capitol building, to [Read More…]
Many Democrats are apathetic about Biden in 2024 but say it’s not a dealbreaker
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden touted his achievements during his second State of the Union address on Tuesday and seems to be gearing up for an expected 2024 presidential [Read More…]
Biden, in Florida, blasts what he calls GOP ‘dream’ to cut Social Security
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — President Joe Biden traveled to Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, continuing his post-State of the Union blitz in election battleground states, arguing that he would protect Medicare [Read More…]
Rep. Angie Craig attacked in elevator of her DC apartment building, office says
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., was attacked in her Washington, D.C., apartment building on Thursday morning, her office said later that day. “This morning around 7:15 a.m., [Read More…]