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Lawsuit filed against South Carolina’s race, gender curriculum restrictions
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — South Carolina schools are facing a lawsuit over restrictions on what can be taught about racial inequality in K-12 public schools. The state’s Budget Proviso 1.79 states that no [Read More…]
Immunity does not shield Trump from $83M defamation judgment, Carroll’s attorney argues
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Presidential immunity does not protect Donald Trump from having to pay tens of millions of dollars in damages after being held liable for defaming magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, [Read More…]
Subway shove survivor recounts near-death experience
Subway survivor Joseph Lynskey speaks with ABC News. ABC News (NEW YORK) — A man who was pushed onto New York City subway tracks in the path of an oncoming train is recounting the harrowing, near-death experience [Read More…]
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, one of the world’s most active, erupts for 7th time
Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images (KILAUEA, HI) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, erupted for the seventh time since December, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At approximately 1:30 p.m. [Read More…]
Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali for US users
Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Google announced Tuesday that it plans to update the names of two major geographical landmarks in accordance with an executive order from President Donald Trump. The [Read More…]
Person claiming to have Molotov cocktail, knife stopped outside Capitol
Washington D.C. police search a car outside the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, Jan. 27, 2025. (Briana Stewart/ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — A person claiming to have a Molotov cocktail and a knife was stopped on [Read More…]
South under severe weather and flash flood threat, Northeast expecting snow
Joed Viera via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A storm system that brought rain and snow to Southern California will move into Texas and the South by Wednesday, bringing flash flood and severe weather threat. [Read More…]
Florida educators, students speak out against curriculum changes
Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Educators, students and advocates across the Florida higher education system spoke out Monday against the recent removal by the state of hundreds of general education [Read More…]
3 dead, 2 police officers injured in grocery store shooting in Indiana
Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff (ELKHART, IN) — Two people were shot and killed inside a grocery store in Indiana on Monday, officials told ABC News. The incident took place at about 5:30 p.m. at [Read More…]
Selena Gomez breaks down in tears over Trump deportations: ‘My people are getting attacked’
Amy Sussman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a now-deleted video posted to Instagram, Selena Gomez appeared in tears over the deportation of Mexican people as President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operation takes effect. “I just [Read More…]
Tucker Carlson’s son Buckley is joining JD Vance’s staff
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Buckley Carlson, a former Capitol Hill aide and the son of conservative media personality Tucker Carlson, is set to join Vice President JD Vance’s press office, sources tell ABC News. The [Read More…]
New York state trooper who allegedly ‘staged’ shooting surrenders on criminal charges: Criminal complaint
Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images (HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) — A New York state trooper who claimed to have been shot in the line of duty in October is now facing criminal charges for [Read More…]
Snow shuts down major California freeway just days after an LA County fire closed it
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Less than a week after a massive wildfire shut down California’s Interstate 5, a major freeway between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley, the traffic artery was closed [Read More…]
‘Violent rampage’: 1 pedestrian killed, several hurt in hit-and-run spree in Florida
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — One pedestrian was killed and several pedestrians and officers were hurt by a driver who allegedly drove into people in multiple intentional hit-and-runs in Tampa, Florida, Sunday night, police [Read More…]
3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of New England
(YORK HARBOR, MAINE) — A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston. The quake was centered [Read More…]
New York City Mayor Adams to have ‘routine’ medical tests, limit schedule
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mayor Eric Adams of New York City will limit his public schedule this week, as he undergoes “routine” medical tests during a series of doctors’ appointments, an aide [Read More…]
Car plows into Eagles fans in Philadelphia after NFC championship game
ABC6 (PHILADELPHIA) — Shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship game and their ticket to the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a car plowed into a crowd of revelers in Philadelphia. Three people [Read More…]
Tax filing season kicks off. Here’s what to know.
Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tax filing season kicked off on Monday as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service began accepting completed tax forms. Americans can file anytime before April 15. The [Read More…]
What Los Angeles fire victims can expect from their insurance adjuster
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Even with flames still burning in parts of Los Angeles County, total insured losses from the wildfires this month are already estimated at more than $30 billion, according to [Read More…]
Man arrested for online threats to Trump
West Palm Beach Police Department (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) — A Florida man was arrested for allegedly making online threats to President Donald Trump, according to police. Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, was taken into custody [Read More…]