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Without abortion, pregnancy aid programs face surge in demand
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade has set the stage for a major test of public and private pregnancy support programs that abortion rights opponents have touted for [Read More…]
Kentucky pediatrician charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot against ex-husband
Oldham County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A Kentucky pediatrician was charged in a plot she allegedly conceived to kill her ex-husband and gain sole custody of her children, according to court documents unsealed by the [Read More…]
Providence Police investigating officer after alleged assault at abortion protest
ilbusca/Getty Images/Stock (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Jennifer Rourke, a candidate for Rhode Island State Senate, claimed on Twitter that she was attacked at an abortion rally in Providence by her opponent in the race, police officer Jeann [Read More…]
Biden doesn’t support expanding the Supreme Court, White House says
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden remains unmoved on the issue of court expansion, the White House said, despite his criticism of the Supreme Court rulings handed down this week on gun rights and [Read More…]
Three people shot, one fatally at WeatherTech warehouse shooting in Chicago suburb, authorities confirm
avid_creative/Getty Images/Stock (CHICAGO) — One person is dead and two were inujured after a shooting at a WeatherTech warehouse in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook early Saturday morning, ABC Chicago station, WLS reported. Officers were dispatched [Read More…]
‘Stop the Steal’ organizer Ali Alexander appears before federal grand jury
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ali Alexander, the conservative activist behind the “Stop the Steal” movement, appeared Friday before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Alexander’s attorney confirmed to [Read More…]
Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani’s fraud trial heads to jury
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The federal case against Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, a former Theranos executive accused of defrauding investors and patients, is now in the hands of a jury. Prosecutors and lawyers for Balwani [Read More…]
One month after Uvalde massacre, new revelations continue to compound community’s grief
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — One month has passed since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, and a series of new revelations about the May 24 shooting has [Read More…]
First LGBTQ National Park Service center to open at Stonewall Inn
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The new Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center will be the first LGBTQ+ visitor center within the National Park Service, and organizers are set to break ground [Read More…]
One year after Surfside collapse, local officials still working to ensure buildings are safe
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — One year has passed since a condominium tower in Surfside, Florida, collapsed and killed 98 people in the early morning hours of June 24 — but experts, [Read More…]
Texas National Guardsman dies while trying to save drowning migrants. His family wants answers.
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (AUSTIN, Texas) — When she opened the door that one day in April, Sgt. Bishop Evans’ aunt, Felisha Pullen, said she knew instantly that her family’s worst fears had [Read More…]
US Marshals find Jeep registered to Austin woman suspected of killing cyclist
US Marshal’s Service (AUSTIN) — U.S. Marshals found the black Jeep Grand Cherokee registered to Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the Austin woman suspected of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in May, the law enforcement agency [Read More…]
Michigan judge orders release of Oxford school shooting evidence, including surveillance footage
Jason Marz/Getty Images (OXFORD, Mich.) — Oakland County Circuit Judge Rae Lee Chabot signed an order Thursday requiring the Oakland County Sheriff’s office, the county and the Oxford Community School District to release evidence, including [Read More…]
Minnesota standoff ends between police and armed man
kali9/Getty Images (ST. MICHAEL, Minn.) — A 30-hour standoff involving Wright County sheriff’s deputies and a suspect carrying a rifle came to end when authorities stormed the home in St. Michael, Minnesota, on Wednesday night. [Read More…]
Yellowstone partially reopens after major flood damage
George Frey/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Yellowstone National Park reopened three of its five entrances to visitors on Wednesday after unprecedented flooding closed the park on June 13 and reshaped many of its rivers, canyons and [Read More…]
Dangerous heat hits South, North and West: Latest forecast
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dangerously high temperatures are slamming the U.S., with the West, South and North feeling the heat. In the South, the heat index — what temperature it [Read More…]
Uvalde City Council denies Pete Arredondo’s leave of absence request
ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — The Uvalde City Council unanimously denied council member Pete Arredondo’s request for a leave of absence from future meetings, in an effort to be more transparent following [Read More…]
Coast Guard urgently search for missing couple hundreds of miles off Atlantic Coast
United States Coast Guard (VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — The United States Coast Guard is urgently searching for a couple from Virginia Beach, Virginia, who were last heard from hundreds of miles offshore in the Atlantic [Read More…]
Fast food worker arrested after customer finds bag of methamphetamine in their order
Skiatook Police Department (SKIATOOK, Okla.) — An Oklahoma fast food worker has been arrested after a customer allegedly discovered a bag of methamphetamine when they received their food order. The incident occurred on Monday, June [Read More…]
5 key takeaways from Texas Senate’s hearing on Uvalde shooting
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A top law enforcement official in Texas testified Tuesday that efforts by law enforcement to end the Robb Elementary School mass shooting sooner were an “abject [Read More…]