Allison Joyce/Bloomberg via Getty Images (GREENSBORO, N.C.) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina are “excellent,” because of her momentum following the ABC News debate as well as the governor’s race. “Her chances are excellent, and most people […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) — Two elementary schools were evacuated and a middle school was closed on Friday in the wake of a new threat sent via email in Springfield, Ohio, according to the school district and the mayor. The elementary schools released students to their parents, officials said. It’s unclear if the person […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the latest round of cease-fire discussions appears to have reached an impasse. Meanwhile, after six hostages were found dead in Gaza, protests erupted in Israel. Protesters have lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded the government bring the hostages home. Here’s how the […]
Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would conduct a mass deportation of immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, and dismissed a question from ABC News about the bomb threats the town is experiencing in the wake of unsubstantiated claims about Haitian migrants. […]
Laurinburg Police Department (LAURINBURG, N.C.) — A Waffle House employee was fatally shot in North Carolina by a customer who became “agitated and verbally abusive” toward employees after placing his order, according to the Laurinburg Police Department. Officers responded to a report of shots fired shortly after midnight Friday at a Waffle House in Laurinburg, […]
Photo by Matthew Baker/Getty Images If you’re a fan of Victoria Monét‘s Jaguar II, there’s more to come. A deluxe edition of the singer’s debut album is scheduled to arrive on Oct. 4. Victoria made the announcement Friday via a video shared to her social media. The clip captures her as she runs out of popcorn while watching […]
steve007/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Biden administration has announced plans to expand the influential United Nations Security Council by adding two permanent seats for African nations — an initiative that will likely face an uphill battle in the body and could spark pushback from other countries that have long sought permanent membership. “It’s what […]
Celal Gunes /Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden weighed in Friday on unsubstantiated claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating cats and dogs, saying the narrative is “simply wrong” and has “no place in America.” “This has to stop, what he’s doing. It has to stop,” he added, […]
Kali9/Getty Images (JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo.) — A Colorado teenager who was shot in the face while looking for a place to take homecoming photos said he knew he was bleeding and told deputies he screamed “I was going to die,” according to an affidavit. The teenager is hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the Jefferson […]
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, was convicted because of a “false narrative” told by federal prosecutors at a trial “tainted” by errors, his attorneys argued in a new court filing Friday to a federal appeals court. “Fair trial principles were swept away […]
