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Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House Wednesday to highlight the administration’s efforts to lower health care costs for Americans. The remarks were at an official event, but came as Biden makes cracking down on corporate greed and relieving financial burdens for […]
Department of Justice via AP (WASHINGTON) — A Washington state man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to seven years and three months in prison. Taylor James Johnatakis was convicted in November on seven charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting police officers. Johnatakis led rioters in attacking […]
Daniel Steinle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans – including former President Donald Trump – who disagree with President Joe Biden’s immigration policies paint a dire picture of America as a country ruined by crime committed by migrants living illegally in the U.S. It is true that some people who have committed the misdemeanor of […]
Brett Carlsen/Getty Images (CINCINNATI) — Dangerous tornadoes tore through the central U.S. Tuesday night, including Kentucky, where one person was killed, according to the governor. Over the last two days, more than 20 tornadoes were reported across states including Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Missouri. In Kentucky, where wind gusts topped 100 mph, […]
BASHAR TALEB/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is showing no signs of trying to restrict or withhold the billions the U.S. spends each year in military aid to Israel, despite growing concerns that some of those weapons are being used in bombings that kill civilians. The U.S. has sent more military and foreign aid […]
Scott Olson / Staff / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday urged a judge to reject an attempt by former President Donald Trump to delay his criminal hush money trial, scheduled to begin in less than two weeks, due to the large amount of pretrial publicity. Prosecutors argued that […]
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — The White House said Tuesday it is “outraged” after a strike by Israel Defense Forces killed seven aid workers with the World Central Kitchen who were on the ground in Gaza to provide relief to civilians caught in the conflict. President Joe Biden called Chef José Andrés, the founder […]
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night’s drawing is one of the largest in the game’s history. The jackpot is an estimated $1.09 billion — which would make it the fourth-largest in Powerball history and the ninth-largest lotto jackpot ever when factoring in Mega Millions grand prizes. Wednesday night’s Powerball […]
David Talukdar/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Chicago Wednesday to highlight decreases in violent crime around the country, and announced a surge of investments and resources that he said will be aimed at “doubling down” on recent progress by law enforcement and their local partners. “These declines are not just abstract statistics,” […]
(NEW YORK) — A hiker who was stranded on the side of a cliff in the San Francisco Bay Area is speaking out exclusively to ABC News for the first time since being rescued. Cody Cretini said he had been on a beach walk with his girlfriend on Easter when he decided to take a […]
