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Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ever the developer-in-chief, President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance on the White House roof above the briefing room in an apparent effort to inspect future construction. The press, which had been pushed significantly down the driveway, attempted to figure out what was going on. “Mr. President, what are you […]
Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department is set to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the alleged gunman who fatally shot two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News Wednesday. Prosecutors are poised to request that a […]
Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new campaign on Tuesday aimed at tackling mental health and substance use among teens ahead of the upcoming school year. The federal campaign, entitled Free Mind, aims to provide teens and their parents or caregivers with […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to the central bank, calling for a rate cut. The central bank has defied Trump’s public criticism for months, adopting a wait-and-see approach as central bankers observe the effects of tariffs. […]
Peter Bischoff/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Denmark zoo is asking the public to donate their pets — particularly chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs — so that they can feed them to the zoo’s predators. “In zoos we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals — in terms of both animal […]
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (LINCOLN, Neb.) — House Republican Rep. Mike Flood faced what appeared to be a hostile crowd during a rowdy town hall on Monday night in Lincoln, Nebraska. The crowd erupted within just minutes of the start of the forum, shouting and heckling at the congressman as he touted […]
Maui Emergency Management Agency (LOS ANGELES) — Firefighters in Maui are battling a brush fire burning above Kaanapali, Hawaii, on Monday. The fire is near the old Sugar Cane Train warehouse, the Maui Emergency Management Agency said. Both lanes of Honoapiʻilani Highway between Puʻukoliʻi Road and Lower Honoapiʻilani Highway have been shut down amid firefighting […]
Anthony Devlin/Getty Images (MIAMI) — ABC began broadcasting with a new local affiliate in Miami on Monday, just months after Disney Entertainment struck an agreement with Sunbeam Television Corporation. Under the deal established in March, ABC Miami will broadcast ABC’s national sports, news and entertainment programming over-the-air on Channel 7.2 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale television […]
Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (SEOUL) — The South Korean military began dismantling loudspeakers that had been placed along its border with North Korea, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said. The speakers along the Demilitarized Zone were used by the prior administration to broadcast music and news across the border, where the government run by […]
Los Padres National Forest Service (SOLVANG, Calif.) — Over 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in Southern California that has scorched over 65,000 acres, prompted evacuation orders and caused three injuries, according to officials. The Gifford Fire, which began on Friday afternoon, is situated within the Los Padres National Forest in Solvang, California, impacting […]
