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fhm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. on Friday began to carry out strikes against Iran-backed militants and Iranian military targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone strike on an American base in Jordan last Sunday that killed three U.S. service members. Dozens of other American troops were wounded in the drone […]
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of the Bureau of Prisons union has written to President Joe Biden asking him to seriously consider the impact staffing shortages are having on the nation’s federal prisons. “The current staffing shortage within our agency have reached a critical level, placing an unsustainable burden on our existing […]
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — Indianapolis police are investigating the homicides of two women who were found slain in a similar manner near each other just days apart. Indianapolis Interim Police Chief Christopher Bailey said they have not determined if the two deaths are connected but that there are “similarities in these two cases.” “We’re […]
fhm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. on Friday began to carry out strikes against Iran-backed militants and Iranian military targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone strike on an American base in Jordan last Sunday that killed three U.S. service members. Dozens of other American troops were wounded in the drone […]
csreed/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for documents related to her office’s use of federal funds intended to support at-risk youth, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by ABC News. The subpoena comes as Willis faces unrelated scrutiny over […]
This map released by the USGS shows the epicenter of the earthquake new Pargue, Oklahoma, on Feb. 2, 2024. (USGS) (OKLAHOMA) — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Oklahoma late Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake’s rating would tie it for the fourth largest rating in state history. The epicenter […]
Richard Silver Photo/Getty Images (PARIS) — The schedule for Notre Dame’s grand reopening in December was announced Saturday in a pastoral letter from Archbishop of Paris Mgr. Laurent Ulrich. The cathedral was heavily damaged in an April 2019 fire, causing the collapse of the landmark’s upper section including its famous spire. The reopening of the […]
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or property bail has passed the Georgia Senate. The legislative move comes amid ongoing protests against the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed “Cop City” by its […]
ABC News (CALIFORNIA) — A powerful atmospheric river storm system is expected to bring life-threatening and damaging flooding, wind, snow and waves to California this weekend. Flood watches will be in effect starting Saturday night through Tuesday in central and southern California. Dangerous and life-threatening flooding is possible with this event, including in urban areas. […]
Environmentalist Scott Smith test samples around the East Palestine train derailment. (ABC News) (OHIO) — In the one year since the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where 11 cars carrying hazardous materials spilled toxins into the environment, many of the residents still haven’t returned home. The spill forced hundreds of nearby residents out […]
