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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow execution by nitrogen gas, a controversial practice critics call untested and lacking in evidence that it’s more humane than lethal injection, after Alabama became the first state to execute someone with nitrogen gas. Ohio state Reps. Phil Plummer and Brian Stewart, both Republicans, introduced […]
(NEW YORK) — The New York City Council voted Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams’ vetoes on a solitary confinement ban and a bill to document police stops. The council voted 42-9. “Public safety is a collective effort, but it can only be achieved when there is transparency and accountability and policing,” said City Council Speaker […]
(OXFORD, Mich.) — Jennifer Crumbley’s trial continued on Tuesday with witnesses testifying about the morning of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting in Michigan. Andrew Smith, the CEO of the real estate company where Jennifer Crumbley worked at the time of the shooting, testified that she would have been allowed to leave for the day if […]
ABC A new sitcom starring Reba McEntire is about to hit the small screens. The country icon is joining forces once again with Reba executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis for a new NBC comedy pilot. According to Deadline, the multi-camera comedy follows Reba’s character who “inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never […]
(WASHINGTON) — A former secretary of homeland security has come out in stalwart support of current Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is soon set to face a historic impeachment vote by House Republicans. In an interview with ABC News Live anchor Kyra Phillips on Tuesday, Michael Chertoff characterized the impeachment probe against Mayorkas as “a […]
(WASHINGTON) — A longtime business partner of Hunter Biden, Eric Schwerin, said in a closed-door interview Tuesday with members of the House Oversight Committee that he is “not aware of any financial transactions or compensation” that then-Vice President Joe Biden received related to business conducted by this family members, calling the allegations “preposterous,” according to Schwerin’s […]
ABC News Chita Rivera, the Broadway legend and trailblazing Latina actress, has died. She was 91 years old. Lisa Mordente, Rivera’s daughter, said her mother died peacefully on Tuesday in New York City after a brief illness. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero in Washington, D.C., on January 23, 1933, Rivera was a trained ballet […]
(WASHINGTON) — As Senate negotiators neared an agreement on a long-awaited bipartisan border deal, House Speaker Mike Johnson told ABC News Tuesday that while he hasn’t seen the bill yet, the agreement is a “nonstarter in the House.” “From what we’ve seen, clearly, what’s been suggested in this bill is not enough to secure the border,” […]
(NEW YORK) — Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen hopes to incentivize short-term rental owners to use their units as temporary housing as victims of the wildfires continue to face housing insecurity issues. His proposed bill, if enacted, would amend the County Code to exempt short-term vacation rentals, timeshares, and non-owner-occupied housing from paying real property […]
On both his Instagram Stories and to People, Robert Downey Jr. has announced he’s gotten into the coffee game. The Marvel movie star and Oppenheimer Oscar nominee has launched Happy Coffee, an endeavor with entrepreneur Craig Dubitsky, the guy behind the Hello dental care products and EOS lip balm. On his Story, Downey plays a […]
