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(NEW YORK) — For the past 24 years, the U.S. and Russia have worked together to construct and maintain the International Space Station, where research has led to some of the most important discoveries of the 21st century. Now, 227 miles below the unrivaled laboratory, Russia has waged a war in Ukraine that’s pitted the country […]

(NEW YORK) — Idaho could become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Lawmakers in the State House voted in favor of bill HB 675, which makes it a felony to provide such care. Now the bill goes to the State Senate. Anyone who provides or knowingly gives permission for a child or […]

(NEW YORK) — A police retired officer who was acquitted last month for shooting and killing a fellow moviegoer who threw popcorn in his face during an argument said he stands by his actions, saying he was defending himself. Curtis Reeves, 79, told ABC News’ Nightline that he wished the fatal fight between him and […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis “identified specific threat information related to the events on January 6, 2021, but did not issue any intelligence products about these threats until January 8,” according to a DHS inspector general report released Tuesday. “Open source collectors in I&A’s Current and Emerging Threats […]

(NEW YORK) — A juror who helped convict Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking in December after failing to disclose childhood sexual abuse on his juror questionnaire testified in Manhattan federal court Tuesday that he had rushed through the form and never thought he’d be seated on the jury. Juror 50, a 35-year-old […]

(PHILADELPHIA) — A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy after the boy allegedly fired into an unmarked police car and fled on foot will be fired, authorities said Tuesday. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced that the officer will be suspended for 30 days, starting Friday, after which she intends to dismiss him […]

(WASHINGTON) — The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, has been charged with conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as part of the FBI’s ongoing investigation into the attack. According to an indictment unsealed in federal court on Tuesday, Tarrio — though he wasn’t present at the Capitol on […]

(WASHINGTON) — A Texas man who is the first to stand trial in the prosecution of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was found guilty Tuesday on all charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding, for his role in disrupting the certification of 2020 presidential election. Guy Reffitt was also found […]

(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Six teenagers have been arrested on murder charges stemming from a drive-by shooting Monday outside a Des Moines, Iowa, high school that left a 15-year-old boy dead and critically injured two female students, police said on Tuesday. The teenager who was fatally shot is believed to have been the intended target, […]

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre filed notice Tuesday morning in the Southern District of New York court informing the court that the parties have officially settled the case. The court document states the case has been dismissed, “with prejudice” and that “each party” will bear […]