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(WASHINGTON) — On the first day of Black History Month, several historically Black colleges and universities were forced to temporarily cancel classes after receiving bomb threats, according to authorities and the schools. No bombs have been found and several universities have since given the “all clear” to students and faculty Tuesday. At least 12 campuses […]

Natasha Moustache/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Jury selection has been rescheduled to Thursday in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer who was involved in the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett Hankison’s trial was initially scheduled to begin Aug. 31, 2021, but was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Now Hankison’s trial is […]

(NEW YORK) — Johnson & Johnson and the nation’s three largest drug distributors agreed Tuesday to settle opioids-related claims by Native American tribes for nearly $600 million. The settlement, announced in a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, is tentative until hundreds of tribes sign on, which is expected. […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — A malfunction at a water treatment plant has caused days of headaches for residents and businesses in Jackson, Mississippi. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s office told ABC News that water leaks at O.B. Curtis Water Plant on Jan. 23 led to water pressure problems for residents in high elevation […]

(BRIDGEWATER, Va.) — A campus police officer and a campus safety officer were killed during a shooting at a Virginia college Tuesday afternoon after responding to reports of a “suspicious” person on campus, officials said. Multiple agencies responded to Bridgewater College in Bridgewater following a report of an active shooter around 1:20 p.m. local time, […]

(NEW YORK) — During the omicron wave, unvaccinated Americans had much higher rates of COVID-19 cases and hospitalization than fully vaccinated people — especially those who received a booster shot, officials said Tuesday. In a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers from the Los Angeles County Department of Public […]

Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images (RICHFIELD, Minn.) — One student is dead and another is critically injured after being shot on the sidewalk outside of a school Tuesday in Richfield, Minnesota, according to police. Police said the incident took place around noon outside the South Education Center, but the suspects fled the scene, Jay Henthorne, chief […]

(WASHINGTON) — Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday for emergency use authorization for its vaccine for children under the age of 5. The move puts the process in motion for the FDA to review the data, bring it before its independent advisers and potentially authorize the vaccine in the coming weeks. The […]

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BRIDGEWATER, Va.) — At least one law enforcement officer has been shot in a gun-related incident at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Deputies from the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office are responding to reports of an active shooter at the college, a law enforcement official told ABC […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 886,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 63.8% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]