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FBI/ALEA (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Authorities on Wednesday released images of an unknown person of interest as they investigate an explosive device left outside the Alabama attorney general’s office. The device was detonated outside the AG’s office in Montgomery at about 3:42 a.m. Saturday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. No injuries or damage was reported […]
(NEW YORK) — Illinois, Florida and California had the largest total increases in the number of abortions performed in the first 15 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to data gathered in the WeCount report released by the Society of Family Planning on Wednesday. Researchers estimate that more than 120,000 […]
(WASHINGTON) — With Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announcing Wednesday his plans to relinquish his leadership role in November, speculation is swirling about what will happen next and who might fill his shoes. McConnell will be leaving a post he’s held for about 17 years. And while his announcement Wednesday caught some by surprise, a […]
(SITKA, Alaska) — Tad Fujioka always had great problem-solving skills. After studying and working as an engineer, he left the field 14 years ago to become a troll fisherman based in Sitka, Alaska. “If you’re good at solving problems in one environment, that translates directly to another environment,” he told ABC News, adding that there […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a Trump-era ban on bump stocks as devices that turn weapons into rapid-fire illegal “machine guns,” however it was not clear that a majority of justices would ultimately back such a ruling or agree on the rationale. During oral arguments in the case Garland […]
(WASHINGTON) — Hunter Biden will come face to face this week with the Republicans lawmakers he once accused of trying to kill him to harm his father’s political career in a highly anticipated face-off that could be a pivotal moment for the sputtering GOP-led impeachment inquiry. Members of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees will […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a unanimous lower court decision rejecting his claims of sweeping presidential immunity in the face of a special counsel case against him for alleged election interference in 2020. The justices said they will take up this question in oral […]
Jefferson Siegel via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial received an envelope containing a powdery substance Wednesday morning, prompting emergency services to respond to the courthouse, officials said. The envelope was addressed to Justice Arthur Engoron, who imposed a nearly half-billion dollar […]
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House and Senate leaders on Wednesday reached a bipartisan deal to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of Friday’s looming deadline. Under the terms of the deal, the House is expected to vote Thursday on a temporary funding bill. The Senate will vote soon after. With Democratic support, the legislation […]
(NEW YORK) — A company and six of its executives were charged Wednesday in New York with allegedly operating a sham safety school that said it certified thousands of construction workers as properly trained when, in fact, it had not, prosecutors say. Prosecutors said the alleged fraud cost at least one worker, Ivan Frias, his […]
