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(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Till, the Black 14-year-old who was lynched in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement. His murder highlighted the racism and brutality faced […]
(MIAMI) — Preliminary ocean temperature off the coast of South Florida reached triple digits, which could be a global record, according to experts. A buoy in Manatee Bay, Florida, reported a preliminary high ocean temperature of 101.1 degrees Monday afternoon, according to meteorologists. High water temperatures in the ocean are extremely uncommon, however, scientists have categorized […]
(WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley and Chris Christie all appear to have met the qualifications to attend the first GOP primary debate next month in Milwaukee, after having reached the polling thresholds set by the Republican National Committee and — the candidates say — the fundraising requirements, too. Missing […]
(MOSCOW, Idaho) — Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four Idaho college students last year, are leaving the door open regarding whether they will offer an alibi defense at his upcoming capital murder trial, but are not committing to presenting one. In a new court filing, the one-time Ph.D. student’s attorney suggests Kohberger, […]
(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has begun floating the possibility of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, a sudden escalation as Republicans ramp up allegations of wrongdoing by the president and his family. During an appearance on Fox News Monday night, McCarthy leaned on testimony from two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers and an […]
Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images (MASSAPEQUA, N.Y.) — Authorities have concluded their search at the “cluttered” house belonging to Gilgo Beach, New York, murder suspect Rex Heuermann, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators “obtained a massive amount of material” at the suburban Massapequa Park, Long Island, home and will now sift through the evidence, Suffolk County District […]
(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — More than a week after a 39-year-old woman vanished in North Carolina, her family is desperate for answers. Allisha Watts was last seen on July 16 leaving a house in Charlotte, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. According to Watts’ sister, Stephanie Johnson, Watts was last seen with her boyfriend of one year. The […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a car crash on Tuesday morning in Tennessee on the way to an event, his campaign said. While a spokesman, Bryan Griffin, initially said DeSantis and his team were uninjured in the wreck, Chattanooga police later told ABC News that one female staffer received […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) — Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are investigating “hate-motivated vandalism” at two off-campus fraternity houses. The Ann Arbor Police Department described the vandalism as “homophobic and antisemitic,” including a swastika. “The university condemns these acts of vandalism, which included broken windows and spray-painted messages that are vile, homophobic and […]
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The grand jury that has been hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election has reconvened. Grand jurors were seen by ABC News arriving at the courthouse in Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning. The grand jury has been meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays. Special counsel Jack Smith informed […]
