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(WASHINGTON) — Many Democrats are starting their least favorite sexennial waiting game: hoping Sen. Joe Manchin runs for reelection while having little recourse to sway the willful West Virginian. Manchin, one of the most conservative members of his party and an occasional thorn in the side of Senate leadership and the Biden White House, is […]
(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The mother of a Missouri teenager who fell to his death last year while on the world’s tallest tower drop ride has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit with the Florida amusement park and ride’s operator, her attorney announced Wednesday. Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson died after slipping out of his seat […]
(TOPOCK, Ariz.) — Eight freight rail tankers derailed near Topock, Arizona, on Wednesday evening, according to BNSF Railway. Despite initial reports from the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office that the train was carrying hazardous materials, BNSF confirmed that the train was actually carrying corn syrup. According to BNSF, “there were no injuries as a result of […]
(WASHINGTON) — Democrats in Congress are proposing additional aid for local first responders amid the ongoing conversation concerning rail safety in the wake of the February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. In the time since the Feb. 3 derailment, lawmakers in Washington have focused on the state and federal response to the spilling of […]
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is demanding TikTok’s Chinese owner sell its stake in the app or risk getting banned, the company and a U.S. official told ABC News. TikTok confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday that it was recently contacted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the […]
aire images/Getty Images (BOSTON) — Two young skiers were rescued Tuesday night after getting lost while skiing outside the Wachusett Mountain ski area boundaries, according to the Princeton Fire Department. Princeton Fire Chief John Bennett told ABC News’ Boston affiliate station WCVB-TV that the two skiers — both 15-year-old boys — waited three hours in […]
(WELLESLEY, Mass.) — Students at Wellesley College, a Massachusetts private liberal arts college for women, approved a referendum to expand the college’s admission policy and use of gender-neutral language. Students voted on Tuesday in favor of allowing transgender men and non-binary individuals who were assigned male at birth to enroll. In a memo released prior […]
Google Maps Street View (SACRAMENTO) — Authorities are looking for a suspect who crashed a helicopter after trying to steal it from Sacramento Executive Airport in California early Wednesday. No one was injured in the crash and no one is in custody, Sacramento police said. The attempted theft of the chopper took place around 5 a.m. […]
(LEXINGTON, S.C.) — The family of a 15-year-old Black honor student is suing her South Carolina school district, alleging she was assaulted by a school staffer who she said was upset she hadn’t stopped to acknowledge the Pledge of Allegiance. Lawyers for the family of Marissa Barnwell, a student at River Bluff High School in Lexington, […]
(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, on Wednesday completed his testimony before a Manhattan grand jury investigating a 2016 hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Cohen answered questions from each of the grand jurors over the course of about two hours, before emerging from the courthouse and declaring […]
