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(TEXAS) — A Texas district attorney said he plans to file a petition to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020. Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but was pardoned by Abbott […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As a heat wave envelops the West, 32 million people from Texas to California are on alert for life-threatening temperatures. Thursday and Friday will be the hottest days, when temperatures could surpass 110 degrees in some places. Record highs were recorded in Texas on Tuesday, including 111 degrees in San […]
(NEW YORK) — Boeing’s Starliner capsule launched Wednesday for its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station (ISS) after several delays. The liftoff occurred at 10:53 a.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida Weather was 90% favorable to launch. Derrol Nail of NASA Communications said during a livestream […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new executive actions aimed at addressing surges of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border unlawfully by placing new thresholds on those allowed to seek asylum. Biden spoke from the White House about the new measure, which his administration said will accomplish immigration reform that lawmakers have been […]
(WILMINGTON, Del.) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is on trial in Delaware on three felony charges related to his efforts to obtain a firearm in 2018 while allegedly addicted to drugs. The son of a sitting president has never before faced a criminal trial. The frequency of updates may be limited due to […]
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. House on Tuesday passed a Republican-led bill that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court after its top prosecutor recommended war crimes charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The legislation passed in a 247 to 155 vote. Forty-two Democrats crossed party lines to help Republicans pass the bill despite […]
(NEW YORK) — Interruptions, distractions and multitasking led to a near-collision between an American Airlines flight and a Delta flight moving at 120 MPH down a runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport last year, according to a report released on Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The agency’s abstract report on the Jan. […]
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a memo on Tuesday that advises GOP Senate candidates to underscore their support for birth control. The memo, which comes a day ahead of Wednesday’s vote on whether or not to advance the Right to Contraceptive Act — legislation that would codify the rights […]
(WILMINGTON, Del.) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is on trial in Delaware on three felony charges related to his efforts to obtain a firearm in 2018 while allegedly addicted to drugs. The son of a sitting president has never before faced a criminal trial. The frequency of updates may be limited due to […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s executive action restricting asylum claims at the southern border — a dramatic move to address one of voters’ top concerns five months before the election — drew a range of reactions: applause from many Democrats but also disappointment from some progressives and scorn from Republicans who cast the action as […]
