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(NEW YORK) — An “Abolition Amendment” was introduced in Congress last week that would eliminate the so-called slavery loophole in the U.S. Constitution. Ratified in 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, “except as punishment for crime.” That exception is what three Democratic members of Congress – Rep. Nikema […]
(NEW YORK) — A suspect is in custody after three women were injured in a series of random, unprovoked subway slashing incidents over the weekend, New York Police Department officials said. A 28-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning and is being charged with three counts of assault in the first degree, NYPD Chief of Transit […]
(GEORGIA) — Allegations of election fraud against two Georgia election workers who became the subjects of a Trump-backed conspiracy theory in the aftermath of the 2020 election were found to be “false and unsubstantiated,” according to an investigative report released Tuesday by the Georgia Elections Board. Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, both […]
(NEW YORK) — As college students leave their campuses behind for a much-needed summer rest, some tend to leave behind the remnants of their dorm life. But those used and worn-out pillowcases, lamps and other trinkets eventually end up in landfills, adding to the already growing waste problems across the globe, according to environmentalists. A […]
(NEW YORK) — Four people were killed and two others remain in critical condition after a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery broke out in an e-bike repair shop and tore through a New York City building overnight, authorities said. Reports of smoke and fire coming from the Manhattan building, which has an e-bike repair […]
(CHICAGO) — More than 70 people were shot, 13 fatally, in Chicago over the holiday weekend, including a father of four who was gunned down at a large family Father’s Day park gathering, according to police. The violence over the Father’s Day and Juneteenth holidays also left a number of teenagers injured, including a 14-year-old […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Bret, which is churning in the Atlantic, is forecast to strengthen and move into the Caribbean by early Friday morning near the island of St. Lucia. But the threat for Bret becoming a hurricane is diminishing. On the current path, Bret will weaken as it moves south of […]
(WASHINGTON) — It seems clear from his comments over the years that the fatherly relationship Joe Biden has with his son Hunter outweighs concerns about appearances and political implications. Biden has long maintained he was confident Hunter, 53, one of his two surviving children, had done nothing nefarious amid a federal investigation into the younger […]
(NEW YORK) — An experienced scuba diver from Iowa is recovering in the hospital after having her leg amputated following a shark attack in the Bahamas. “I didn’t even see him approach me. He came from below. It was just like a truck hit me,” Heidi Ernst recalled in an interview with ABC News. Ernst, […]
(WASHINGTON) — News that President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has agreed to a plea deal regarding a pair of tax-related misdemeanors follows a five-year Justice Department probe into the younger Biden’s finances and comes as a GOP-led congressional panel investigates what House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says are the Biden family’s “shady business […]
