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(NE WYORK) — For some kids, it was the chocolate chip cookies. For others, the sloppy Joes. For Thresa Thomas, daydreams of lunch centered around coffee cake. Thomas says she would hustle as soon as the bell rang. Since her Los Angeles school’s lunch was first-come, first-serve, time was of the essence to ensure she’d […]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, in an 8-1 decision, has endorsed a pastor’s audible prayer and laying of hands on an inmate at the moment of his execution, siding with a Texas death-row prisoner who challenged the state’s ban on the practice during lethal injection. Chief Justice John Roberts […]

(WASHINGTON) — Since 2020, legislation on race education has popped up across the country. A total of 35 states so far have signed into law or proposed legislation banning or restricting the teaching of critical race theory, the academic discipline at the center of the debate. Critical race theory, mostly taught in universities and colleges, […]

(COLUMBIA, South Carolina) — A man’s family is speaking out after he was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer in Columbia, South Carolina. Irvin D. Moorer Charley, 34, whose family said he had various mental illnesses, was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy after police responded to a domestic violence call. “The […]

(DUMAS, Arkansas) — A man was arrested in connection with a mass shooting at an Arkansas car show that left more than two dozen people injured and one dead. Brandon Deandra Knight, 22, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was arrested after being released from the hospital Wednesday morning, state police said. It was unclear why he was […]

(NEW YORK) — The executors of the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have listed for sale the two private Caribbean islands the late financier owned off the east coast of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, an attorney for the estate told ABC News on Wednesday. The asking price: $125 million, according to two […]

(MIAMI BEACH, Fla.) — For the second straight year, Miami Beach is imposing a curfew on thousands of spring break revelers following a violent weekend in which shootings left multiple people injured on the city’s famed main drag. Miami Beach city leaders declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew from 12:01 a.m. to […]

(NEW YORK) — Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by LGBTQ activists, is on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk awaiting his signature. Meanwhile, debate continues on this legislation and what it would mean for schools, teachers, students and parents. The bill can be read in full here. What does the […]

Piccell/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — A deadly tornado tore through homes and knocked out power in the New Orleans area on Tuesday night. The tornado caused damage in St. Bernard’s Parish, in the eastern part of New Orleans, including the Ninth Ward, Chalmette and Arabi areas. It hit at around 7:30 p.m. local time, according […]

(COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.) — A man was attacked by a tiger at a Florida Everglades attraction after walking into the animal’s enclosure, authorities said. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Collier County, the same county where a man was attacked by a tiger at a zoo three months ago. “We are having a hard time […]