7-year-old credited with saving toddler from bottom of swimming pool
Tiara Delvalle(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A 7-year-old California boy is being heralded as a hero for his quick-thinking actions that helped save a toddler at the bottom of a pool.
Massiah Browne, of Sacramento, was swimming with relatives at the apartmen…
13-year-old girl going to medical school shares advice for other kids
D. Lacy Photography(NEW YORK) — Alena Analeigh Wicker, a 13-year-old from Texas, is not preparing for back to school like most kids her age.
Alena has already been accepted to medical school, with plans to attend the Heersink School of Medicine at th…
New York state declares monkeypox an ‘imminent threat to public health’
Joseph Sohm/Getty Images, FILE(ALABANY, N.Y.) — New York state’s health commissioner declared monkeypox an “imminent threat to public health” on Thursday amid a rapid increase in cases.
The declaration means that “local health departments engaged in …
New York Police Department officer adopts dog she rescued from hot car
@NYPD19Pct/Twitter(NEW YORK) — A New York City police officer has adopted the same dog that she helped save from a hot car last month.
Aruna Maharaj, an officer with the NYPD’s 19th Precinct, adopted the pup after helping with its rescue.
“A month a…
3 children, mother found dead in apparent murder suicide: Police
kali9/Getty Images(DANBURY, Conn.) — A Connecticut mother allegedly killed her three children before taking her own life, the Danbury Police Department said Thursday.
Police identified the mother as 36-year-old Sonia Loja and her three children as Ju…
Secret Service director briefly postpones his retirement as successor search continues
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Secret Service Director Jim Murray is extending his time with the agency until a new director is selected, briefly extending his tenure as his agents finds themselves in the middle of renewed controver…
Highland Park mom forges new mission to combat gun violence
ABC News(CHICAGO) — Ashbey Beasley said the horrors of the July Fourth mass shooting are still fresh in her mind.
The Highland Park, Illinois, native was at the Independence Day parade with her 6-year-old son when the gunman opened fire. The two ran …
24 Republicans break with leadership, vote with Democrats to pass computer chip bill
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Another major legislative win for Democrats came Thursday, when — over Republican objections of “corporate welfare” — a bipartisan group in the House passed a bill that funds the nation’s s…
Former NFL player indicted in girlfriend’s murder
Montgomery County Jail(HOUSTON) — Former NFL player Kevin Ware was indicted Thursday for murder in the death of his missing girlfriend, Taylor Pomaski.
“We appreciate everyone who has come forward to provide evidence and aid in our investigation,” sa…
New ATF director speaks on his plans for the agency
Oliver Contreras – Pool/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — The Senate confirmed Steven Dettelbach as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives earlier this month, making him only the second ATF director to win Senate approval s…