New letter to President Biden includes new details about Shanquella Robinson’s death
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — While the investigation of Shanquella Robinson still has no conclusion, a letter sent from her family’s attorneys to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken describes new details leading up to the death of Robinson…
Judge promises to rule soon on challenge to abortion drug, with potentially vast implications
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(AMARILLO, Texas) — A federal judge in Texas said Wednesday that he plans to rule soon on whether to overturn the federal government’s approval of an abortion medication some 23 years ag…
DeSantis responds to Trump group’s claim he’s running ‘shadow’ 2024 campaign
Scott Olson/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A Donald Trump-aligned political group on Wednesday said it filed a complaint with the Florida Commission of Ethics accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of abusing his office to mount a “shadow presidential campaign…
7 guests injured after tree branch fell on them at San Antonio Zoo
Google Maps Street View(SAN ANTONIO) — Seven people were sent to the hospital after a tree branch fell on them at a zoo in Texas, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
The tree branch “unexpectedly” broke and fell on guests Monday afternoon a…
VA social worker sentenced for lying about military service, collecting benefits
Tetra Images/Getty Images(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — A Rhode Island woman who pleaded guilty to carrying out what prosecutors said was a massive fraud — pretending to be a Purple Heart recipient and Bronze Star-decorated U.S Marine — was sentenced to nearl…
Hugh Jackman busy “becoming Wolverine”
Noam Galai/Getty Images for NetflixOn Instagram, Hugh Jackman is keeping fans abreast of his progress as he gears up for his face-off/team-up with real-life pal Ryan Reynolds’ red-masked motormouth in Deadpool 3.
Jackman posted a video in which he’s o…
Washington state bill would provide safeguards against ‘deepfake’ political ads
David Ryder/Getty Images(OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Washington state legislators are looking to get ahead of some technological tools used for political misinformation before they say they further disrupt the public trust in government.
The state Senate passe…
Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen wraps up his grand jury testimony in Stormy Daniels hush money probe
Jefferson Siegel/Bloomberg via Getty Images(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 Storm…
Why most bank deposits are safe, despite the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The failure of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-biggest bank collapse in U.S. history, called into doubt the fate of roughly $175 billion in customer deposits.
Days later, the U.S. government guara…
9th grader sues school district after staffer allegedly ‘physically assaulted’ her when she didn’t recite the Pledge of Allegiance
9th grader sues school district after staffer allegedly ‘physically assaulted’ her when she didn’t recite the Pledge of Allegiance(LEXINGTON, S.C.) — The family of a 15-year-old Black honor student is suing her South Carolina school district, alleging…