Former Houghton University employee claims he was fired for using pronouns in email signature
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As debate grows over how gender identity is handled in schools, many employees at educational institutions have said that they feel caught in the middle, and some also say that they’ve been disciplined because of it.
That include…
5 people rescued after private plane crashes into waters near Bahamas: Authorities
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NASSAU, Bahamas) — Five people were rescued after a private plane crashed into waters near the Bahamas on Thursday, the Bahamas’ Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority told ABC News.
The plane was en route to Florida when i…
Daniel Penny chokehold death case before grand jury: Sources
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The case against the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of a homeless man aboard a New York City subway train is now before a grand jury, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Prosecutors …
Appeal planned after Ed Sheeran win over copyright infringement lawsuit involving ‘Thinking Out Loud’
Theo Wargo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The family of Marvin Gaye’s co-writer on “Let’s Get it On” intends to appeal a verdict in Manhattan federal court for Ed Sheeran, according to a court filing Thursday.
The family of Ed Townsend filed a notice of ap…
Judge involved in Trump criminal case previously did work for a Trump entity
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The federal judge in New York who will decide whether to move former President Donald Trump’s criminal case from state court to federal court previously did work for a Trump entity while he was in private practice,…
More Oath Keeper defendants sentenced for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Brent Stirton/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge sentenced two Oath Keeper defendants Thursday for their roles in disrupting the certification of the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021.
Edward Vallejo was sentenced to three years in prison while R…
Are US arms sent to Ukraine being tracked so they can’t be used to attack Russia?
Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Paramilitary organizations making the largest cross-border attack inside Russia since the war began have maintained they’re fighting for Ukraine and reportedly claimed to have cond…
France passes law to regulate paid influencers, combat fraud
Telmo Pinto/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(PARIS) — France is now the first country in Europe to regulate influencer marketing on social media, cracking down on what people can monetize and promote online with a new law passed on Thursday.
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“Hobbs is back”: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confirms lead in second ‘Fast and Furious’ spinoff
ABC/Paula LoboAfter his surprise reappearance in a post-credits scene in Fast X, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to social media to make a “long awaited” announcement that his Fast character, lawman Luke Hobbs, will be back on the big screen.
“It’s tru…
Lottery addictions are not being addressed seriously, experts say
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tvonia Thomas said that scratch-off lotto games were consuming every aspect of her life in Virginia.
Even though she rarely won big jackpots, Thomas told ABC News Live that the rush of going out to the convenience…