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Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (BOISE, Id. ) — Librarians across the country say they’ve become targets in the ongoing battles over books – but the attacks have escalated beyond just calls to remove materials from library shelves. Several librarians told ABC News they’re facing threats of physical violence, lawsuits and criminal charges […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic National Committee has been paying President Joe Biden’s legal fees incurred in connection with special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into his handling of classified documents, according to sources and disclosures of expenditures filed by the party committee. Since last year, the party committee has paid the law firm […]
John Greim/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) — Twenty-six barges broke loose and floated uncontrolled down the Ohio River Friday night, according to the Pittsburgh Public Safety Office. The West End Bridge was closed in both directions and rail traffic was shut down on the rail bridge to Brunot Island due to […]
Mireya Acierto/ Getty Images (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — When Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, the former vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Missouri, died by suicide on Jan. 8, the tragedy brought attention to the difficulties and obstacles that many Black women report experiencing in higher education. Candia-Bailey, who received a termination letter from […]
McLaren (NEW YORK) — Are we entering a “performance arms race” between internal combustion engine and electric sports cars? Some engineers and top auto executives are beginning to question the superiority of electric sports cars, which have become a contentious topic among enthusiasts. This week, Lawrence Stroll, executive chairman of Aston Martin, told reporters at […]
Colorado State Capitol building. — Jan Butchofsky/Getty Images (DENVER) — The Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom coalition, which is working to get a constitutional amendment on the state’s ballot that would enshrine abortion access, said Friday that it has collected over 225,000 signatures, passing the 124,238 signature threshold to make it onto the ballot. The […]
Al Drago/Getty Images (TUCSON, Ariz.) — Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Tucson, Arizona, for a campaign event on Friday — three days after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a near-total ban on abortion in the state, a ruling celebrated by abortion opponents but lambasted by Democrats and abortion rights supporters, who contend women […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference following a closed-door caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, March 20, 2024, in Washington. — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — As Mike Johnson faces a threat of being ousted as House speaker, he’s set to join Donald Trump […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Friday voted to reauthorize a key U.S. spy program considered crucial to national security. In a 273 to 147 vote, lawmakers renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on April 19, through 2026. It won’t head to the Senate right […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — The bridge collapse has rerouted $80 million in maritime cargo and trucking and the document said any disruptions at other ports “could have an outsized impact on the flow of goods that is not easily mitigated.” Baltimore’s Key Bridge, a vital transit and shipping route, collapsed last month after being […]
