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Steve Prezant/Getty Images (QUINCY, Wash.) — A 26-year-old active-duty member of the U.S. Army has been identified as the suspected gunman who shot five people, two fatally, at a campground near a music festival in Washington state over the weekend, authorities said. The soldier, Spc. James M. Kelly, who is stationed at the Joint Base […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision later this month on a case that would decide the future of race-based affirmative action in high education across the country. The nation’s highest court heard two major cases in October 2022 on affirmative action, one on race-conscious admissions policies at […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A new Texas law that overrides city and county ordinances will also eliminate protections currently in place for workers, such as mandated water breaks, even in extreme heat, according to critics. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2127 on June 13, which aims to remove “patchwork” local ordinances around […]
Ocean Gate/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (BOSTON) — As crews scour the Atlantic for the missing submersible, a man who has completed four dives with the sub’s company, OceanGate, is sharing his story. Mike Reiss told ABC News his submersible lost contact with its host ship on all four of his 10-hour dives, including his one […]
U.S. House of Representatives (WASHINGTON) — In a a rare move, the House passed a censure resolution along party lines on Wednesday night against Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. — punishing one of the chamber’s own members and inflaming rhetoric on both sides of the aisle. The vote was 213-209, with Republicans voting yes, Democrats voting no […]
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Texas continues to experience record-high temperatures, a postal worker died on Tuesday while working his route in a Dallas neighborhood, according to USPS. “The Postal Service is deeply saddened by the loss of life suffered yesterday involving a Lakewood Post Office Letter Carrier,” the USPS told ABC News […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nautical experts, the U.S. and Canadian navies and the U.S. Coast Guard are scrambling to get the necessary equipment and personnel to help locate the five people in the tour submersible that left Sunday to view the wreckage of the Titanic. But even with their specialized tech, search and rescue teams […]
Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Beijing on Monday, he declared that his visit had successfully infused some stability into the often-turbulent relationship between the U.S. and China. Less that 48 hours later, President Joe Biden himself posed the first real test of that […]
Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking classified documents online, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. The 21-year-old Massachusetts native was indicted by a grand jury earlier this month. Teixeira’s family said in a statement […]
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (GLENDALE, Calif.) — Protesters clashed once again outside the Glendale Unified School District’s board meeting on Tuesday in response to the district’s recognition of Pride month. Police said no one was arrested during the protests on Tuesday. Earlier this month, as the board met to vote on recognizing the […]
