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CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, one of his first orders of business will be to decide about the fate of TikTok in the United States — and some of his cabinet appointees appear to be split on the issue. Sources familiar with the president-elect’s thinking told ABC […]
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration, most recently naming nominees for energy secretary and to helm the Federal Communications Commission. Meanwhile, fallout continues for former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s choice to serve as attorney general. The […]
Adam Glanzman/Getty Images (MASSACHUSETTS) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that students with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend the Cambridge institution tuition-free starting next fall. The bulk of American households meet this income threshold, according to the university, which says the new policy will cover 80% of its incoming […]
Hartford Police Department (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Police are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son while they were sitting in their car in Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, in what appears to be a drive-by shooting, according to police. A warrant has been issued for 23-year-old Lance “Macho” […]
Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHNGTON) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be attorney general, met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance, making his case for the job hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to discuss its report on him. Several senators […]
Adam Glanzman/Getty Images (MASSACHUSETTS) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that students with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend the Cambridge institution tuition-free starting next fall. The bulk of American households meet this income threshold, according to the university, which says the new policy will cover 80% of its incoming […]
ABC News (ATHENS, Ga.) — The suspect accused of murdering Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus was found guilty by a judge on all charges Wednesday, including malice murder and felony murder. He was sentenced by the judge to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the maximum possible. Prosecutors called the […]
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women’s restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildings. This also applies to changing rooms and locker rooms, Johnson said. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker […]
Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza — particularly in the north of the strip — and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut. The strikes form the backdrop for a fresh diplomatic push by the […]
Libby March/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — Four University of Rochester students were arrested and another is under investigation for allegedly being involved with the antisemitic “Wanted” posters found on campus. The posters were discovered last week in classrooms and other buildings and targeted Jewish members of the community, according to university officials. The four unidentified […]