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Henrik5000/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Linda McMahon’s background — in both education and as a co-founder of sports entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. — has come under scrutiny since President-elect Donald Trump named her as his pick to lead the Department of Education on Tuesday. McMahon is a longtime ally of Trump who served […]
ABC News (BELLEVUE, Wash.) — Two people have been killed by falling trees in Washington state as a powerful storm hits the Pacific Northwest. In Bellevue, a tree fell into a home, hitting and killing a woman while she was in the shower Tuesday night, Bellevue fire officials said. In Lynwood, a woman in her […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying our communities. Rising seas and flooding are swallowing our homes. And record-breaking heatwaves are reshaping our way of life. The […]
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 […]
ABC News One person was killed and two were injured by falling trees in Washington state as a powerful storm moved into the Pacific Northwest. In Lynwood, a woman in her 50s was killed when a tree fell on a homeless encampment Tuesday night. In Puget Sound, two were transported to hospitals when a tree […]
Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump has been calling Senate Republicans to push for now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be confirmed as attorney general as lawmakers continue to raise concerns over the nomination. Gaetz was being investigated by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. But […]
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