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Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or property bail has passed the Georgia Senate. The legislative move comes amid ongoing protests against the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed “Cop City” by its […]
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — Indianapolis police are investigating the homicides of two women who were found slain in a similar manner near each other just days apart. Indianapolis Interim Police Chief Christopher Bailey said they have not determined if the two deaths are connected but that there are “similarities in these two cases.” “We’re […]
President Joe Biden receives the Presidential Daily Briefing, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in the White House Situation Room. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) (WASHINGTON) — Is the U.S. on the brink of war with Iran? Officials hope not. But how President Joe Biden responds to this weekend’s deadly attack on an American military […]
Stuart Hammer/Kentucky Lottery (FLORENCE, Ky.) — A group of current and former staffers at Rector A. Jones Middle School in Florence, Kentucky, are celebrating this week after they played the Kentucky Powerball and won $1 million. The group calls themselves the “Jones 30” and among them are Sharon Reynolds, Jones’ 7th-grade vice principal, and Michelle […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prescription drug prices have long been a back-and-forth issue between insurers and pharmaceutical companies. Those who aren’t covered by insurance are usually left with a high bill for much-needed medicines. The Biden administration has pushed a solution through the Inflation Reduction Act and gave Medicare the power to negotiate […]
Kali9/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Authorities in Georgia are searching for 30-year-old murder suspect Zion River Shaka, who was mistakenly released by Clayton County authorities last week, according to ABC affiliate WSB in Atlanta. Last week, Shaka was transferred from the Fulton County Jail and sent to the custody of the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office for […]
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 2024 presidential election is likely to face a complicated array of threats, from voter manipulation to physical violence, according to a new federal assessment — and authorities are already trying to figure out how to handle them. The confidential analysis, compiled by the Department of Homeland […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Joshua Schulte, who was convicted of orchestrating the largest leak of classified material in CIA history, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday. Schulte, 35, handed WikiLeaks a trove of CIA cyber espionage tools known as Vault 7, in what federal prosecutors called “some of the most heinous, […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday will attend the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the three U.S. Army reservists killed Sunday in a drone strike in Jordan. Accompanying him will be first lady Jill Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman […]
Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 140 people have fallen sick during a gastrointestinal illness outbreak on a three-week Queen Victoria cruise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Cunard Cruise Line ship departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan. 22. Overall, 123 passengers and 16 crew members have reported […]
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