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Austin Police Department (AUSTIN, Texas) — Three people are dead after a hostage situation unfolded in Austin, Texas, early Saturday, including a responding SWAT officer who was shot and killed in a shootout with the suspect, police said. A second officer was also injured and the suspect was killed in the shooting, which occurred at a […]
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Striking liberal turnout, a comparative dearth of voters who backed Donald Trump in 2020 and broad support for legal abortion helped make Ohio, on Tuesday, the latest state projected to support abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year, according to exit polling. A separate […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just six days until a government shutdown, newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is pitching Republicans Saturday on his plan to avert a shutdown. Johnson told the Republican lawmakers on a conference call that he is moving forward with a two-step government funding plan in what Johnson described as a “laddered […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (HOUSTON) — At least six people were killed and another is in critical condition after a “major crash” in downtown Houston early Saturday, police said. Police responded to the scene of the two-vehicle collision around 2 a.m., according to Houston Police Department Asst. Chief Megan Howard. A driver of a black Chrysler 300 […]
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy paid over $138,000 in proceeds to former NFL star Michael Oher for the 2006 book “The Blind Side” and the 2009 film of the same name, according to court documents filed Wednesday in the Shelby County Probate Court in Tennessee. “The Blind Side” book […]
Westend61/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The presidential election is a year away, and political experts and some presidential candidates are already raising red flags over the use of artificial intelligence technology in campaign ads and other avenues. This past summer, a super PAC released an ad promoting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign that used a generative-AI tool […]
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — A Southern California man whose wife and in-laws are missing is in custody on suspicion of murder in connection with a dismembered female torso discovered several miles from his Los Angeles home, authorities said. The unidentified human remains were found in a black plastic bag near a dumpster in Encino Wednesday […]
Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight Committee announced a slew of subpoenas on Wednesday targeting members of President Joe Biden’s family, including his son Hunter Biden, brother James Biden, and former Hunter Biden business associate Rob Walker, demanding they appear for depositions. The subpoenas, which Comer has threatened […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI seized the electronic devices of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation that previously brought the FBI to the home of his top fundraiser, a source familiar with the matter told ABC News. The FBI declined to comment to ABC News. […]
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House on Wednesday took a victory lap following Democrats’ strong showing in Tuesday night’s elections, especially around the issue of abortion rights, attempting to link the wins to President Joe Biden, who continues to face a flurry of negative poll numbers. […]
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