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Kellee Laser (TOLEDO, Ohio) — The disappearance of a young woman from rural Ohio in the summer of 2016 left behind chilling clues discovered in a dark cornfield and a so-called “barn of horrors” owned by a local man with a history of abduction. Sierah Joughin, 20, was on break from the University of Toledo […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is drawing fresh scrutiny for having played a key — if somewhat lower-profile — role in trying to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. House Republicans unanimously chose him this week despite his record as an election denier, something some GOP lawmakers previously had […]

Space Coast Office of Tourism (SPACE COAST, Fla.) — Turtles are once again proving that slow and steady wins the race. Decades after initiating protections for the turtles that nest on Florida’s southeast coast — the densest nesting region in the world — conservationists are now witnessing the fruits of their labor as the number […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the 2024 primary season rapidly approaches, influential Republican donors have been gathering across the country, putting their heads together to determine how to move forward as front-runner Donald Trump continues to hold a huge polling lead over the rest of the candidates. But several anti-Trump donors and those familiar […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Friday to the charges contained in a superseding indictment that accused him of stealing people’s identities, making charges on his donors’ credit cards without their authorization and lying to federal election officials. Trial was set for Sept. 9, 2024, and is expected to […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. Dean Phillips is running to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2024, he announced on CBS News on Friday morning. The three-term Minnesota congressman will challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024 — a move that moves the moderate to the fringes of the […]
JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images (LEWISTON, MAINE) — At least 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday evening, Maine Gov. Janet Mills said. Thirteen others are injured. The suspect, Robert Card, is still at large. The shooting unfolded in two locations: a bowling alley where a children’s league was […]
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, on Thursday, the first day of his three-day visit to Washington. Wang acknowledged that China and the United States have “disagreements” and “differences” but said the two countries “share important […]
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images (LEWISTON, Maine) — Authorities and family members have begun identifying the 18 people who died in the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night. The shooting occurred at a bowling alley and a local bar and restaurant, according to Maine State Police. Seven people were killed at Just-In-Time Recreation […]

Inverse Couple Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hours before a suspect, a U.S. Army reservist with mental health concerns, fatally shot 18 people in Lewiston, Maine Wednesday, the Senate approved an amendment that would scale back background check requirements for some veterans and service members with mental health issues. The amendment was authored by Republican Sens. […]