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ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. “reached out immediately” to the Moroccan government in the wake of a devastating earthquake there and “made very clear to them that we are prepared to assist in any way that we can,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “We have the U.S. Agency for International Development, which takes […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee is increasing in strength, becoming a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The hurricane is currently moving to the northwest at 8 mph, with its center located about 285 miles north, northeast of the Leeward Islands. […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (REDAN, Ga) — A police chief who was allegedly seen on camera body-slamming a student has been put on paid leave, Georgia’s DeKalb County School District (DCSD) said Friday. In a video that has been circulating on social media, DCSD Police Chief Brad Gober allegedly slams a student to the ground after the […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, in his first news conference since a second freezing episode last week, said he had “nothing to add” when reporters questioned him about what caused the episodes and whether he should be more transparent. McConnell, 81, addressed a clamor of reporters after a closed-door […]
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Georgia on Friday denied former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move his Fulton County election interference case to federal court. “Having considered the arguments and the evidence, the Court concludes that Meadows has not met his burden,” Judge Steve Jones wrote in […]
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday called on Republicans to choose classic conservative principles over “the siren song of populism” he sees pervading the party, a movement largely inspired by his former running mate, Donald Trump. “The future of this movement, of this great party, belongs to one or the […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than a decade since the launch of dating apps, they have become unavoidable players in the modern dating game. In the U.S., 3 in 10 adults say they have used a dating site or app, and 1 in 10 partnered adults say they met their current significant other through a […]
State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken related the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to the country on Wednesday, his fourth trip to the country since Russia’s invasion, the State Department confirmed. “We are determined in the United States to continue to walk side-by-side […]
Toya Sarno Jordan/Getty Images (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has temporarily banned the right to carry firearms in public in Albuquerque in response to recent gun violence. Lujan Grisham issued on Friday a 30-day suspension of open and concealed carry laws in Bernalillo County, where Albuquerque, the state’s most populous city, is […]
ABC News (MAUI, Hawaii) — A month after wildfires destroyed parts of Maui, killing at least 115 people and displacing thousands of others, Mayor Richard Bissen said there is still a long road ahead for residents but was confident their solidarity would move them forward. Bissen spoke with ABC News about the latest recovery updates for […]