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Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in Vice President-elect Kamala Harris during the Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday came after heavy pressure from congressional Democrats, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]
kali9/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Nine people were shot, three fatally, when gunfire involving multiple gunmen erupted early Sunday at a party in Philadelphia, authorities said. The mass shooting unfolded around 2 a.m. on the 1200 block of North Alden Street in the Carroll Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia, where a party attended by more than […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite a cascade of defections from within his own party in recent weeks, President Joe Biden has been able to count on labor unions as a bulwark against diminishing support for his re-election bid. That backing has begun to weaken, however, placing further pressure on Biden at a moment of […]
ABC News (CHICAGO) — A postal worker was fatally shot in front of a residence in Chicago on Friday, officials said. The gunman approached the victim and fired multiple times before fleeing in a vehicle, police said. The National Association of Letter Carriers identified the postal worker as 48-year-old Octavia Redmond. She had been a […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three weeks after President Joe Biden’s fumbled first debate, some of the delegates who pledged to nominate him at the party convention in August have now joined big-dollar donors in the push to consider other names for the top of the ticket, sources tell ABC News. And as the Democratic […]
ABC News (DALLAS) — Overhaul companies remain on the scene of a historic Baptist church in Dallas after a major fire broke out Friday, leaving the structure largely collapsed. As of Saturday morning, the fire was knocked down and contained. First Baptist Dallas is a Baptist church located in Dallas, Texas, that dates back to […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s symptoms from COVID-19 “continue to improve steadily,” but he is “still experiencing a loose, non-productive cough and hoarseness,” his doctor said on Saturday. “His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature remain absolutely normal. His oxygen saturation continues to be excellent on room air. His lungs remain […]
Getty Images – STOCK/emptyclouds (LOS ANGELES) — Two infants needed medical attention due to smoke inhalation as a fast-moving brush fire in Southern California spread 330 acres with 0% containment, officials said as of Saturday morning. The brush fire began in the San Gabriel Mountains in northern Los Angeles County near East Fork and Glendora […]
Leon Neal/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail in the battleground state of Michigan — days after accepting the Republican nomination for president at the party’s convention for the third time. This time, though, Trump was joined by his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, for the […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Over 30 million remain under heat alerts from Arizona up through Washington State, where widespread highs in the triple digits are expected. Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories will still in effect through Sunday — and into next week for parts of the Pacific Northwest. Hot, dry and windy conditions […]