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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday two new executive actions that could provide relief to thousands of undocumented immigrants who have been in the country for several years. The first action aims to streamline the process through which undocumented spouses and undocumented children of U.S. citizens apply for lawful […]
The exterior of the Boeing Company headquarters is seen on March 25, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s office on Tuesday said a current Boeing employee has come forward as a whistleblower, an announcement that comes hours before the airplane manufacturer’s chief executive is scheduled to testify on Capitol […]
Getty Images – STOCK (GREENWICH, Conn.) — For years, Jose Dominguez, 50, had wanted to donate blood, feeling it was part of his civic duty. But he was restricted by rules set in place by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that did not allow sexually active gay men from donating. That finally changed in […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LONDON) — The first hearing in the espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been scheduled for June 26 in Russia, according to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court. The Russian prosecutor’s office announced earlier this month that the reporter would stand trial on espionage charges, officially ending any future pre-detention […]
ABC (NEW YORK) — More than 55 million people across the nation were under an alert for extreme heat on Sunday and through most of the week ahead as temperatures are forecast to hit triple digits in some parts of the country. Over the next seven days, 265 million people, or about 82% of the U.S. population, […]
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on an official state visit beginning on Tuesday, the Kremlin said on Monday. Putin’s trip, which is scheduled to last for three days, follows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia in September 2023. Putin will spend two […]
ABC (Round Rock, Texas.) — Police in Round Rock, Texas, have asked for the public’s help in locating a suspect in connection with a shooting during a Juneteenth celebration that left two dead and 14 others injured. The incident happened on Saturday night when a fight broke out between two groups at the Old Settlers […]
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rates of high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008-2021, but only 60% were treated for it, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Hypertension. “One of the main drivers of adverse outcomes during pregnancy is due to high blood pressure,” Stephanie Leonard, an Assistant Professor […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Friday said it has declined to prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress, according to a letter obtained by ABC News. The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send a contempt referral to the Justice Department. House Republicans had demanded Garland turn over […]
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken […]
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