Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Abigail Zwerner, the teacher who was shot by a student in a classroom in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this month intends to file a lawsuit against the school board, her lawyer said Wednesday, alleging the shooting could have been prevented by school administrators. […]
Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A Virginia public school system is set to decide the fate of its superintendent on Wednesday evening, after police say a 6-year-old student brought a gun into the classroom and intentionally shot his teacher. The Newport News School Board has called a special […]
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Malibu, California, at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, U.S. Geological Survey officials said. Good morning Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 4.2 earthquake about 10 miles south of Malibu Beach at 2:03 am? The […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a lawsuit that could impact abortion access nationwide, a North Carolina doctor on Wednesday asked a federal district court to strike down the state’s restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone. The complaint filed by Dr. Amy Bryant argues that North Carolina’s restrictions on […]
Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A hiker who had been reported missing in the mountains of Southern California was found alive on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Jin Chung, a 75-year-old resident of Los Angeles, disappeared on Sunday while hiking on Mount Baldy, the highest peak among the […]
makenoodle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A gun was used for nearly three-quarters of the mass attacks carried out in the United States from 2016 to 2020, and often acquired illegally to carry out the attack, a newly released U.S. Secret Service report found. “One third of attackers in this study […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (FORT HALL, Idaho) — A young boy has died and his mother has been hospitalized after being attacked by a pack of dogs over the weekend. The incident occurred late Saturday afternoon at approximately 5:51 p.m. when officers from the Fort Hall Police Department in Idaho were […]
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two people were charged on Tuesday with threatening reproductive health service facilities clinics in Florida, the Justice Department announced. Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, were indicted by a federal grand jury for being “engaged in a conspiracy to prevent employees of reproductive health service […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The alleged criminal behavior of former FBI agent Charles McGonigal does not represent the actions of the rest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Director Christopher Wray told employees in an internal message summarized to ABC News. McGonigal, who was the special […]
Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Howard University has become the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to partner with the Pentagon for military technology research featuring a five-year, $90 million contract. The research center is the first Department of Defense university research center sponsored by the Air Force and […]
