(Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a resolution recognizing Abby Zwerner, 25, for what they characterized as courageous actions, saying she earned the state’s “admiration for her courage and dedication to the safety of her students.” The honor follows […]
Diana Vyshniakova / EyeEm / Getty Images (LLANO COUNTY, Texas) — A Texas county’s library system is being threatened amid an ongoing battle over banned books. On Thursday, the Llano County Commissioners Court discussed whether to “continue or cease operations” of the library system after previously removed books discussing race, health, […]
Al Drago/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s one-time director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, appeared before a federal grand jury investigating Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Ratcliff is the latest former top Trump adviser to appear before […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Police arrested a fellow tech executive for the killing of 43-year-old Cash App founder Bob Lee, the San Francisco Police Department said on Thursday. Police identified the suspect as Nima Momeni, 38, who appears to be the owner of an Emeryville, California-based company called […]
KeithBinns/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Ind.) — A large fire at an Indiana recycling plant is now about 90% extinguished, officials said Thursday, while an evacuation order for more than 2,000 residents remains in place. Any resident within a half-mile radius of the plant in Richmond, Indiana, was ordered to evacuate due to […]
Billy Schuerman/Daily Press/Newport News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot a teacher at his Newport News, Virginia, elementary school turned herself in to police Thursday. A grand jury returned two indictments charging Deja Taylor with felony child neglect […]
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Discord, the social media platform on which U.S. classified documents appearing to pertain to the Ukraine war and other parts of the world were leaked over the last several months, is one of a number of platforms that have become popular with […]
Chris duMond/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two gun safety bills into law Thursday, requiring universal background checks for all gun sales and the safe storage of firearms and ammunition in homes. The legislation comes after a gunman opened fire at two locations on Michigan State […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Senator Mitt Romney is taking the first step toward running for reelection. The first-term Republican filed a declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission this week, something political observers call the strongest hint yet that Romney will run for a second term in 2024. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The American Red Cross is getting nearly nine-million dollars from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The president and CEO of the Red Cross thanked the Church for the donation yesterday, saying it was making a difference for people in need every day. […]
