Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s getting hot out West — and those scorching temperatures are rapidly thawing the incredible amounts of snowpack that accumulated in the mountain ranges over a very active wet season. Now, water utility experts and environmental experts are working to ensure […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Plans are moving forward to demolish the site of the school shooting last year in Uvalde, Texas, officials said Monday. The leaders of the small Texas community also said they’re close to finalizing an agreement that would allow city investigators access to police […]
Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents previously requested documents from the Trump Organization related to potential business dealings with multiple foreign countries, ABC News confirmed. The subpoena seeks details on any of the company’s possible dealings with […]
Rick Kern/Getty Images for the Center for Reproductive Rights (AUSTIN, Texas) — Lauren Miller is speaking out after she became one of five women who filed a lawsuit against Texas and its attorney general, alleging that the state’s abortion ban put their lives in danger. Miller, 35, who became pregnant […]
Ben Crump Law (ATLANTA) — LaShawn Thompson, the man whose family claimed was “eaten alive by insects and bed bugs” in the Fulton County Jail, died of “complications due to severe neglect,” according to an independent autopsy. Thompson’s family spoke out in a press conference outside the Georgia State Capitol […]
TRANCAER (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — The derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio, sent toxic chemicals into the surrounding community and brought national attention to the potential risks of transporting hazardous materials. Since then, legislators and industry leaders have emphasized the need for […]
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — TikTok sued Montana in federal court on Monday over a ban of the app enacted by the state last week. “We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our business and the hundreds of thousands of TikTok users in Montana,” the company said […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Longtime Delaware Sen. Tom Carper announced Monday he’s calling it quits this election cycle and won’t seek a fifth term, becoming the latest Senate Democrat to retire.Carper, an enduring figure in Delaware politics, made his plans known Monday along the banks of his […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — For a generation, the concept of a gun that can only be fired by its rightful owner was seen as something of a holy grail for gun safety. Efforts to develop the technology were launched, and the state of New Jersey even went so far […]
Oliver Strewe/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has reached a landmark deal with states dependent on the Colorado River to conserve water amid the decades-long drought. The three Colorado River lower basin states — California, Nevada and Arizona — will be required to conserve an unprecedented 3 million-acre-feet of […]
