ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized Republican colleagues who have come out against a pending bipartisan deal in the Senate to tie foreign military aid to an overhaul of immigration policy. In an interview with ABC News “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos, Jeffries also saidRead More →
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — Indianapolis police are investigating the homicides of two women who were found slain in a similar manner near each other just days apart. Indianapolis Interim Police Chief Christopher Bailey said they have not determined if the two deaths are connected but that there are “similaritiesRead More →
ABC News (CALIFORNIA) — A powerful atmospheric river storm system is expected to bring life-threatening and damaging flooding, wind, snow and waves to California this weekend. Flood watches will be in effect starting Saturday night through Tuesday in central and southern California. Dangerous and life-threatening flooding is possible with thisRead More →
This map released by the USGS shows the epicenter of the earthquake new Pargue, Oklahoma, on Feb. 2, 2024. (USGS) (OKLAHOMA) — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Oklahoma late Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake’s rating would tie it for the fourth largest ratingRead More →
Malia Ashad filed a lawsuit against five Alameda County Sheriff deputies after they allegedly denied her medical treatment ordered by a physician. (Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers for the People) (CALIFORNIA) — A California woman alleges she was assaulted by sheriff’s deputies while detained in a hospital in 2022 and awaitingRead More →
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or property bail has passed the Georgia Senate. The legislative move comes amid ongoing protests against the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center,Read More →
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the three U.S. Army reservists killed Sunday in a drone strike in Jordan. Accompanying him were first lady Jill Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Joint ChiefsRead More →
csreed/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for documents related to her office’s use of federal funds intended to support at-risk youth, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by ABC News. The subpoena comes asRead More →
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of the Bureau of Prisons union has written to President Joe Biden asking him to seriously consider the impact staffing shortages are having on the nation’s federal prisons. “The current staffing shortage within our agency have reached a critical level, placing anRead More →
Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow predicting an early Spring during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Friday February 2, 2024 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.) — Punxsutawney Phil — perhaps the world’s most famous groundhogRead More →
