ABC News (NEW YORK) — Across the country, conservative legislators have begun to target diversity programs in state agencies, schools and private companies. At least 10 states have implemented restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI: Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.Read More →
State senators gather for debate on the Legislative floor of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., May 4, 2023. State senators gather for debate on the Legislative floor of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., May 4, 2023. — Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post via GettyRead More →
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will visit the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore on Friday to meet with officials and get an “on-the-ground look at federal response efforts,” the White House said. During his visit, Biden will meetRead More →
A composite showing progression of a total solar eclipse in El Molle, Chile, July 2, 2019. — Courtesy of Stan Honda (NEW YORK) — The historic total solar eclipse on April 8 is set to be one of the most photographed events this year. In the U.S., 31 million peopleRead More →
Tennessee Supreme Court/YouTube (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on throwing out a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s abortion ban as well as a motion to block part of the ban. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by seven women and two doctors against the state over itsRead More →
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James questioned Thursday whether the California company that underwrote former President Donald Trump’s $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case is financially qualified to handle a bond of that size. In a court filing, JamesRead More →
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The calendar says it’s spring, but a nor’easter is pounding the Northeast with heavy snow, torrential rains and dangerous winds. Snow totals so far have reached 18 inches in Tunbridge, Vermont; 15 inches in Madison, New Hampshire; and 16.5 inches in Porter, Maine. More thanRead More →
KABC (LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles money storage facility was ransacked on Easter Sunday, leaving a hole in the building’s roof and tens of millions of dollars vanished, sources told ABC News. Sources said the exact amount that was stolen is not known, but it is believed to beRead More →
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MIAMI) — A federal judge has denied former President Donald Trump’s attempt to have his classified documents case dismissed based on the Presidential Records Act. Trump’s attorneys had argued, as part of four motions to dismiss, that Trump should have been able to have custody of theRead More →
Via White House Flickr (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is warning of policy changes if Israel doesn’t take steps to better protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza amid international outrage over the killing of seven World Central Kitchen members. President Joe Biden relayed the message in a phone callRead More →
