Albuquerque Public Schools (ALBUQUERGUE, N.M.) — A school bus attendant for Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Schools has been arrested after she was seen in surveillance video repeatedly hitting an autistic student. Debbie Chavira, 64, is accused of striking the child dozens of times over the course of 10 days, accordingRead More →

ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — At least 11 people were reported injured in an explosion at a manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky, police said. A “hazardous materials incident” was reported Tuesday afternoon at the address of a Givaudan Sense Colour facility, according to the Louisville Metro Emergency Services. The UniversityRead More →

Charles O’Rear (BOSTON) — Jack Teixeira, the former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who prosecutors said “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release.Read More →

Yemassee Police Department (YEMASSEE, S.C.) — More than half of the rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab have been recovered. As of Tuesday evening, 32 of the 43 furry runaways, that broke loose Wednesday from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemasee, have now successfullyRead More →

Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration has banned U.S. flights to Haiti for 30 days in the wake of Monday’s gunfire incidents, according to a Notice to Air Mission issued Tuesday. “U.S. civil aviation operations in the territory and airspace of Haiti below 10,000 feet” will beRead More →

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel. “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel, andRead More →

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — After a sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump is now set to become just the second ever to serve nonconsecutive terms in office. Trump has wasted no time in moving to assembleRead More →

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and top House Republicans took a victory lap as they returned to Washington on Tuesday on the heels of last week’s election, saying they are ready on Day 1 to work on President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. “It is a beautiful morning andRead More →