Getty Images – STOCK (HONOLULU) — Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez on Wednesday released the first set of findings from an independent investigation into the deadly wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui last year, the deadliest natural disaster in state history. At least 101 people died inRead More →

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News has learned the Justice Department and attorneys for 100 victims of Larry Nassar are in the final stages of negotiating a deal that would pay tens of millions of dollars to resolve claims the FBI failed to investigate allegations of abuse byRead More →

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Calling 911 is meant to save lives. But the emergency service, and others like it, are also viewed as ripe targets for criminally minded cyber-attackers, according to a new federal assessment – and any vulnerability in those critical networks can expose victimsRead More →

Getty Images – STOCK (PHOENIX) — Arizona Republicans on Wednesday again blocked a Democratic-led effort to repeal a controversial 19th-century ban on almost all abortions in the state, which the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled is enforceable. Democrats in the state House failed to overcome procedural obstacles to advance HouseRead More →

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday dismissed both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, deeming them “unconstitutional.” The trial against Mayorkas, long a target of Republican criticism over his handling of immigration policy and the southern border, lasted just three hours after senators were swornRead More →

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Wednesday Democrats will ultimately seek to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Today, the trial will commence, and we will be in our seats as jurors for the third timeRead More →

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik testified Wednesday before a congressional committee investigating antisemitism on the New York City campus after two of her counterparts at other elite colleges resigned amid a backlash over their responses at a previous hearing of the sameRead More →

Getty Images – STOCK (PHOENIX) — Arizona lawmakers are reconvening on Wednesday after a week’s recess and could soon take up legislation to repeal a controversial 19th-century ban on almost all abortions in the state, which the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled is enforceable. The Arizona state House is scheduledRead More →