danilovi/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The FBI is investigating an incident aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship allegedly involving an unruly passenger. The incident took place Friday aboard the Navigator of the Seas, which was sailing from Ensenada, Baja California, to Los Angeles, officials said. The unidentified passenger allegedly becameRead More →
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed the Paris Hilton-championed Stop Institutionalized Child Abuse bill on Wednesday, a sweet victory for the celebrity hotel heiress after the nearly three years she’s spent lobbying politicians in Washington on the issue of reform in the “troubled teen” industry. The measure thatRead More →
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Active shooter drills have become the norm in schools across the U.S., but experts warn they have the potential to cause more harm than good. Though the exercises seek to prepare students to respond to gun violence in their schools, little evidence exists proving theirRead More →
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (PENNSYLVANIA) — Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will waive extradition to New York when he appears in court in Pennsylvania on Thursday, his attorney said Wednesday. The Pennsylvania judge must accept the waiver or go forward with a scheduled hearingRead More →
Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The so-called “murder hornet” has been eradicated from the United States, five years after the invasive species was first discovered in Washington state, officials declared Wednesday. There have been no confirmed detections of the northern giant hornet — the hornet’s official nameRead More →
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the suspects accused of running a secret Chinese police station in lower Manhattan has pleaded guilty. The suspects in the case, Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping, were accused by prosecutors last year of working on behalf of China’s Ministry of Public SecurityRead More →
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at the president-elect’s golf club in Florida, is now facing a state attempted murder charge in connection with a car accident that occurred following his arrest, officials announced Wednesday. The FloridaRead More →
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday urged a federal judge to reject a request from a defendant convicted for participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next month, according to a court filing. Cindy Young, of New Hampshire, wasRead More →
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jan. 10 over TikTok’s effort to block a federal ban on the platform if it’s not sold by Jan. 19. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. AllRead More →
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, came out against Speaker Mike Johnson going forward with a stopgap government funding bill on Wednesday, saying, “This bill should not pass.” Johnson was asked about the Tesla CEO’s post during an interviewRead More →
