ABC News (SHILOH, Ala.) — An unlikely visitor made his way through rural Alabama last Wednesday to visit the community of Shiloh, a place usually far from the public eye. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and two of his top officials came to Shiloh at the request of local landownersRead More →
Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC (ENGLEWOOD, Colo.) — A school bus aide has been arrested by police in Englewood, Colorado, for allegedly physically abusing three children with severe autism, at least one instance of which was allegedly caught on video, according to a law firm representing the families. The three studentsRead More →
Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will name LaWanda Toney as deputy chief of staff for strategic communications, as the secretary’s team looks to tackle college affordability with enrollment deadlines quickly approaching. “The message is clear: We want to make college possible for folks likeRead More →
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign says it has ended its contract with a consultant who was seen on video encouraging people to vote for him in order to get “rid of Biden” even if that means electing former President Donald Trump. Campaign managerRead More →
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday addressed a joint meeting of Congress, where he praised U.S. leadership on the world stage as “indispensable.” Kishida is in Washington this week as the U.S. looks to strengthen relationships with allies in the Indo-Pacific amid the mutualRead More →
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani now faces federal charges over allegations he stole millions from MLB’s highest-paid player in a gambling scheme, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Ippei Mizuhara has been charged with bank fraud for allegedlyRead More →
A man walks past tents and shacks erected by destroyed buildings in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, April 9, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Even as U.S. officials applaud Israel’s initial steps to address dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminRead More →
ATU Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Less than a year after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a public health advisory calling attention to a crisis of loneliness, isolation and lack of connection across the country, Rep. Jamaal Bowman says he was spurred on to call for more funding for theRead More →
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced they are closing what is often known as the “gun show loophole,” by tightening up the definition of what it means to be “engaged in the business” of selling firearms. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and FirearmsRead More →
Lynne Gilbert/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Arizona Republicans on Wednesday blocked efforts to move forward on a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban in the state that dates to 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week is enforceable. Despite many members in their own party calling for anRead More →
