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Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Columbia University professors Ari Goldman and Gregory Khalil, each with their unique perspectives as individuals of Jewish and Palestinian descent, respectively, co-teach the complexities of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The two professors are embarking on a joint educational mission at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. Their course, which focuses […]

Getty Images – STOCK (CHICAGO) — Wednesday marks one week since Taylor Casey, 41, went missing while attending a yoga retreat on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The Chicago woman’s mother, Colette Seymore, is among a small group traveling to the Bahamas on Wednesday to help in the search, according to a statement from Casey’s […]

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Pope Francis formally signed off on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples in December 2023. But decades before the pope’s historic announcement, a New York City church has embraced the LGBTQ+ community and provided a safe space for worship. The Church of St. Francis Xavier, in Manhattan’s […]

Getty Images – STOCK (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The mother of an 11-year-old girl missing since 2022 has been named as a suspect in her daughter’s disappearance for the first time. Madalina Cojocari was last seen getting off her school bus in Cornelius, North Carolina, on Nov. 21, 2022, according to authorities. The sixth grader’s parents […]

ABC (MILWAUKEE) — Four people, including two children, were injured in a shooting at a gas station in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Around 2:29 p.m. local time, the four people, who were in the same vehicle, were struck by gunfire, police said. A spokesperson for the Milwaukee Police Department told ABC News they are seeking multiple […]

ABC (NEW YORK) — ABC News contributor LZ Granderson is revealing his HIV status, discussing which superstar’s mother inspired him to make that call, and talking about the virus’ disproportionate impact on people of color. According to the most recent data from the CDC, more than 1.2 million Americans are currently living with HIV. Thanks […]

ABC (CARTERET, N.J.) — First responders rushed to the scene of a truck crash that tore through a house in Carteret, New Jersey, on Wednesday afternoon. The tractor-trailer appeared to crash through a fence and slam into a house located on Chrome Avenue off Industrial Highway/Middlesex Avenue. The Borough of Carteret said in a statement […]

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Five people have been charged in connection with an alleged plot to bribe a juror with $120,000 cash during a federal trial over pandemic relief fraud. Federal prosecutors called the incident an “elaborate” and “chilling,” but ultimately foiled, scheme to infiltrate the jury. The alleged bribery attempt was reported […]