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Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The World Health Organization’s staff residence in Deir al Balah, Gaza, was attacked three times by the Israel Defense Forces, WHO officials said in a statement. The Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward Al-Mawasi, according to the Tuesday statement. The […]
Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Image (BOISE, Idaho) — Bryan Kohberger, the admitted killer in the University of Idaho quadruple murders, will be face-to-face with the victims’ families on Wednesday at his high-profile sentencing hearing, with President Donald Trump even weighing in on how it should unfold. Here’s what to expect: The […]
George Rose/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 4-year-old child was attacked by a mountain lion at a national park in Washington state, officials said. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon in Olympic National Park, near the Victoria Overlook area on Hurricane Ridge, according to the National Park Service. The child was bitten by the mountain lion […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A coalition of school districts — including Alaska’s largest school district — and advocacy groups has sued President Donald Trump’s administration over the $6 billion funding freeze to congressionally appropriated education programs. The news comes just days after nine Republican senators and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conducted a rare rebuke […]
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has posted an alert saying it is aware of “active exploitation” of a new vulnerability to Microsoft SharePoint “enabling unauthorized access to on-premise SharePoint servers.” The exploitation activity “provides unauthenticated access to systems and enables malicious actors to […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (KERRVILLE, Texas.) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session for the state legislature on Monday to discuss emergency procedures and early warning systems in the wake of the deadly flooding earlier this month. “We must ensure better preparation in the future,” Abbott said in a statement posted on social media. […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As parts of the Midwest continued to experience catastrophic flooding overnight and into Monday, dangerous heat and humidity are expected to set in this week. Overnight, a flash flood emergency was declared in central Illinois for catastrophic flooding as rain fell at rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour. The area […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979, should be retried or released, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based its decision on a flawed jury instruction given by a New York state judge about Hernandez’s purported confessions. Hernandez, […]
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for Harvard University and the American Association of University Professors asked a federal judge Monday to prevent the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from the school. Lawyers for university are seeking a motion for summary judgment to prevent the administration from withholding federal funding if the school does not comply with its […]
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — An investigation has been opened after a cellphone video that appears to show sheriff’s deputies punching and beating a Black man during a traffic stop went viral on social media, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. “We are aware of a video circulating on social media showing […]
