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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown stands for a photo at his campaign office on June 14, 2022 in Reno, Nevada. (Josh Edelson/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Nevada Republican Sam Brown cruised to victory in the GOP Senate primary earlier this week. Now, he’ll have to compete against a well-heeled incumbent — and Republicans are nervous. […]
File photo — Nes/Getty Images (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A Texas man was charged with making threats to an FBI agent, according to information provided by the Justice Department on Thursday. Timothy Muller, 43, of Fort Worth, is alleged to have called an FBI Special Agent and left a threatening voicemail, followed up by subsequent […]
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, ruling the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority in creating the regulation. The 6-3 opinion was authored by Justice Clarence Thomas. The court’s three liberal justices, led by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissented. The court […]
In an aerial view, flood waters inundate a neighborhood on June 13, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Florida. As tropical moisture passes through the area, areas have become flooded due to the heavy rain. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Relentless rain has inundated South Florida this week, flooding neighborhoods, stranding drivers and canceling flights — […]
A view damaged floating pier, set up by US to facilitate quicker delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, after it has been suspended due to adverse weather conditions and rising sea levels in Gaza City, Gaza on May 27, 2024. (Photo by Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military is planning […]
A photo from Joshua Tree National Park shows a Joshua tree seedling. — Nick Graver/NPS (LOS ANGELES) — One of the natural wonders of the world facing threats from climate change may have gotten a fleeting reprieve as a result of extra moisture over the past couple of years. Populations of the iconic Joshua tree […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — An 8-year-old girl died after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight to Chicago Thursday morning, which was rerouted to land in Peoria, Illinois, officials said. The child was transferred to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, despite emergency personnel performing life-saving measures, Peoria County Coroner’s Office said […]
Maui fire survivors upset with living conditions from FEMA’s housing program. — ABC News (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Nearly a year after wildfires devastated Maui and displaced many of its residents, Charles Nahale is still searching for a permanent place to call home. Nahale is one of the more than 1,300 fire victims who find themselves […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden reminded voters that the fight for women’s reproductive freedom is not over despite the Supreme Court’s decision on regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone on Thursday, which preserved access to the medication nationwide. “Today’s decision does not change the fact that the fight for reproductive freedom continues,” […]
Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats on Thursday continued a series of election-year votes on reproductive rights with a bill that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF. The attempt to advance the legislation fell well short of the 60 votes needed to advance, the final tally being 48-47. The vote was […]
