President Donald Trump has dissolved the presidential commission created to investigate his unproven claims that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election. The commission, which was created through an executive order of May of last year, was unceremoniously ended Wednesday by another executive order. The White House announced […]
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Winter storm slams Southeast, forecast to explode as ‘bomb cyclone’ in Northeast
A snowstorm is tearing through the Southeast today before it barrels north overnight, bringing heavy snow and strong winds. Snow already fell today in Tallahassee, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia, and now the wintry mix is now blowing through South Carolina. The major coastal storm has brought the most snow to […]
5 things to know about the Iran protests
At least 21 people have died in six days of mass protests sweeping Iran, state media reported. Among them were six protesters who died in clashes with authorities while trying to break into a police station in the town of Qahdarijan in central Isfahan province Monday night, Iranian state television […]
N. Korea ‘nuclear button’ might be symbolic, but war risk is real: UN official
Though the “nuclear button” North Korea‘s leader said he has on his desk probably doesn’t exist, his threatening posture toward the United States in his New Year’s address was clear. A top U.N. official who visited the secretive country last month told ABC he believes the risk of accidental war […]
Fire reported at Clintons’ Chappaqua, New York, property
A small fire was reported at Hillary and Bill Clinton’s property in Chappaqua, New York, Wednesday afternoon, New Castle police confirmed to ABC News. There are multiple structures on the property and it’s unclear where the fire occurred. The fire is now out, police said. Police officers and firefighters remain […]
California man waives extradition in Kansas ‘swatting’ death
A 25-year-old man wanted in Kansas for allegedly making a hoax 911 call that led to the killing of an unarmed man by police has waived extradition proceedings in California. Tyler Barriss, of South Los Angeles, appeared before a judge in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, five days after […]
Trump says Bannon ‘lost his mind’ after he was fired
President Donald Trump hit back at Steve Bannon in scathing comments on Wednesday saying that when his former White House chief strategist was fired “he not only lost his job, he lost his mind”. President Trump’s comments, which came in the form of a written statement from the White House, […]
‘Bomb cyclone’: How the East Coast winter storm could turn into a monster
When the powerful winter storm that’s moving through the Southeast coast reaches the Northeast on Thursday, it will undergo a rapid intensification or bombogenesis, a term coined by meteorologists. Bombogenesis — or a “bomb cyclone” — occurs when the pressure of a storm drops 24 millibars in 24 hours, or […]
Fountains freeze over across the South
As a snowy winter storm tears through the Southeast today, ice has already formed on fountains in some southern cities, including New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston and Charlotte. Parts of 15 states will see effects from this developing coastal storm. Winter storm watches, warnings and advisories have been issued from Florida […]
Tina Smith replaces Al Franken in Senate, marking record number of 22 female senators
There are a record number of women serving in the U.S. Senate now that Democrat Tina Smith, the former lieutenant governor of Minnesota, has been sworn in as a U.S. senator representing that state. Smith’s addition to the Senate brings the total number of female senators to 22, according to […]