SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk, the billionaire poised to acquire Twitter later this week, strolled into the company’s headquarters Wednesday carrying a porcelain sink and tweeting “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!” Musk’s $44 billion deal to take Twitter private faces a Friday deadline, although the video he […]
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1 dead, up to 3 injured after bridge collapses while under construction
One person is dead and up to three others are injured after a bridge that was under construction near Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed, authorities said. Workers were pouring concrete on the bridge deck when it collapsed Wednesday afternoon, before 2 p.m. local time, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. […]
Family tried to take gun from St. Louis school shooting suspect: Police
The family of the 19-year-old suspect accused of opening fire in a St. Louis, Missouri, high school had recently removed the firearm used in the deadly school shooting from their home, but the teen somehow got ahold of it again, authorities said Wednesday. One student and one teacher were killed […]
Poll workers, more could be targets of violence, NYPD warns while urging ‘vigilance’
With the midterms just 13 days away, the New York City Police Department is warning that amid a “complex” threat environment, both racially motivated and anti-government extremists could target poll workers, political rallies, political officials and voting sites, according to a Wednesday intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News. The bulletin […]
Arizona GOP leader wins temporary halt to record turnover
Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan is temporarily blocking the turnover of phone records belonging to the leader of the Arizona Republican Party to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is temporarily blocking the turnover of phone […]
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez under federal investigation: Sources
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is under federal criminal investigation, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News and confirmed by an adviser to the senator. The investigation is being conducted by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, the sources said. The exact nature of the investigation was not immediately clear. “Senator Menendez […]
Thomas Cahill, popular history writer, dead at 82
NEW YORK — Thomas Cahill, a scholar of ancient languages and belief systems with a knack for popular storytelling who engaged history readers with such bestsellers as “How the Irish Saved Civilization” and “Desire of the Everlasting Hills,” has died at age 82. Travis Loller, a family friend and Associated […]
Man charged after dozens of migrants found in dump truck
A Texas man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle dozens of undocumented immigrants across the U.S. border hidden in a dump truck, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Robert Flores Jr., 38, from Poteet, Texas, was charged with 84 counts of human smuggling after being stopped […]
Facebook parent Meta expected to report sales slump amid TikTok’s rise
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is expected to report its second consecutive quarter of declining sales on Wednesday, as the company contends with a widespread drop in online ad spending and rising competition from TikTok. In addition, an Apple iOS privacy update last year, which limits the capability of […]
Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows ordered to testify in 2020 election probe
A judge has ordered former President Donald Trump’s last chief of staff, Mark Meadows, to travel to Georgia to appear before the grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election there, according to a spokesperson for the Fulton County district attorney’s office. The ruling from the South Carolina judge […]