The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pushing back on a claim made by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, who said on his show this week that a CDC decision was likely coming to force kids to get COVID-19 vaccines in order to attend school. But that’s not actually within […]
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Cleveland judge suspended indefinitely for incidents of misconduct
The Ohio Supreme Court issued an opinion removing a Cleveland Municipal Court judge from the bench, citing multiple “unprecedented” incidents of misconduct. In a 5-2 vote on Tuesday, the justices voted to indefinitely suspend Judge Pinkey S. Carr’s law license, precluding her from being a judge. The justices agreed with […]
Alleged drug dealer charged with murder in deadly fentanyl poisoning
A California woman has been charged with murder for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced pills involved in the death of a Fresno resident earlier this year. Jade Dreith, 41, died of fentanyl poisoning in January, according to the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office. Following a nine-month investigation, the district attorney’s office has […]
Children’s hospital in talks with FEMA to set up medical tent amid patient surge
As the surge in children’s respiratory illnesses, including rhinovirus and enterovirus, continues across the country, one children’s hospital is considering installing a field tent to deal with the influx of patients. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford confirmed to ABC News it is in talks with the National Guard and […]
Officer shot and killed while working at Florida gun range
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot and killed while working at a Florida gun range on Wednesday, officials said. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the Trail Glades Range, police said. “A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer working at the weapons range was critically injured […]
This is why bodies of water all over North America are drying up
Bodies of water all over North America are drying up as a result of drought and a decrease in precipitation, experts told ABC News. Earlier this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that the 22-year megadrought affecting the West would not only intensify but also move eastward. That […]
South Carolina Supreme Court takes up state’s abortion ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Supreme Court justices grilled lawyers over the extent of the right to privacy in a case Wednesday that could determine the scope of the state’s abortion restrictions. The hearing marked the latest legal challenge to South Carolina’s 2021 ban on abortions after cardiac activity is […]
COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths
WASHINGTON — COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a report released Wednesday.. The report lays out grim trends across the […]
Justice: Hotel sued for denying rooms to Native Americans
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The U.S. Department of Justice sued the owners of a Rapid City, South Dakota hotel on Wednesday, alleging that they violated the civil rights of Native Americans by trying to ban them from the property. The Justice Department alleges that on at least two occasions in […]
Woman charged, accused of freeing swarm of bees on deputies
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman is facing multiple assault and battery charges for allegedly releasing a swarm of bees on a group of sheriff’s deputies, some of them allergic to bee stings, as they tried to serve an eviction notice, authorities said. Rorie S. Woods, 55, pleaded not guilty […]