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After subway shooting, New York City mayor says rise in crime a 'national issue'
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Days after the subway shooting in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told ABC "This Week" Anchor George Stephanopoulos that the recent increase in crime extends beyond his ...
Apr 17, 2022
NAACP calls on Justice Department to investigate $90 million Mississippi welfare fraud case
JC Olivera/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The NAACP called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate years of allegations of widespread fraud and misspending in Mississippi totaling a repor...
Apr 15, 2022
Gov. Abbott sends 2nd bus of migrants to Washington DC to protest end of Title 42
Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A second group of asylum seekers arrived in Washington, D.C., Thursday on a charter bus after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the T...
Apr 15, 2022
Judge slams Trump as 'charlatan' after jury finds Jan. 6 rioter guilty on all counts
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in D.C. on Thursday delivered a scathing rebuke of former President Donald Trump and expressed dismay over the state of American politics just mo...
Apr 14, 2022
Coal country digs in as US Supreme Court weighs EPA climate power
VisionsofAmerica/Joe Sohm/Getty Images(CLENDENIN, W. Va.) -- A historic flood from sudden torrential rain nearly wiped out entire towns in West Virginia's mountainous coal country, killing 23 and infl...
Apr 14, 2022
Biden announces $800M in new military aid for Ukraine
Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Following a call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday his administration is authorizing an additional $80...
Apr 13, 2022
Biden gets praise, criticism for calling Russia's actions in Ukraine 'genocide'
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is getting both praise and criticism after doubling down on describing Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine as "genocide" -...
Apr 13, 2022
South Dakota attorney general impeached over fatal car crash
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(PIERRE, S.D.) -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was impeached Tuesday by lawmakers in the state House of Representatives over the 2020 crash he ...
Apr 13, 2022
Russia could mask chemical weapons with riot control agents: Pentagon update Day 48
Evgen Kotenko/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the U.S. assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts...
Apr 12, 2022
Biden addresses New York City subway shooting investigation: 'We're not letting up'
Drew Angerer/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- President Joe Biden addressed the New York City subway system shooting that left at least 29 injured on Tuesday while he was in Iowa as federal authorities...
Apr 12, 2022
