Teen speaks out after police held him at gunpoint over apparent misunderstanding
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(ARLINGTON, Texas) — A 16-year-old boy is speaking out after he was held at gunpoint and detained by police in what authorities said appears to have been a misunderstanding.
The incident occurred Monday afternoon at an apart…
Georgia allows ‘unborn child’ to count as a dependent on taxes
Getty Images, FILE(ATLANTA) — Pregnant people in Georgia will now be able to count their fetus as a dependent on their tax return and file for child support, according to state law.
The state’s Department of Revenue announced this week it will recogn…
DOT rule would require airlines to issue refunds for domestic flights delayed by 3 hours
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Travelers could soon have more rights if their flight is canceled or delayed, as the Department of Transportation looks to “strengthen” protections for consumers seeking refunds.
The agency …
Amtrak train hits semi-truck in Maryland, no one injured
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(ROCKVILLE, M.D.) — An Amtrak train departing from Washington, D.C., collided with a semi-truck in Maryland Wednesday evening, officials said.
The incident occurred around 5:20 p.m. in Rockville, Maryland, w…
Gillibrand calls on Biden to invoke Production Act, increase monkeypox vaccines
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday called on the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to help increase supply and access to monkeypox vaccines, …
Kari Lake, sledgehammer in hand, leads celebratory slate of Trump loyalists in Arizona
Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — While ABC News and others haven’t made projections in her still too-close-to-call contest, former TV reporter Kari Lake, Donald Trump’s pick in Arizona’s GOP gubernatorial primary, went ahe…
Senate votes to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Wednesday evening to support Finland and Sweden in joining NATO — a crucial step in the quest of the two countries to join the 30-member alliance.
The Senate voted 95-1…
Congress passes bill named for toddler who died after swallowing a battery
Trista Hamsmith/Reese’s Purpose(WASHINGTON) — A bill designed to help keep young children safe by strengthening safety requirements for products with button batteries has passed both the U.S. House and Senate, and is now headed to the desk of Presiden…
Jennifer Coolidge jokes playing the MILF in ‘American Pie’ got her “play” in real life
Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images(NOTE CONTENT) Thanks to the teen sex comedy American Pie, actress Jennifer Coolidge will forever be linked to the acronym MILF, or mom I’d like to … couple with.
She played Stifler’s Mom, Jeanine, in the blockbuster…
Icelandic volcano erupts amid series of earthquakes
JEREMIE RICHARD/AFP via Getty Images(REYKJAVIK, Iceland) — An Icelandic volcano has come back to life after a series of nearby earthquakes rumbled it awake, the Icelandic Met Office reported Wednesday.
On Wednesday morning a 4.6 earthquake was record…