Marjorie Taylor Greene refuses to back down from ‘national divorce’ proposal
Anna Rose Layden/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In the face of some harsh blowback, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the firebrand Georgia Republican, has tripled down on her proposal for a “national divorce”– splitting the country according to…
TV station employee, 9-year-old killed, two others wounded after shooting in Orlando: Police
Kali9/Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Two people have been shot and killed, including an Orlando news employee and 9-year-old girl, and multiple people were injured Wednesday in Pine Hills, Florida, police said.
According to Orange County Sheriff John …
Results Washington: high school grad rates improving
Image courtesy of TVW Washington’s high school graduation rate continues to improve, but the Governor says there’s still plenty of room to grow. The class of 2022 saw 82.3% receiving their diploma after 4 years with even
A woman dies every 2 minutes during pregnancy or childbirth: Report
Oscar Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new World Health Organization report found that maternal mortality rates have either increased or remained the same in nearly all regions of the world in the past five years.
“In 2020, we estimate that 287,000 wo…
Did the train derailment in East Palestine affect its water supply? Experts say more testing is needed.
Michael Swensen/Getty Images(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — After a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, more than two weeks ago, residents and health officials have expressed concern about the state of water in the area.
Homeowners in E…
Eight million refugees have fled Ukraine after a year of fighting, UN data shows
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — More than 8 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded across Europe as of Tuesday, nearly one year since Russia invaded, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
Poland has seen the largest numbers of Ukr…
US holds $31 trillion debt. What would it take to shrink it?
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A divide in Congress over the debt ceiling threatens to plunge the U.S. economy into disarray, drawing attention to a looming question: How has the nation’s debt ballooned to $31.4 trillion and what can be done t…
Union officials say cost cutting led to significant derailment rate increase
US Environmental Protection Agency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — National union officials say years of cost-cutting and staff reductions within the freight rail industry have led to an increase in the rate of derailments and…
Biden to Muir on Putin suspending nuclear treaty with US: ‘Big mistake’ and ‘not very responsible’
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden told ABC News anchor David Muir in a new interview that it was a “big mistake” for Russian President Vladimir Putin to temporarily suspend Russia’s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms treaty betw…
Amazon’s Prime Video announced Dave Bautista, Ken Jeong and more will return for ‘My Spy’ sequel
Prime VideoPrime Video announced Wednesday that My Spy, the hit action comedy that starred Dave Bautista as a tough-as-nails CIA agent who finds himself a very unlikely bodyguard of a young smart-aleck (Chloe Coleman), is getting a sequel.
My Spy: The…