South Dakota signs 1st anti-transgender sports law of 2022
Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PIERRE, S.D.) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an anti-transgender sports bill into law Thursday, restricting transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity
Icy roads lead to 2 major pileups on Texas highways
Tian Dan/Xinhua via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — The winter storm that’s hitting the country with frigid temperatures and icy precipitation caused two major highway crashes in Texas Thursday night. Ten cars were involved in the pileup at
Suspects identified in deadly Minnesota school shooting
Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images (RICHFIELD, Minn) — Police released more details about the shooting outside a Minnesota school Tuesday that left a student dead and another critically injured. Jay Henthorne, the chief of Richfield Police, told
RNC votes to censure Cheney, Kinzinger for roles on House Jan. 6 committee
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — The Republican National Committee voted Friday to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, in part for their roles on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack
Flight attendants outraged at Southwest's decision to resume alcohol sales
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest flight attendants are “outraged” after the airline announced on Thursday that it is planning to resume on-board alcohol sales in two weeks. The airline had postponed the
Manhattan DA backtracks on prosecution memo perceived as soft on crime
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A month into his tenure, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday sought to clarify some of his prosecutorial policies that fueled criticism he is soft on crime. Bragg’s letter
Regina Hall pays tribute to Black History Month founder; Zendaya previews her Super Bowl commercial; & more
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson launched the celebration of Negro History Week, which evolved into Black History Month, now celebrated every February. Regina Hall paid tribute to the esteemed historian in an article for Variety. “Woodson, known to
Check out Lindsay Lohan like you've never seen in new Super Bowl ad with William Shatner
Good Morning America “Kickoff” and “comeback” are a couple of football terms associated with Super Bowl Sunday, and for Lindsay Lohan, they will take on a fun new meaning during the big game. Lindsay has been in the spotlight nearly
A look inside the 1st HBCU police academy
ABC News (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — To address the lack of diversity in law enforcement, Lincoln University, in Jefferson City, Missouri, has opened the first police academy at a historically Black college or university (HBCU). Today, 71.5%
Biden touts stronger than expected jobs report: 'America is back to work'
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After the White House braced for a disappointing January jobs report officials predicted would be skewed by the omicron variant, President Joe Biden took a triumphant tone at the White House Friday