What to know about electric bikes, from battery safety to pedaling
EF Volart via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Electric bikes have made headlines for the dramatic leap in sales of the devices during the pandemic. However, they’ve also drawn notoriety for occasionally sparking deadly fires. The U.S.
Police hunt man who took platypus from the wild, showed it off to commuters on train
Queensland Police (LONDON) — Police in Australia have urgently appealed to the public to help find a man who allegedly took a platypus from its natural environment and onto a train where he showed it off to
Idaho governor signs 'abortion trafficking' bill into law, 1st of its kind
Mark Miller Photos/Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law on Wednesday that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion across state lines without parental
Uvalde student survivors receive Kid Hero Award honor
Stephanie Mendez/ABC News (TEXAS) — As Miah Cerrillo and Khloie Torres made their way to the stage at the Galveston Island Ballroom in Galveston Texas, the entire convention erupted in a standing ovation. The two 11-year-old students—who
'Vicious cycle': Inside the police recruiting crunch with resignations on the rise
East Cleveland Police Department/Facebook (NEW YORK) — Police departments across the country are facing a “vicious cycle” of retirements, resignations, and fewer hires, according to policing experts, leaving the communities they protect with understaffed departments and potentially
Clarence Thomas reportedly received years of gifts from GOP donor, stirring new ethics scandal
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Thursday report that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury travel and hospitality perks from a billionaire Republican donor was met with both renewed criticism of how the justices self-police
New DOJ chief talks importance of community policing
Hugh T. Clements/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The new director of a Department of Justice office that financially supports police departments nationwide says that community engagement is what defines successful law enforcement. And he knows from experience. Before
What the US could do about Social Security to avoid the same fate as France
Ibrahim Ezzat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With strikes raging throughout France in response to a push to raise the nation’s retirement age, government officials across the Atlantic Ocean may want to take steps to avoid
Who are the 3 Tennessee Democratic lawmakers facing expulsion?
Seth Herald/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The Republican-led Tennessee House of Representatives scheduled a vote to expel three Democratic members on Thursday over their involvement in a gun control protest last week following the Nashville school shooting.
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia ban on transgender student sports participation
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied West Virginia’s request to immediately reinstate a law that would ban transgender student-athletes from participating in sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The decision