Lawsuit filed against South Carolina's race, gender curriculum restrictions
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — South Carolina schools are facing a lawsuit over restrictions on what can be taught about racial inequality in K-12 public schools. The state’s Budget Proviso 1.79 states that no state funding
Immunity does not shield Trump from $83M defamation judgment, Carroll's attorney argues
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Presidential immunity does not protect Donald Trump from having to pay tens of millions of dollars in damages after being held liable for defaming magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, a lawyer
Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump makes a very public effort to acquire Greenland, one former Danish official said Trump’s attempts are nothing new — but he shouldn’t expect it to be
'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA and LONDON) — Emotional scenes continued to play out in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday as families and friends reunited for the first time in over 15 months, after the Israeli military
2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self-annihilation, scientists say
Pallava Bagla/Corbis via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Scientists and global leaders revealed on Tuesday that the “Doomsday Clock” has been reset to the closest humanity has ever come to self-annihilation. For the first time in three years,
Subway shove survivor recounts near-death experience
Subway survivor Joseph Lynskey speaks with ABC News. ABC News (NEW YORK) — A man who was pushed onto New York City subway tracks in the path of an oncoming train is recounting the harrowing, near-death experience that left
Kansas faces largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history: Health officials
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials. As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB
Karoline Leavitt, youngest White House press secretary, to make briefing room debut
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will make her debut at the first press briefing of President Donald Trump’s second term on Tuesday, making history as the youngest in her role to
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, erupts for 7th time
Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images (KILAUEA, HI) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, erupted for the seventh time since December, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At approximately 1:30 p.m. local time
Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali for US users
Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Google announced Tuesday that it plans to update the names of two major geographical landmarks in accordance with an executive order from President Donald Trump. The tech giant