Man sentenced to 60 years for murder of Texas college student in random shooting
Fort Worth Police Department (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Thursday for murdering a Texas college student in a random shooting in 2023. Wes Smith, a 21-year-old junior at
Trump admin launches full-court press defending Iran strikes as questions remain
Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday offered enthusiastic praise of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s briefing at the Pentagon, where he provided more information about the U.S. strikes on Iran and defended the
CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), made up of members recently hand-selected by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend against flu vaccines
Wife of Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect speaks out: 'Completely blindsided'
Minnesota State Capitol building. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn.) — The wife of accused Minnesota lawmaker gunman Vance Boelter said she’s “completely blindsided” by the shootings allegedly carried out by her husband. “On behalf of my children and
Supreme Court decision bolsters efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said individual Medicaid recipients do not have a right to sue over their state’s decision to cut off Planned Parenthood from the government-funded health insurance program for
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Republicans over Medicaid provisions in Trump's megabill
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate’s rule enforcer dealt a major blow to Senate Republicans Thursday morning by ruling a key Medicaid provision in the megabill that advances President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda is out of order. Senate
Zohran Mamdani tells ABC News he plans to win over moderate Dems, other voters after upset in NYC mayoral primary
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, told ABC News in a wide-ranging interview aired Wednesday that he plans to win over moderate voters — even as a self-identified
Severe storms hit the Midwest and Southeast as more heat targets the East: Latest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Relief from the extreme heat is moving in for some cities on Thursday, but more than 60 million people in the East are still on alert for dangerously high temperatures. Meanwhile, severe storms with
Trump, Hegseth slam news coverage of US intel report on Iran attack, say B-2 pilots upset
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday both continued to counter a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment that the attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities did limited damage
CDC vaccine advisory panel to study child immunization schedule, recommends RSV shot for babies
Alyssa Pointer for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted on Thursday to recommend infants receive a newer monoclonal antibody shot for respiratory syncytial virus