Michael Strahan, left, Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos on the set of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” (Lou Rocco / ABC ) When Kim Godwin was tapped as president of ABC News in April, one of the goals set for her was improving the culture of the division known for having a snake-pit atmosphere. But the […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $100 million fix to stop a San Francisco luxury high-rise from sinking and tilting even more is on hold while engineers try to learn why the building has sunk another inch (2.5 centimeters) during the repair. Doug Elmets, spokesman for the Millennium Tower, said in a statement that pile installation […]
The State Department warned U.S. citizens at the gates outside of the airport in Kabul to leave “immediately” due to threats. “Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions […]
FBI agents raided Detroit City Hall on Wednesday as part of a growing public corruption investigation. The homes of city council members Janeé Ayers and Scott Benson and the living spaces of their chiefs of staff and other employees were also targeted as part of a search for evidence related to municipal towing operations and […]
Zabihullah Mujahid. HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images The Taliban “want to build the future, and forget what happened in the past,” spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed in an interview with The New York Times, the first time he’s sat down with a Western media outlet since the group took control of most of Afghanistan earlier this […]
Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot by a police officer in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Maryland MVA/Courtesy of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office via AP) On the day the police officer who shot her was exonerated, I went back and watched the terrifying footage of Ashli Babbitt’s death during the riot at the U.S. […]
The leader of the militia group convicted in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque wants to be recognized as a transgender woman and receive a lower sentence because of it, according to court documents. Shannon Elkins, the public defender for Emily Claire Hari, 50, a biological male who identifies as a woman, is asking […]
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday that Afghans should stop attempting to reach Kabul’s international airport, and reiterated that the militant group would not agree to extend the Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw. Why it matters: The evacuation effort has ramped up significantly over the last 48 hours, but given Mujahid’s statement […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the notorious Arellano Felix brothers was deported from the United States back to Mexico after serving most of a 15-year prison sentence, but he was promptly re-arrested when he arrived in his homeland Monday. Prosecutors in Mexico said Eduardo Arellano Felix was handed over to Mexican federal authorities at […]
Jill Biden’s press secretary called on Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy and the network to apologize on Monday for saying that the first lady had failed the country by allowing Joe Biden to run for president. “When you look at what’s hurting America, when you look at this lack of leadership, and you wonder, who […]