Texas teachers say they were fired after attending drag show, posting on social media
Courtesy Kristi Maris (HOUSTON) — Two teachers say they were fired from their school after attending a drag performance and posting about it on social media. Kristi Maris, one of the former teachers at the First Baptist
July poised to be hottest month in recorded history: Experts
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid record-setting heat waves across the globe, July 2023 is poised to become the hottest month ever recorded, according to a report by Copernicus, the European climate change service, and
Mother of Uvalde victim runs for mayor in special election
Nicco Quinones/ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio — mother of victim Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio who was killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre last year — announced Thursday she is running for mayor of the community.
Arizona teen missing since 2019 found 'safe, happy and healthy' in small Montana town
Glendale police (NEW YORK) — A 14-year-old Arizona girl who mysteriously went missing in 2019 has been found “safe, happy and healthy” in Montana, authorities said. Alicia Navarro, now 18, went alone to a police department in
Delray Beach police release images after unidentified woman's remains found in multiple suitcases
Delray Beach Police Department (NEW YORK) — Florida authorities have released images of luggage in which a woman’s body was found earlier this month as well as an artist’s rendering of the unknown victim. “Please take a
Deaths due to extreme heat at national parks increasing, data from the National Parks Service shows
Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — National parks aficionados are making their annual summer pilgrimage to their favorite gateway to the great outdoors, but the extreme heat that has been plaguing much of the U.S.
Girl, 11, arrested over false report of 'kidnapped' friend in online challenge gone wrong
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 11-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with a felony after falsely reporting that her friend had been kidnapped when she was inspired by an online challenge, police say. Thinking
How popular are legacy college admissions preferences? Harvard scrutiny prompts debate
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Harvard University’s legacy admissions policy has come under scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, but it is not the only university to give preference to the
DOJ asks judge to order Abbott to start Rio Grande floating barrier removal
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday filed paperwork asking a judge to order Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to take action and have the floating barrier in the Rio Grande removed. In a 21-page filing,
Five current, former high school employees arrested for not reporting sexual assault of student
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five current and former Palm Beach Central High School officials have been arrested and charged with felony failure to report the assault of a minor after not reporting that a 15-year-old student