An arrest has been made in the Thursday shooting of legendary former football coach John Beam on the campus of Laney College in Oakland, California, according to the Oakland Police Department. Additional details about the arrest were not immediately released. Beam, who appears on Netflix’s “Last Chance U,” is a Bay Area football legend and…
Jeffrey Epstein, already a convicted sex offender, was still actively marketing his political and financial acumen to major players on the international stage in 2018, according to messages in the trove of records released by the House Oversight Committee this week. Epstein appeared to welcome that influence-bearing role, even presenting himself as a guru on…
When the nation’s highest court considered his first case In the Rastafari case this week, none of the Supreme Court judges or lawyers involved mentioned the minority faith, much less raised its tenets or the sacred importance of dreadlocks. Still, for devout Rastafarians the historic legal battle over protecting religious freedom behind bars was a…
An overlooked provision in the federal spending bill signed by President Trump could disrupt a booming industry, by ban many THC-infused products, such as gummies, drinks, topical pain relievers, and vaporizers, which are now found everywhere from gas stations to wellness stores. Hemp, a derivative of the cannabis plant, was legalized in the 2018 Farm…
Airline disruptions continued across the United States on Thursday morning, with more than 1,000 flights cancelled, according to the tracker. conscious flightas officials warned it could take days for airports to return to service despite President Donald Trump signing a bill to end the government shutdown on Wednesday. In addition to 1,017 cancellations, some 2,478…
According to county officials, evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Southern California as an incoming storm could trigger possible mudslides and debris flows that would burn marked areas. “Anyone found in these areas should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice,” Los Angeles County officials said in a statement. Evacuation warnings are…
President Donald Trump has been briefed on updated options for possible military operations in Venezuela, including a ground attack, ABC News confirmed. Wednesday’s briefing the arrival continued of the USS Gerald Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, in the US Southern Command area of operations north of the Caribbean Sea. The aircraft carrier is accompanied…
Sen. John Fetterman’s office said the Pennsylvania Democrat is under “routine observation” at a Pittsburgh hospital after he fell during a morning walk Thursday near his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania. “It was established that he had an attack of ventricular fibrillation that caused Senator Fetterman to feel dizzy, fall to the ground and hit his…
Jim Avila, a former longtime ABC News senior correspondent whose investigative journalism earned him several of the most prestigious awards in television news, has died. He was 69 years old. His death after a long illness was announced internally by ABC News president Almin Karamehmedovic. “Jim was a talented journalist and a generous colleague,” Karamehmedovic…
Food banks and pantries have been experiencing historic demand since SNAP benefits stopped Nov. 1 for many Americans due to the federal government shutdown. That suspension affected nearly 42 million Americans, many of whom are older or low-income, and use benefits to help pay for food and other essential items. The government shutdown appears to…
