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What to know about NASA’s PACE mission set to launch Thursday after delay

NASA and SpaceX technicians safely encapsulate NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft in Space's Falcon 9 payload fairings on Jan. 30, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Fla. (Katie Mellos/NASA Goddard)(NEW YORK) -- While NASA is known for observing and researching outer space, the agency is also using a spacecraft to explore a frontier here on Earth -- the world's oceanic and atmospheric mysteries. NASA's PACE spacecraft is set to […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Suspect in hostage incident at Florida bank shot and killed by SWAT sniper: Sheriff

Lee County Sheriff's Office(FORT MYERS, Fla.) -- A suspect in a hostage incident at a Florida bank was shot and killed by a SWAT sniper, authorities said. Two hostages were unharmed in what Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno called a "chaotic scene." The incident unfolded at a Bank of America in Fort Myers shortly after 11 a.m. ET. on Tuesday. "We received a call of a bank robbery in progress with multiple hostages," Marceno said during a press briefing Tuesday […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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DOE launches investigation into Harvard following Islamophobia, anti-Arab complaint

Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation Tuesday into Harvard University for possible discrimination after Arab and Muslim students filed a civil rights complaint against the university. More than 60 DOE investigations into K-12 schools, colleges and universities have been opened for alleged discrimination regarding shared ancestry since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. "We support the work of the Office of Civil Rights to ensure students' rights to access educational programs are safeguarded and […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Philadelphia man exonerated after nearly 40 years in prison

Harold Staten (right) with his son Harold DeBose (left) celebrate after Staten was exonerated from prison after nearly 40 years behind bars. (Pennsylvania Innocence Project)(PHILADELPHIA) -- A man incarcerated for nearly 40 years was released from prison on Monday after a judge ruled his conviction be overturned. Harold Staten, 71, was found guilty after prosecutors said he set a 1986 fire that killed a man in Philadelphia after his home burst into flames, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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US officials still seek information one year after four bald eagles found shot dead

Adam Jones/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Federal and state officials are still seeking leads nearly one year after four bald eagles were found shot dead in Arkansas. The eagles were discovered on Feb. 13, 2023, in the town of Pyatt in Marion County, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is investigating the incident along with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The eagles had been shot sometime between mid-January and mid-February of 2023, the Arkansas Game and Fish […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Four bolts missing from Alaska Airlines door plug before blow-out: NTSB report

David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Four bolts designed to prevent the door plug from falling off the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane were missing before the plug blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight last month, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report of the incident released on Tuesday. Boeing records reviewed by the NTSB showed that damaged rivets on the edge frame forward of the plug were replaced by Spirit AeroSystems employees at Boeing's […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

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Jury reaches verdict in Jennifer Crumbley’s manslaughter trial

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students at Oxford High School in November 2021. Crumbley was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

todayFebruary 6, 2024

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California’s historic storm by the numbers

Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- A second atmospheric river storm within one week is drenching California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding and mudslides. Downtown Los Angeles recorded 7.03 inches of rain on Sunday and Monday, marking the wettest two days in the city since 1956. Los Angeles averages 14.25 inches of rain for an entire year. So far this year, LA has recorded nearly 11 inches of rain, or 75% of the city's annual rainfall. And the […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

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McDonald’s stock price drops after CEO promises affordability during latest earnings call

Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Quick and cheap are two of the first words that come to mind when thinking about fast food. But some McDonald's customers have criticized the restaurant giant over recent higher menu prices, prompting the CEO to address the issue of affordability during the company's latest earning call. McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski spoke to analysts on Monday morning about the fast food chain's mixed fourth quarter results, as well as the global market impact with ongoing […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

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