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Judge puts temporary halt to strict Texas immigration law

David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to temporarily prevent one of the strictest immigration bills in the country from going into effect in Texas on March 5.The law, known as SB 4, would authorize local and state law enforcement to arrest migrants they suspect crossed into the state illegally. It would also also give judges the power to order migrants to be transported to a port of entry and returned to […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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‘Not a partisan issue’: As classroom culture wars rage, a stark warning about learning loss

Courtesy Jay Artis-WrightIn the four years since schools were shuttered in an effort to protect students from the onset of COVID-19, public education has been placed under a microscope and turned into a major political talking point.Conservatives, led by political figures like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and groups like Moms for Liberty, have embraced a mantle of parental rights and claimed -- in part because of the window that remote schooling opened into the classroom -- that public school instruction […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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At least 1 dead as wildfires tear through Texas Panhandle

ABC NewsSeveral large wildfires continue to tear through northern Texas, including one that has grown into the second-largest blaze in state history.The Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited in Hutchinson County remained active as of Wednesday night, having burned an estimated 850,000 acres and was just 3% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The flames, which cover an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, have spread across state lines into parts of Oklahoma.Hutchinson County Public Engagement Coordinator Deidra […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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At least 1 dead and several others injured in Orlando shooting

WFTVAt least one person is dead and several others have been injured following a shooting in Orlando, Florida, police said.At approximately 11 p.m., officers from the Orlando Police Department responded to the area of Iron Wedge Drive and South Lake Orlando in reference to several shots fired and, upon arrival, located multiple victims, including one dead."We are working to identify all victims and their conditions," Orlando police said. "This is an ongoing investigation, once we have more information we will […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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Person of interest images released as police investigate explosive left at Alabama attorney general’s office

FBI/ALEA(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- Authorities on Wednesday released images of an unknown person of interest as they investigate an explosive device left outside the Alabama attorney general's office.The device was detonated outside the AG's office in Montgomery at about 3:42 a.m. Saturday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said.No injuries or damage was reported and the area was deemed safe, the agency said.The ALEA, FBI and Alabama Attorney General’s Office are now asking the public to help them identify a person of […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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Why the Texas Panhandle is seeing such explosive wildfires right now

Texas A&M Forest Service via Getty Images(AMARILLO, Texas) -- Multiple fires are impacting the Texas Panhandle, including what has quickly grown to become the second-largest wildfire in Texas history.Gov. Greg Abbott declared a disaster declaration for 60 counties on Tuesday due to "widespread wildfire activity throughout the state." The largest of the blazes -- the Smokehouse Creek Fire -- has burned an estimated 850,000 acres since initially reported on Monday and was 3% contained as of Wednesday afternoon, according to […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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Illinois, Florida, California saw largest increase in abortions in first 15 months after Roe v. Wade

Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Illinois, Florida and California had the largest total increases in the number of abortions performed in the first 15 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to data gathered in the WeCount report released by the Society of Family Planning on Wednesday.Researchers estimate that more than 120,000 people were not able to get abortion care from a provider in their state in the first 15 months after Roe […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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Prosecutors allege sham safety school gave bogus certifications to thousands of NYC construction workers

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A company and six of its executives were charged Wednesday in New York with allegedly operating a sham safety school that said it certified thousands of construction workers as properly trained when, in fact, it had not, prosecutors say.Prosecutors said the alleged fraud cost at least one worker, Ivan Frias, his life in 2022 in a fall from the 15th floor of a job site on the Upper West Side.According to the indictment, Valor […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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FirstNet outage concern for some law enforcement leaders

Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When FirstNet, the emergency communications network, went out of service last Thursday morning, some law enforcement officials who spoke with ABC News said they feared it would be impossible to communicate with first responders in a crisis.Born out of 9/11, the First Responder Network Authority was signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2012 and offers a single "interoperable network" for public safety.The system is run off the AT&T network, […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024

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