Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For more than a century, from the early 1800s to the 1960s, Indigenous children were taken from their tribes — sometimes forcibly from their homes — to attend government assimilation boarding schools. On Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden will issue a formal apology from the […]
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Generative artificial intelligence companies capable of generating creative content are also said to be disrupting the livelihoods of creatives around the world, according to a group of creatives speaking out publicly about the issue. “The unlicensed use of creative works for training […]
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — NThe attorney for Lyle and Erik Menendez said he thinks the brothers are “cautiously optimistic that they can see some real relief” after the Los Angeles County district attorney announced he’s recommending resentencing. Mark Geragos told ABC News’ “Good Morning America” that his goal […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (BALTIMORE, Md.) — The operators of the vessel that destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March have agreed to pay nearly $102 million for costs stemming from the federal response, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Under the settlement, the owners and operator of the Dali vessel — […]
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has recommended resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are each serving two life prison terms without parole. “We are going to recommend to the court [on Friday] that the life without the possibility of […]
Pool/ABC News (OHIO) — Jurors heard contrasting theories during opening statements in the murder trial of former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Adam Coy who is accused of killing Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, in December 2020. While a prosecutor on Thursday painted the defendant’s actions as “reckless” and “unreasonable,” […]
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (TEXAS) — A Texas woman is facing criminal charges after she impersonated a dentist despite not having a license, even giving a patient a “botched” root canal, according to court documents. Angelica Vivas, 46, was charged with two felony counts under the Dental Practice Act, records show. […]
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with former President Barack Obama for the first time Thursday night in must-win Georgia at a star-studded rally near Atlanta to kick off her “When We Vote We Win” concert series to turn out voters in the election’s closing […]
JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images (SEATTLE) — Boeing machinists overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal this week, opting to extend a weekslong strike and send negotiators back to the bargaining table. Sixty-four percent of workers voted against the new contract, according to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), […]
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — A number of ballots were damaged after a United States Post Office collection mailbox was lit on fire in Phoenix, police said. An unknown individual lit a fire inside a drive-up collection mailbox at a USPS station early Thursday morning, according to the Phoenix Police […]
