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Pell Grants offer prison inmates a chance to pursue a college education

Pell Grants offer prison inmates a chance to pursue a college education

ABC News (ELLSWORTH, Kan.) — For the first time in decades, prison inmates are eligible for the Pell Grant, a federal financial aid program that helps low-income students receive a college education. Simon Garcia, 34, who graduated college last November from a state prison in Ellsworth, Kansas, is just one of […]

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JetBlue planes clip one another at Boston Logan Airport

JetBlue planes clip one another at Boston Logan Airport

John Hudson Photography/Getty Images (BOSTON) — Two JetBlue planes clipped each other Thursday morning while on a deicing pad at Boston Logan International Airport. The incident occurred when the two planes were on adjacent deicing pad lanes, JetBlue said in a statement. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the left […]

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22-year-old woman missing for days after going hiking during historic Southern California storm

22-year-old woman missing for days after going hiking during historic Southern California storm

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 22-year-old woman is missing after she went hiking alone in Southern California during this week’s massive, multiday storm, authorities said. Lifei Huang left for a hike in the Mount Baldy area of the San Gabriel Mountains at about 2 p.m. Sunday, and she was […]

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Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case

Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case

Former President Donald Trump arrives at the New York State Supreme Court in New York, on Oct. 2, 2023. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Federal authorities are currently investigating a series of threats made online to a potential witness related to special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents […]

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Woman goes missing on hike during historic Southern California storm

Woman goes missing on hike during historic Southern California storm

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 22-year-old woman is missing after she went hiking alone in Southern California during this week’s massive, multi-day storm, authorities said. Lisei Huang left for a hike in the Mount Baldy area of the San Gabriel Mountains at about 2 p.m. Sunday, and she […]

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Five missing Marines confirmed dead following helicopter crash

Five missing Marines confirmed dead following helicopter crash

Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five missing Marines have been confirmed dead more than 24 hours after their helicopter crashed during a training flight, the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday. The Marines had been reported missing when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was “reported overdue” to Marine Corps Air […]

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Documents detail OceanGate’s battle with whistleblower years before fatal Titan submersible implosion

Documents detail OceanGate’s battle with whistleblower years before fatal Titan submersible implosion

Lochridge dedicated several pages and pictures to the carbon fiber hull, demonstrating alleged porosity in the material. (Obtained by ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Years before an OceanGate submersible tragically imploded on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic, a former employee warned company executives about the inefficiency of […]

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Possible tornado hits southern California as storm dumps even more rain

Possible tornado hits southern California as storm dumps even more rain

Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A storm sweeping through southern California overnight unleashed damaging winds and even more rain on an already saturated area. A possible tornado hit a neighborhood of Grover Beach, south of Los Angeles, on Wednesday night. There was some property […]

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At least six unaccounted after Pennsylvania home went up in flames during shooting incident: DA

At least six unaccounted after Pennsylvania home went up in flames during shooting incident: DA

WPVI-TV (NEW YORK) — At least six to eight people are still unaccounted for after a massive housefire engulfed a Pennsylvania residence where authorities were responding to an emergency call, officials said Wednesday. While responding to the home Wednesday afternoon, officers were “immediately met by gunfire,” Delaware County District Attorney […]

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Maui Strong 808: Six months later, police review response to deadly fires

Maui Strong 808: Six months later, police review response to deadly fires

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier. (Nicco Quinones for ABC News) (NEW YORK) — On a wind-whipped August evening, Maui police officers Calvin Dawn and Kameryn Pupunu had just wrapped up homicide training when they started to hear radio calls for evacuation in Lahaina, the historic enclave on the other side […]

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