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Trump shows public support for embattled defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth

Friday, December 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Friday made his first public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled pick for defense secretary, since Hegseth began making the rounds on Capitol Hill speaking to Republican senators amid misconduct allegations."Pete...

Hagerty: The public doesnt care who does Hegseths background check

Sunday, November 24 by ABC News

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a prominent ally of Donald Trump, said voters don't care who conducts background checks into the president-elect's Cabinet picks and that Trump would fire members of his administration who don't follow the policy he sets out.In an interview with "This...

Could bird flu strain the US public health system as seasonal influenza ramps up?

Saturday, November 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As seasonal influenza ramps up, and with bird flu continuing to circulate, some public health experts are worried there may be a strain on the public health system.Since the bird flu outbreak began earlier this year connected to dairy cows and...

Texas board to vote on Bible curriculum in public schools

Friday, November 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Texas Board of Education will vote Friday on whether to implement its new K-12 curriculum that calls for expanding Bible teachings in classrooms, after signaling its passage in a preliminary vote.The curriculum includes Biblical and Christian...

Mayorkas, Wray draw bipartisan fire for declining to testify in public at threats hearing

Thursday, November 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Top officials from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Thursday drew bipartisan fire for declining to testify in public at a Senate hearing on "worldwide threats" and instead offering to testify in a classified setting.Both Democrats...

California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain — but risk to public remains low

Saturday, November 16 by ABC News

(SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif.) -- Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain of mpox in a traveler from Eastern Africa, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The risk to the public remains low,...

Once the presumptive nominee, President Biden to spend Election Day at White House with no public events

Tuesday, November 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For the better part of 2023 and 2024, President Joe Biden plotted a course to Nov. 5, 2024. As the incumbent, the veteran politician was the presumptive Democratic nominee,

Texas public hospitals now must ask patients if they are in US legally

Friday, November 1 by ABC News

(HOUSTON) -- Public hospitals in Texas will now be required to ask patients if they are in the U.S. legally and keep a record of the funds spent on illegal migrants after an executive order went...

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PBPD asks public to help ID burglary suspect

Thursday, October 31 by Deltaplex Staff

The Pine Bluff Detective Office is asking the public for assistance in identifying the individual (pictured) that burglarized Domino’s Pizza (2300 S. Olive Street) around 3:00 a.m.Anyone with information,...

RFK Jr. says Trump has promised him control of the public health agencies

Wednesday, October 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said earlier this week that former President Donald Trump has "promised" him "control of the public health agencies" should Trump win back the White House in November.Kennedy, who suspended his independent presidential campaign in August and endorsed Trump,...

Two plead guilty to violating big cats’ public safety act

Wednesday, October 23 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced Wednesday that two men involved with violations of the Big Cat Public Safety Act have pleaded guilty. Keidrick Damond Usifo, 30, of Conway, and Deon Johnson, 28, of Little Rock, entered guilty...

NYC deputy mayor for public safety resigns, latest in Adams admin to leave

Monday, October 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City's deputy mayor for public safety, Phil Banks III, resigned Monday in the latest fallout from the corruption scandal engulfing the administration of Mayor Eric Adams."We spoke yesterday and we spoke again this morning and he stated he wants...