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USDA orders removal of climate change mentions from public websites

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed agency officials to review and remove content related to climate change from its public websites, according to internal emails obtained by ABC News.The directive instructs web managers to identify, archive, or unpublish materials mentioning climate... Read More.

5-year-old killed in hyperbaric chamber explosion in Michigan

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(TROY, Mich.) -- A 5-year-old boy was killed and his mother was injured Friday after a hyperbaric chamber exploded at a medical facility in Troy, Michigan.The chamber contained 100% oxygen, making it extremely flammable, according to Lt. Keith Young of the Detroit Fire Department.Officers... Read More.

DC plane crash victims: College professor, newly engaged pilot among the 67 people killed

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sixty-seven people are dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., officials said, the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009.The aircraft went down in the frigid Potomac River, breaking into multiple... Read More.

Hearts are heavy: 14 members of figure skating community among victims of DC plane crash

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Fourteen figure skaters -- including some young athletes called the "rising stars" of the sport -- are among the victims of the first major commercial plane crash in the United States since 2009, officials said.The Skating Club of Boston was devastated... Read More.

Housing migrants at Guantanamo Bay comes with challenges, national security expert says

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare the naval base at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 immigrants awaiting deportation from the U.S.ABC News’ Phil Lipof on Wednesday spoke with Karen... Read More.

Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Employees at multiple federal agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, according to internal memos obtained by ABC News that cited two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office seeking... Read More.

Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down a longstanding federal ban that prevented the sale of handguns to Americans between the ages of 18 and 20 — a landmark gun control regulation in place since 1968.The conservative Fifth Circuit U.S. Court... Read More.

Sean Diddy Combs hit with new indictment in sex trafficking case

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs "abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires" over a longer period of time than first alleged, federal prosecutors in New York said in a superseding indictment filed Thursday.The indictment contains no... Read More.

DC plane crash recalls similar event in 1982

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday night before both aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River.Sixty-four people were on the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three Army soldiers were... Read More.

DC plane crash: A timeline of the deadly collision

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Dozens of people are presumed dead after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday night.The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and Black Hawk helicopter both crashed into the icy Potomac River... Read More.

I lost everything: Wife of skating coach killed in DC plane crash speaks out

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Natalya Gudin and her husband, Alexandr Kirsanov, who coached two young figure skaters aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, had a choice to make before the plane took off: Who would go and who would stay.The couple decided Kirsanov would fly to Wichita,... Read More.

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USDA orders removal of climate change mentions from public websites

5-year-old killed in hyperbaric chamber explosion in Michigan

DC plane crash victims: College professor, newly engaged pilot among the 67 people killed

Hearts are heavy: 14 members of figure skating community among victims of DC plane crash

Housing migrants at Guantanamo Bay comes with challenges, national security expert says

Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day

Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens

Sean Diddy Combs hit with new indictment in sex trafficking case

DC plane crash recalls similar event in 1982

DC plane crash: A timeline of the deadly collision

I lost everything: Wife of skating coach killed in DC plane crash speaks out

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