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Penn president Elizabeth Magill resigns amid backlash over congressional hearing comments

Saturday, December 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill has voluntarily resigned, the institution said on Saturday, following backlash over her comments during a congressional hearing on how she said she would handle remarks in the university community calling for the "genocide of Jews." "It... Read More.

Over 56 million Americans under flood watch Sunday and Monday

Saturday, December 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A flood watch affecting more than 56 million Americans has been issued across 12 states, as a storm system is expected to bring severe weather to the East Coast on Sunday and Monday. The flood watch is in effect from the Mid-Atlantic... Read More.

Displaced Maui residents find uplifting holiday ‘kokua’ after wildfires

Saturday, December 9 by ABC News

(MAUI) -- For some Maui wildfire victims, the holiday season has been rough, with many residents still displaced from their homes. But the community has found a way to band together and deliver some kokua, the Hawaiian word for help, in various ways. They're also... Read More.

UNLV shooting: Harrowing 911 calls show inside look at chaos on campus

Saturday, December 9 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- When gunfire erupted at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a woman hiding alone under an office desk called 911 in tears. "Someone’s shooting inside the office," she said. "Please hurry." The operator asked her how long ago she heard the shots, and... Read More.

Uproar over university presidents’ remarks on antisemitism underscores tensions on campuses

Saturday, December 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four hours of tense testimony on Capitol Hill this week with presidents of the nation's most elite colleges has kicked off a flood of anger from donors, alumni and politicians -- but it's also reignited simmering tensions for students. College campuses, often... Read More.

Ethan Crumbley sentenced to life without parole in deadly Oxford school shooting

Friday, December 8 by ABC News

(PONTIAC, Mich.) -- Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for killing four of his classmates and wounding others in the 2021 Michigan school shooting. Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty last year to 24... Read More.

Heroic high school students help rescue mom, 2 kids trapped under car

Friday, December 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A group of high school students are being hailed as heroic Good Samaritans for their efforts to save a mother and her two young children. The mom and her children, ages 2 and 3, were walking to their car in a school... Read More.

FDA approves two new gene therapies for sickle cell disease, a ‘functional cure’ for many patients

Friday, December 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday announced that it has approved Casgevy, the first CRISPR gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease, paving the way for thousands of patients in the U.S. to receive a treatment that has been... Read More.

UNLV mass shooting victims: 3 professors ID’d

Friday, December 8 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- Three faculty members were killed and one faculty member was injured in a mass shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Wednesday. The suspect -- who had applied for a college professorship at UNLV, but was not hired, according to... Read More.

US Department of Education investigates 6 more schools for discrimination amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war

Friday, December 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Six more schools are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for reports of discrimination on their campuses, according to the agency. Tulane University in Louisiana, Union College in New York, Cobb County School District in Georgia, University of Cincinnati in... Read More.

Man speaks out after arrest by Alabama police officer goes viral: ‘I am really traumatized’

Friday, December 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Black man whose arrest in Alabama earlier this month went viral on social media is speaking out amid an investigation into the local police department. "I try to act OK but I am really traumatized. I don't know how to feel... Read More.

Native Hawaiians fighting to take control of Maui’s water rights amid wildfire cleanup

Friday, December 8 by ABC News

(LAHAINA, Hawaii) -- A battle is brewing in Maui over one of the most essential resources for human survival: water. Four months after West Maui suffered the deadliest natural disaster in the state's history, residents are seeking existing water rights, which many characterize as "stolen"... Read More.