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(OWASSO, Okla.) -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Wednesday that Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma has "entered into an agreement to remedy violations of Title IX" concerning sexual harassment in its schools following the February death of LGBTQ+ student Nex Benedict.The OCR states that its investigation of the Owasso Public Schools district, which was announced in March, found "repeated instances over a three-year period […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal authorities are offering a $25,000 reward in connection with a series of arson incidents involving ballot boxes in Washington state and Oregon during early voting last month.The FBI said Wednesday it is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect sought in three incendiary fires.The agency is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect responsible.The first incident occurred […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A Bronx man who helped Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car last year ”jumped in and tried to help” so Penny could release his chokehold, according to the man’s testimony Wednesday at Penny’s manslaughter and negligent homicide trial.Eric Gonzalez, who is seen on video holding Neely by the wrist, boarded the subway at Broadway-Lafayette and noticed Penny […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Rainbow Youth Project, a national LGBTQ advocacy group, typically fields about 800 calls a month on its crisis outreach hotline. In just 10 days, as the 2024 presidential election came to a head, the organization told ABC News it received roughly 5,400.Organizers say they were prepared for calls to spike given that the LGBTQ community -- and specifically the transgender population -- has been a subject of debate in this […]

ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Two people were killed and four remain in the hospital from an explosion at a manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky, officials said.The "hazardous materials incident" was reported Tuesday afternoon at a Givaudan Sense Colour facility, a natural food coloring plant, according to the Louisville Metro Emergency Services.First responders were initially told by the business that all employees were accounted for, officials said Wednesday. But then […]

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Parents of the University of Idaho victims are speaking out on the two-year mark of the gruesome quadruple homicide as they await the trial for their children's suspected killer.For victim Kaylee Goncalves' parents, one of the devastating milestones this year is Kaylee's younger sister, Autumn, turning 21 -- the age Kaylee was when she was killed."Early on, [Autumn] just said, 'What am I going to do when I'm older […]

JC Olivera/Getty Images (Belton, Mo.) - The homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized last month, according to police reports.Four officers were dispatched to a home in Belton, Missouri, just after midnight on Oct. 6 after a man called, "indicating a residence had been broken into," according to a report from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.The police report does not mention Mahomes […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A Secret Service agent tasked with protecting former President Barack Obama knowingly and repeatedly breached his duties while trying to woo a love interest — and living a double life, according to a new memoir by the agent’s former girlfriend.In “Undercover Heartbreak: a Memoir of Trust and Trauma,” Koryeah Dwanyen describes a series of potential security lapses, including a time when she said she was invited to join […]

Albuquerque Public Schools (ALBUQUERGUE, N.M.) -- A school bus attendant for Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Schools has been arrested after she was seen in surveillance video repeatedly hitting an autistic student.Debbie Chavira, 64, is accused of striking the child dozens of times over the course of 10 days, according to an incident report.Police said Chavira struck the student in his face, torso and arms a total of 59 times between […]