(NEW YORK) -- Utah placed a blanket ban on at least 13 books in schools, including works by Sarah J. Maas, Judy Blume, Rupi Kaur, Margaret Atwood and other authors, in what free speech advocates say is the first state book ban.The Utah State Board of Education put together a…
(NEW YORK) -- A new Instagram filter will allow Jackson Hole visitors to interact with nature while keeping a safe distance from wildlife.Every summer season, when school is out and the weather is warm enough to explore preserved land around the country, images circulate of people attempting to get too…
(CHICAGO) -- A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after getting caught in a baggage carousel, officials told ABC News.The woman, who has not yet been publicly identified, was 57, according to the Chicago Police Department.The woman was a member of the public and not a worker…
(LYNCHBURG, Va.) -- A trans woman fired by Liberty University last year is speaking to ABC News about the recently filed lawsuit alleging the university let her go for being transgender.Ellenor Zinski was hired by the university to work at its IT Helpdesk in 2023. According to the complaint, her…
(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Debby is threatening the Carolinas and Virginia with major flooding as the slow-moving storm crawls north.Here's what to expect:Tropical Storm Debby made a second landfall early Thursday in Bulls Bay, South Carolina, just northeast of Charleston.Debby has dumped 18 inches of rain in South Carolina…
(VENTURA, Calif.) -- A suspected serial killer already in custody in North Carolina for a cold case murder has been charged in the slayings of three women who were strangled to death in 1977 in California, authorities said.Kimberly Carol Fritz, 18, was killed in May 1977; Velvet Ann Sanchez, 31,…
(FORT WORTH, Texas.) -- An athlete drowned during a swimming event at a CrossFit competition in Texas on Thursday, the organization said.The death occurred on the first day of the CrossFit Games, being held in Fort Worth through Sunday. The events have been canceled for the rest of the day,…
(NEW ORLEANS) -- Police in New Orleans are seeking two people accused of stealing human remains from an apartment.The suspects allegedly stole "a bicycle and of a package containing the remains of a deceased person" from the apartment on July 26, according to the New Orleans Police Department. They then…
(MAUI, Hawaii.) --Scientists say they still don't understand the full extent of the damage the Maui wildfires did to the corals and marine ecosystem off the west coast of the island.After an initial blaze sparked into a weeklong series of wildfires, the needs of those on land -- resulting from…
(LOS ANGELES) -- An actor is accused of luring at least three women into a "false sense of security" then violently sexually assaulting them without their consent, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Gabriel Olds, 52, was arrested and booked on seven felony sexual assault charges on Wednesday, LAPD said.…
