Two Union soldiers who took part in one of the U.S. military's first special operations 162 years ago were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Pres. Biden on Wednesday.
Descendants of Pvt. George Wilson and Pvt. Philip Shadrach were on hand to accept the nation's highest military honor for "gallantry and intrepidity" in defense of the Union.
Union soldiers — acting as spies in civilian clothing — managed to penetrate 200 miles into Confederate territory, where they commandeered a train and drove it 87 miles from Georgia to Tennessee.
In what became known as "The Great Locomotive Chase" on April 12, 1862, the Union raiders destroyed Confederate railroad tracks and telegraph lines. Nineteen of the men involved were awarded Medals of Honor, becoming the first group of Army soldiers to receive it.
But, because of what historians attribute to an oversight, Wilson and Shadrach never received the award posthumously.
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More than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate as firefighters work to contain the Thompson Fire in Northern California. The wildfire broke out before noon Tuesday and as of Wednesday is 0 percent contained. More at link in bio.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly’s Kisunla for mild or early cases of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. It’s only the second drug that’s been convincingly shown to delay cognitive decline in patients, following last year’s approval of a similar drug from Japanese drugmaker Eisai.
Physicians who treat Alzheimer’s say the approval is an important step after decades of failed experimental treatments.
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Momentum is building for Vice Pres. Harris to replace Pres. Biden at the top of the ticket, with new polling showing her outperforming Biden in a hypothetical matchup with former Pres. Trump.
While most prominent Democrats have remained silent in the aftermath of the debate — or issued short statements of support — several current and former party elected officials called on the president to withdraw from the race.
Harris has pledged her full support for Biden since the president's first debate this cycle with Trump.
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JUST IN: The fourth human case of bird flu linked to the current dairy cow outbreak has been confirmed in a dairy worker in Colorado, the CDC said.
Previously, one human case had been reported in Texas and two human cases reported in Michigan. As with the previous cases, the patient is a dairy farm worker who came into contact with cows that tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, or avian influenza.
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White House press sec. Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that Pres. Biden is "absolutely not" stepping down in the wake of growing pressure over his debate performance.
"He understands that it is fair for people to ask that question," Jean-Pierre said, adding: "We cannot forget his record and what he was able to do ... that matters, too."
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Sarah Mandel, a beloved wife, mother, and author, died earlier this year after losing her battle to breast cancer.
But before she passed, Mandel put together a two-minute montage of video clips and photos for her loved ones.
She shared a heartfelt "I love you" to her daughters and ended her video with a clip of herself reading from her memoir: "We are creatures who crave certainty — but life, it turns out, is a study in uncertainty."
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Pres. Biden has privately told at least two people close to him in the last few days that he recognizes how difficult his political predicament is.
While he still views himself as the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump, he signaled to one ally that he is keeping an "open mind" about his path forward, sources familiar with conversations tell ABC News.
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A first-of-its-kind law that requires influencers who feature their children to pay them for their work is now in effect in Illinois.
The law requires that children age 16 and under be compensated if they are in at least 30% of a video for which the adult is being paid. On average, an influencer with more than 1 million followers may earn upwards of $20,000 for one sponsored post.
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The prime minister of Jamaica has preemptively declared the entire island a disaster area as Hurricane Beryl approaches the country as a Category 4 storm.
A storm surge up to 9 feet is expected as the storm moves toward landfall on the island’s southern shore.
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Eyewitness footage captured the moment lightning struck near a church youth group hiking in Utah.
Seven people were taken to the hospital after the incident. Approximately 50 hikers said they felt the shock of the lightning. None of them had life-threatening injuries, a church official said.
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Meet Count Binface, a self-described intergalactic space warrior and stalwart of British elections, who is standing against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Thursday's general election.
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