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Paris battles bedbugs ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics
Andrea Mantovani/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — The City of Light is battling an infestation of bedbugs as it prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Videos recently posted on social media purportedly show the [Read More…]
Pope Francis opens possibility for blessing same-sex unions
Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pope Francis suggested it may be possible to bless same-sex unions in a newly public response to cardinals who questioned the pope’s affirmation of the LGBTQ community [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump expected in court for second day
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
Two Army soldiers killed in Alaska as tactical vehicle flips in Yukon training site
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. Army vehicle flipped over on Monday, killing two service members and injuring 12 others in the Yukon Training Area in Alaska, Army officials said. The vehicle, a [Read More…]
Suspect in kidnapping of 9-year-old Charlotte Sena in upstate New York identified
Saratoga County Jail (NEW YORK) — A 47-year-old man charged with kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena at an upstate New York park and allegedly holding her in the cabinet of a camper he lived in next [Read More…]
Hunter Biden returning to court for arraignment on federal gun charges
Mark Makela/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hunter Biden returns Tuesday to the same Delaware courthouse where his federal plea deal fell apart more than two months ago — this time to face three felony gun [Read More…]
US passport processing times reduced after historic number of issuances
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. passport books and cards hit an all-time record high with more than 24 million issued over the last 12 months, the State Department announced Monday. With the post-pandemic [Read More…]
Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up dramatic vote
Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday night introduced a motion to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership, setting up a dramatic vote over the future of [Read More…]
Congressman Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in Washington
U.S. House of Representatives (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night near his residence in the Navy Yard area of Washington, D.C. just blocks from the Capitol. An alert [Read More…]
Ramaswamy says campaign is in ‘new phase’ amid bigger spotlight, scrutiny — and polling plateau
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Vivek Ramaswamy tells ABC News that he feels his campaign has entered “a new phase” eight months into his presidential bid — as the Republican hopeful and entrepreneur has won [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/2/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE Miami at NY Mets (Suspended) NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Ottawa 3, Pittsburgh 0 Final New Jersey 6, NY [Read More…]
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial set to begin Tuesday
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder and former crypto billionaire, is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection after federal prosecutors accused him of orchestrating one of the largest [Read More…]
Autoworkers strike has cost US economy nearly $4B, report says
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An ongoing strike carried out by tens of thousands of autoworkers has cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars, denying workers their wages and cutting output [Read More…]
SNAP benefits increase as eligibility requirements change through 2024
Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for benefits to supplement their grocery budget to afford nutritious foods. As of Oct. 1, the program [Read More…]
Late night talk shows are back: What Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers had to say
ABC/Jeff Lipsk Monday, October 2 marked the long-awaited return of late-night TV, and the hosts addressed it in their respective monologues. Stephen Colbert applauded the new contract “that includes protections from A.I., cost of living increases, [and] better pay [Read More…]
Eleven dead after roof collapse at baptism ceremony in Mexico
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (TAMAULIPAS, Mexico) — Eleven people have died following a roof collapse at a church in Mexico on Sunday, according to local authorities. Everyone else has been removed from the debris, Mexican officials [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial: Trump goes to court, calls New York AG case ‘disgrace’
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
Missing 9-year-old girl Charlotte Sena found in ‘good health,’ suspect in custody: Police
New York State Police (NEW YORK) — Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old girl who went missing last weekend while on a bike ride at an upstate New York park, has been found, police announced Monday evening. [Read More…]
‘Gold Rush’ star Rick Ness on the “American dream” of digging for gold
Discovery Discovery’s hit reality show Gold Rush just returned for its 14th season, and for one of its stars, Rick Ness, the stakes couldn’t be higher. “For me, this is a rebuilding year. You know, [Read More…]
Two children dead, one hospitalized after falling into pool at San Jose day care: Police
Kali9/Getty Images (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Two children died and a third was hospitalized after they fell into a pool while at a day care in San Jose Monday, investigators said. Police and fire department [Read More…]