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Family of Ricky Cobb II sues trooper charged with murder as case sparks firestorm in Minnesota
Courtesy of the Cobb Family (NEW YORK) — The family of Ricky Cobb II, a Minnesota man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop on July 31, 2023, is taking legal action against [Read More…]
Boeing safety culture under scrutiny during Senate committee hearing
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Boeing’s safety culture came under scrutiny during a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday, where a Boeing whistleblower was among those who testified about the company’s production methods in the wake [Read More…]
Hawaii AG report details timeline and factors that contributed to deadly Maui wildfires
Getty Images – STOCK (HONOLULU) — Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez on Wednesday released the first set of findings from an independent investigation into the deadly wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui [Read More…]
Johnson hawks $95 billion Israel, Ukraine aid package amid threats to speakership
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and other House Republican leaders released a $95 billion foreign aid package Wednesday that provides funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan – as [Read More…]
Biden promises union workers to keep US Steel ‘American-owned, American-operated’
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday continued his 2024 campaign swing through Pennsylvania, speaking to the United Steelworkers union as he proposed tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum [Read More…]
Dubai sees severe flooding after getting 2 years’ worth of rain in 24 hours
Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Flood conditions continued to impact Dubai on Wednesday, after two years’ worth of rain fell in just 24 hours, records show. Over a half foot [Read More…]
DOJ in final stages of settlement negotiations with victims of Larry Nassar over FBI misconduct: Sources
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News has learned the Justice Department and attorneys for 100 victims of Larry Nassar are in the final stages of negotiating a deal that would pay tens of [Read More…]
Emergency services a likely target for cyberattacks, warns DHS
Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Calling 911 is meant to save lives. But the emergency service, and others like it, are also viewed as ripe targets for criminally minded cyber-attackers, according to [Read More…]
Trump hush money trial: Prosecutors want to question Trump about civil cases
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
Arizona Republicans block another Democratic effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Getty Images – STOCK (PHOENIX) — Arizona Republicans on Wednesday again blocked a Democratic-led effort to repeal a controversial 19th-century ban on almost all abortions in the state, which the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled [Read More…]
Senate kills Mayorkas impeachment trial, votes both articles ‘unconstitutional’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday dismissed both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, deeming them “unconstitutional.” The trial against Mayorkas, long a target of Republican criticism over his handling [Read More…]
Trump, campaigning after court, comments on jurors in historic trial and seeks to spotlight crime
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Though he remains confined to a court room on most weekdays for his New York hush money trial, which began on Monday, former President Donald Trump is adapting his schedule [Read More…]
Why the UAW vote at Volkswagen is significant for workers across US
The Washington Post via Getty Images (CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — The United Auto Workers achieved a landmark victory last fall, when a strike against the Big 3 U.S. carmakers delivered substantial gains for nearly 150,000 employees. [Read More…]
‘Yellowstone’ again links up with Stagecoach fest
Paramount Network On Wednesday, MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Paramount Network announced that the Dutton Ranch is coming back to the sold-out Stagecoach Festival. The event runs from April 26-28 in Indio, California, and will [Read More…]
Scorsese’s next moves: A Jesus film and Sinatra — with DiCaprio?
Disney/Chris Willard Martin Scorsese is reportedly following up his Oscar-nominated epic Killers of the Flower Moon with two projects: one about Jesus and one about another deified figure, Frank Sinatra, that could star the legendary filmmaker’s frequent [Read More…]
2024 Tribeca Festival lineup includes entries from Lily Gladstone, Brat Pack documentary and more
On Wednesday, the 2024 Tribeca Festival announced its features lineup, boasting more than 100 entries from 114 filmmakers hailing from 48 countries. The annual event that was co-founded by Robert De Niro and his partner [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel will make ‘own decisions’ on how to respond to Iran, Netanyahu says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iran on Saturday night unleashed a retaliatory strike against Israel, sending a volley of more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets throughout the country, Israeli military officials said. [Read More…]
9 arrests made in $14.8 million gold heist at Toronto airport, only fraction recovered
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images (TORONTO) — Nine people have been arrested and search warrants are out for three others in last year’s $14.77 million (20 million Canadian dollars) gold heist from the Toronto Pearson International Airport, [Read More…]
Democrats will try to dismiss Mayorkas impeachment articles as GOP demands full trial
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Wednesday Democrats will ultimately seek to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Today, the trial [Read More…]
Congressional committee grills Columbia University president on campus antisemitism
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik testified Wednesday before a congressional committee investigating antisemitism on the New York City campus after two of her counterparts at other elite [Read More…]