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4 dead in Pennsylvania as severe weather hits from Texas to New York
Scott Olson/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — Four people have died in Pennsylvania as severe storms hammered much of the U.S. on Tuesday night. A long-lived destructive thunderstorm wind event, known as a derecho, traveled more than [Read More…]

Syracuse DA gives high school students 48 hours to surrender for hazing incident
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — The district attorney in Syracuse, New York, is giving a group of high school students 48 hours to turn themselves in for an alleged hazing incident that he describes [Read More…]

University of Delaware student killed, several hurt when driver flees from police, hits people near campus
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEWARK, Del.) — A University of Delaware student was killed and several other people were injured when a U-Haul truck driver fled from police and collided with people near campus, officials said. [Read More…]

‘We’re all ticking time bombs’: Budget cuts gut 9/11 health protections as community braces for crisis
Fatih Aktas /Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again. A wave [Read More…]

‘I am not afraid of you,’ Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE
Adam Gray/Getty Images (COLCHESTER, Vt.) — A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release Wednesday of Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student who was arrested two weeks ago by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following his citizenship [Read More…]

Wisconsin Supreme Court temporarily suspends Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan after arrest
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MADISON, WI) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan after she was arrested by the FBI and charged last week for allegedly helping an undocumented [Read More…]

Only Black female WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the United States Capitol. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, [Read More…]

2 dead in Pennsylvania as severe weather events hit Midwest, Heartland and East
Scott Olson/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — Two people died during storms in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, authorities said. A Pittsburgh man was electrocuted by live wires around 7 p.m. while another man, a 22-year-old from State [Read More…]

Sheila the runaway kangaroo causes car crash, shuts down Alabama highway
(MACON COUNTY, AL) — A runaway kangaroo caused a car crash that ended up shutting down an Alabama highway, police said. The incident took place on Tuesday when the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency responded to [Read More…]

Parents arrested after their 1-year-old tests positive for fentanyl and THC
(TOULUMNE COUNTY, CA) — The parents of a 1-year-old child have been arrested after the child tested positive for fentanyl and THC in California, authorities said. The incident occurred on April 22 when deputies from [Read More…]

New York county legislature candidate reported missing for almost a week
The Nassau County Police Department (NEW YORK) — A New York county legislature candidate has been missing for almost a week, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Petros Krommidas, 29, a Democrat running for [Read More…]

Robbers posing as cops hold up NYC deli, remain at large: Police
NYPD (NEW YORK) — Four individuals are at large after posing as police officers and robbing a deli in New York City, officials said. On Sunday at approximately 8:14 a.m., police responded to a 911 [Read More…]

SUV crash that killed 4, hurt 6 at after-school camp doesn’t appear to be targeted: Police
mbbirdy/Getty Images (CHATHAM, Ill.) — An Illinois community is reeling after an SUV drove into an after-school camp, killing four, but police said the crash does not appear to be targeted. The driver struck the [Read More…]

Severe weather underway as 2-day life-threatening flood threat hits the Plains
(NEW YORK) — Severe weather continues to impact the Midwest on Tuesday as intense storms are affecting millions of people. The atmosphere did not recover well from Monday morning’s severe weather in the region, enabling [Read More…]

Police raided the wrong house, now a family wants the Supreme Court to let them sue
Chicago Police Department (WASHINGTON) — A police SWAT team bursts into a home with little warning, only to quickly realize that it’s the wrong address and the occupants inside are innocent victims of the officers’ [Read More…]

Funeral director trashed over 6,500 bodies of pets, used fake ashes to defraud customers out of $650,000: Officials
Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office (PITTSBURGH) — A funeral home director has been charged after allegedly throwing out the bodies of thousands of pets and giving owners the ashes of other animals, collectively charging them over [Read More…]

2 dead, 1 injured in Alaska plane crash
(NANWALEK, ALASKA) — Two people are dead and another was seriously injured following a plane crash in Alaska on Monday, the Alaska Department of Public Safety told ABC News. No details have been released as [Read More…]

4 minors dead after vehicle rams into after-school camp in Illinois
(CHATHAM, IL) — Four minors are dead after a vehicle crashed into a building hosting an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, officials announced at a press conference on Monday afternoon. They ranged in age from [Read More…]

‘I feel like a little kid’: NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
NASA (HOUSTON) — NASA’s oldest active-duty astronaut has returned to Earth after spending more than seven months in space, telling reporters he still feels “like a little kid inside” despite turning 70 during his mission. [Read More…]

Pennsylvania authorities deny bungling evidence in Luigi Mangione arrest
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (ALTOONA, PA) — Pennsylvania authorities denied on Monday they botched the handling of evidence during the arrest of alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione. “The Commonwealth avers that police at all times acted [Read More…]