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Burning Man flooding: What happened to stranded festivalgoers?
Julie Jammot/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Burning Man attendees are expected to begin leaving the festival on Monday after a downpour and massive flooding left them stranded over the weekend. The festival, held [Read More…]
These US regions will experience scorching temperatures for the remainder of Labor Day weekend
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The last holiday weekend of the summer will bring scorching temperatures to a large portion of the U.S. Regions from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes and the Northeast [Read More…]
12-year-old shot near high school football game in Baltimore
Aitor Diago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old boy was shot on Friday night across the street from a Baltimore high school where a football game was being played, police said. Officers patrolling near the [Read More…]
Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante spotted on residential surveillance camera after prison escape: DA
Hans Neleman/Getty Images (PENNSYLVANIA) — Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was spotted in Pocopson Township, about 1.5 miles away from the Pennsylvania prison where he escaped from on Thursday. Cavalcante was captured on a residential [Read More…]
Google’s Chromebooks thrive in US classrooms but generate waste, costs, critics say
Trevor Williams/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The emergence of Google’s Chromebook as a centerpiece of classroom education nationwide is exemplified by the excuses students have offered for incomplete work, technology repair shop owner Justin Millman [Read More…]
Justice Department sues utility company over 2020 Bobcat Fire
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Department of Justice is seeking damages for one of the largest wildfires that’s ever burned in Los Angeles County. In a complaint filed on Friday, federal prosecutors allege [Read More…]
Man accused of abducting, murdering beloved teacher who went missing on walk
Prince George’s County Police Department (NEW YORK) — A Maryland man faces murder charges in connection with the disappearance of a beloved teacher who was abducted while out on a walk, police announced on Friday. [Read More…]
Body found in trash identified as 2-year-old J’Asiah Mitchell, father to be charged with murder
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images/STOCK (EAST POINT, Ga.) — A body found at a garbage collection station in Georgia last month has been positively identified as missing 2-year-old J’Asiah Mitchell, according to the East Point Police Department. Mitchell’s [Read More…]
Convicted murderer who escaped from prison may attempt to flee back to Brazil: DA
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (CHESTER COUNTY, Pa.) — Authorities believe a convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison may be attempting to return to his native Brazil, as the search for the inmate resumes for a [Read More…]
San Diego woman charged in murder-for-hire plot to kill husband
Tatyana Remley/Facebook (SAN DIEGO) — A San Diego woman has been arrested after being accused of a murder-for-hire plot targeting her husband. Tatyana Remley, 42, has been charged with solicitation of murder after meeting with an [Read More…]
New Princess Diana documentary includes never-before-heard audio recordings
Bettmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twenty-six years after her death, Princess Diana is speaking out in her own words in a new documentary, in never-before-heard audio recordings. The documentary, Diana: The Rest of Her Story, [Read More…]
White teen charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to drown Black juvenile
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A white teenager has been indicted by a grand jury on attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly trying to drown a Black juvenile in a [Read More…]
NASA releases images showing 33-foot crater left by Russian spacecraft crashing into moon
Getty Images (NEW YORK) — NASA has released images showing where it believes Russia’s failed Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the surface of the moon two weeks ago. NASA said its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) operations [Read More…]
One dead, at least two injured in shooting at Austin business, authorities say
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — One person was killed and another three others injured in a shooting near The Arboretum mall in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, officials said. Two people were pronounced dead at [Read More…]
Hawaii cultural figures lead community in ‘healing’ vigil following deadly Maui wildfires
Lani Williams and her mother, Sincerity Mirkovich, hug Benny Reinicke, who saved them from the Maui wildfires. — ABC News (HONOLULU) — Local cultural leaders in Hawaii believe the community is in need of healing [Read More…]
Uvalde’s ‘Remember Their Names’ festival disbanded
Brandon Bell/Getty Images, FILE (UVALDE, Texas) — The “Remember Their Names” festival, established last year as a tribute to the victims of the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has been disbanded due to lack [Read More…]
Search underway for killer of 12-year-old boy found in dumpster
WPVI (PHILADELPHIA) — An investigation is underway in Philadelphia to identify a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy, whose body was found in a dumpster, according to police. The grisly discovery was [Read More…]
‘Extremely dangerous’ convicted murderer escapes from Pennsylvania prison: DA
Chester County District Attorney’s Office (POCOPSON, Penn.) — A man recently convicted of stabbing his former girlfriend to death in broad daylight has escaped from a Pennsylvania prison, authorities said. A manhunt is underway for [Read More…]
Judge halts drag show restrictions from taking effect in Texas
Brandon Bell/Getty Images, FILE (AUSTIN, Texas) — A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against Senate Bill 12, which restricts “sexually oriented performances” and has been criticized for limiting public drag performances in Texas. [Read More…]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams pushes feds to help migrants get work permits
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams, union officials and other city leaders rallied in Manhattan Thursday to call on the federal government to speed up work authorization [Read More…]