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Hawaii unveils $150 million recovery fund for Maui wildfire victims’ families, injured survivors
mattjeacock/Getty Images (MAUI, Hawaii) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced a new recovery fund as part of the One ‘Ohana Initiative, which will set aside more than $150 million for the victims of the Maui [Read More…]
Authorities investigating ‘suspicious’ envelopes sent to election offices in Washington, Georgia
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SPOKANE, Wash.) — Authorities in at least two states are investigating a spate of suspicious envelopes sent to election offices this week in what one state official called an act of “domestic [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Judge denies NY AG’s motion to quash 4 defense witnesses
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Donald Trump’s lawyers to move for directed verdict
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
Ten alleged members of the Gambino crime family charged with extortion, assault and racketeering
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday charged 10 men suspected to be members of the Gambino crime family with allegedly shaking down business owners, assaulting members of the public, arson and [Read More…]
Politicians, military officers were clients of ‘high-end brothel network’: DOJ
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politicians, high-tech and pharmaceutical executives, doctors, military officers, government contractors who possess security clearances, professors, lawyers, scientists and accountants were among the clients of a “high-end brothel network” being run out [Read More…]
DOJ opens investigation into Lexington, Mississippi police department
amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has opened a civil investigation into the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and its police department to determine whether law enforcement engages in unconstitutional policing. The [Read More…]
Seven killed in head-on crash involving suspected migrant-smuggling vehicle: Texas DPS
Lt. Chris Olivarez (NEW YORK) — Seven people were killed after a car suspected of smuggling migrants crashed head-on into another vehicle while allegedly evading local authorities, officials said. The collision occurred on U.S. Highway [Read More…]
Search underway for man wanted in connection with Jan. 6 attack: FBI
Jamesburg Police Department via Facebook (NEW YORK) — A search is underway in central New Jersey for a man wanted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said. The FBI [Read More…]
Philadelphia voters elect city’s first female mayor in historic vote
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Cherelle Parker is literally one in a hundred after being elected Philadelphia’s first female mayor. In a historic vote, Parker became the City of Brotherly Love’s 100th mayor and the first [Read More…]
Air monitoring ongoing following large fire at chemical plant near Houston: Official
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston Wednesday prompted a school evacuation and a warning for residents to shelter in place, according to authorities. There was an explosion at [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live blog: Ivanka Trump says she wasn’t ‘privy to’ father’s financial statements
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
Suspect in custody in connection with murder of Detroit synagogue president
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (DETROIT) — A suspect is in custody in connection with the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll, police said. Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home on Oct. 21. [Read More…]
Large fire reported at chemical plant near Houston
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston Wednesday prompted a school evacuation and a warning for residents to shelter in place, according to authorities. There was an explosion at [Read More…]
Mom sues American Airlines, claims unaccompanied sons were held in ‘room akin to a jail cell’
JazzIRT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Florida mom is suing American Airlines after she claims the airline “misplaced” her two unaccompanied children and put them in a “cold room akin to a jail cell” for [Read More…]
Funeral home owners arrested after 189 decomposing bodies found inside
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (DENVER) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 189 decomposing bodies were found have now been arrested, according to authorities. The improperly stored bodies sparked the governor to declare a [Read More…]
Rare 5.2 earthquake jolts West Texas
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (MENTONE, Texas) — A rare earthquake stronger than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale struck a remote area of West Texas early Wednesday, rattling homes and jolting residents awake, officials said. [Read More…]
Large fire reported at chemical plant near Houston
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston is prompting evacuations, according to authorities. All employees are accounted for, with only one worker suffering a minor burn injury, according [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live blog: Trump lauds ‘beautiful daughter’ ahead of Ivanka’s testimony
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
Ivanka Trump set to be state’s final witness in her father’s $250 million fraud trial
JNI/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — After years of distancing herself from her father’s business empire, Ivanka Trump will be appearing in court Wednesday as the state’s final witness in the New York attorney general’s [Read More…]