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Serial rape suspect Matthew Nilo ordered to pay $50,000 additional bail
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Manhattan attorney Matthew Nilo — who is accused of a string of sexual assaults against women in Boston 15 years ago — was ordered to pay [Read More…]
SAG-AFTRA national board votes to approve strike
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) voted Thursday to go on strike, summoning its 160,000 members to hit the picket [Read More…]
DOJ launches probe into Fulton County jails in Georgia amid allegations of inmate abuse, neglect
YinYang/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it has launched a civil investigation into the Fulton County, Georgia, jail system following a series of reports of inmate abuse and neglect, [Read More…]
Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting: Jury reaches verdict in death penalty phase
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — Convicted Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury decided Thursday. The trial will now move forward into a final phase in which [Read More…]
Tornadoes touch down in Midwest amid flooding in Northeast and extreme heat in Southwest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Severe storms spawned multiple tornadoes across northern Illinois on Wednesday evening that knocked down trees, ripped off roofs and disrupted hundreds of flights in the Chicago area. There were at [Read More…]
Three ‘heavily decomposed’ bodies discovered at remote wilderness campsite
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three “heavily decomposed” people have been discovered at a remote campsite in the Colorado wilderness and authorities are trying to figure out who they are and how long they [Read More…]
Two suspects sought after alleged abduction attempt of 14-year-old at Pennsylvania mall, police say
Abington Township Police Department (NEW YORK) — Authorities in Pennsylvania are searching for two suspects after an alleged attempted kidnapping of a 14-year-old took place at the Willow Grove Mall in Montgomery County Wednesday evening. [Read More…]
Demolition of Idaho murders home paused amid discovery of asbestos and lead, objections from families
David Ryder/Getty Images, FILE (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Asbestos and lead — in addition to objections from some of the victims’ families — have delayed the process of tearing down the Idaho home where four college [Read More…]
Loved ones of Buffalo mass shooting victims sue social media, gun and body armor companies
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Loved ones of those murdered in the 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store filed what their lawyers described as a “landmark” lawsuit Wednesday, [Read More…]
1 killed, 1 injured in hit-and-run near National Mall
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service and other Washington D.C., law enforcement agencies are looking for a hit-and-run driver, who killed a man and injured a teenager Wednesday after the suspect allegedly ran [Read More…]
Dinosaur fossils expected to garner up to $6 million at Sotheby’s auction
Courtesy of Sotheby’s (NEW YORK) — A pair of dinosaur fossils of species that roamed the Earth millions of years ago are expected to garner millions in an upcoming auction. The pterandon, described as one of [Read More…]
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center facing federal probe over treatment of Black mothers
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The federal government has launched a civil rights investigation into how Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles treats Black women who give birth at the hospital, [Read More…]
Woman who dated the dentist who was accused of killing his wife speaks out
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The woman who was dating a Colorado dentist at the time he was allegedly poisoning his wife to death spoke exclusively to ABC News about the case and maintains she had [Read More…]
Vermont grapples with historic flooding as more rainstorms head for Northeast
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Flood-ravaged areas in the Northeast could see even more rainfall on Thursday as communities in Vermont and New York try to recover from a [Read More…]
Two Birmingham firefighters shot in potentially targeted attack, suspect at large: Police
FILE photo — Tim Kitchen/Getty Images (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Two firefighters have been shot inside a Birmingham, Alabama, fire station in what police say may be a targeted attack. Both firefighters were hospitalized in serious [Read More…]
Vermont grapples with historic flooding as more rainstorms head for Northeast
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Flood-ravaged areas in the northeastern United States could see even more rainfall on Thursday as communities try to recover from a historic deluge. A [Read More…]
Civil rights activists unanimously vote to present reparations resolution to Maryland officials
Joseph Sohm/Getty Images (ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The Caucus of African American Leaders (CAAL) voted unanimously Tuesday evening to present a reparations resolution to Maryland officials, seeking programs to address the damage of slavery among Black [Read More…]
Colorado woman dies after falling 500 feet at Rocky Mountain National Park: NPS
Lightvision, LLC/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 26-year-old Boulder, Colorado, woman died after falling 500 feet while climbing a ridge at the Rocky Mountain National Park, park officials said Monday. The woman was doing a [Read More…]
Six-year-old Miami girl escapes alleged kidnapper after biting his arm: Police
Miami Dade County – Corrections and Rehabilitation (MIAMI) — A 6-year-old girl in Miami thwarted her own kidnapping outside her home after she bit the attacker, according to the Miami Police Department. Police arrested Leonardo [Read More…]
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten was released from prison on Tuesday after serving 53 years behind bars, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. According [Read More…]