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Trump asks judge to delay the penalties in his civil fraud case
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall at the Greenville Convention Center on Feb. 20, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The [Read More…]

Parents of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie reach settlement in emotional distress lawsuit
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents of Gabby Petitio, the 22-year-old travel blogger who was killed by her fiancé Brian Laundrie, settled Wednesday with Laundrie’s parents and their attorney in an emotional distress [Read More…]

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro ordered to return presidential records
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro has been ordered by a federal judge to return presidential records he has in his possession. Navarro, who was then-President Donald Trump’s White House [Read More…]

Mother arrested in 2005 murder of newborn found in airport bathroom
James C Hooper/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Investigators believe they have solved a decades-old cold case, identifying the woman who allegedly killed her newborn baby and left her in an Arizona airport bathroom in 2005. The [Read More…]

1 in 4 children in New York City are living in poverty, study says
LAW Ho Ming/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Poverty in New York City is rising at a startling rate and it’s affecting the city’s most vulnerable residents — children, according to a newly released report. More [Read More…]

DOJ charges Japanese Yakuza leader for allegedly attempting to traffic nuclear materials
U.S. Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department unsealed new charges against a leader of the notorious Japanese Yakuza gang who they accuse of attempting to traffic weapons-grade nuclear materials from Burma to [Read More…]

Texas AG accuses Catholic nonprofit of ‘human smuggling,’ sues to shut it down
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — The Texas Attorney General’s office is suing to shut down a well-known Catholic nonprofit that helps to shelter migrants in El Paso, Texas. Officials from the AG’s office [Read More…]

Despite hazardous working conditions, many states are rolling back child labor laws
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Duvan Perez died last summer during his shift working on a Mississippi farm. His 16-year-old body “became entangled” in a poultry processing machine he was cleaning, according to Mar-Jac Poultry, [Read More…]

Museum exhibit highlights the untold story of New York City’s 19th century Black working-class families
A new exhibit at The Tenement Museum recreates the home of Joseph and Rachel Moore. CREDIT: ABC News (NEW YORK) — For years, The Tenement Museum in New York City’s Lower East Side has become [Read More…]

Girl dies after getting buried in sand at Florida beach
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — A young girl has died and her brother has been hospitalized after they fell into a hole they had dug in the sand at a beach Tuesday in [Read More…]

Oklahoma death of nonbinary student Nex Benedict after in-school fight prompts calls for answers
Stella/Getty Images (OWASSO, Okla.) — Investigators in Owasso, Oklahoma, are investigating the death of a nonbinary student one day after a physical altercation with other students. There are conflicting reports regarding the student’s name and [Read More…]

LAPD releases body camera footage of fatal shooting of man holding plastic fork
Los Angeles Police Department/YouTube (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Police Department released body camera footage Tuesday that shows a police officer shooting and killing a man who charged at him while holding a plastic [Read More…]

Attorneys for Hunter Biden file motions to dismiss tax charges in California
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Tuesday moved to dismiss tax-related charges brought by special counsel David Weiss in California, accusing prosecutors of selectively targeting President Joe Biden’s son, violating a statute [Read More…]

Trump owes $87K in interest per day until he pays the fine in his civil fraud case
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump owes an additional $87,502 in post-judgment interest every day until he pays the $354 million fine ordered by Judge Arthur Engoron in his civil fraud case, [Read More…]

Hunter Biden informant charged with lying had high-level Russian contacts: Documents
Hunter Biden attends the House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup titled “Resolution Recommending That The House Of Representatives Find Robert Hunter Biden In Contempt Of Congress,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (Tom [Read More…]

US-Mexico border: 100 billion gallons of toxic sewage creating a ‘public health crisis’
People look towards the U.S.-Mexico border fence that runs into the Pacific Ocean, seen from Imperial Beach outside San Diego, Nov. 7, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The U.S.-Mexico border [Read More…]

Roommate arrested in double murder at University of Colorado dorm room
CREDIT: Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A student at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs has been arrested for allegedly killing his roommate and a young woman in a double homicide in a [Read More…]

Missing 11-year-old’s body found in Texas river: Police
Kali9/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Investigators said Tuesday that they have found the body of an 11-year-old Texas girl who went missing last week when she missed her bus to school. Audrii Cunningham was last [Read More…]

Letitia James says she’s prepared to seize Trump’s buildings if he can’t pay his $354M civil fraud fine
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four days after a judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $354 million in his civil fraud case, New York Attorney General Letitia James told ABC News [Read More…]

Kansas City Chiefs parade mass shooting: Two adults arrested for murder
Jason Marz/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Two adults have been arrested in connection with the mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade last week, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays each [Read More…]