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Menendez brothers to appear at parole board hearings in June, Newsom says
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Lyle and Erik Menendez will appear at independent parole board hearings on June 13 as a part of the brothers’ bid for clemency, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced. [Read More…]
Evacuation orders issued in Los Angeles area amid fears of mudslides
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Evacuation warnings and orders have been issued for parts of Los Angeles County on Wednesday, near burn scar areas from the Palisades Fire, due to high mudslide and debris flow risks, according to [Read More…]
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil expected in court after ICE arrest
Timothy A. Clary /AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mahmoud Khalil — the pro-Palestinian activist who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the campus of Columbia University, despite possessing a green card [Read More…]
Man shot outside Chicago’s O’Hare Airport following altercation
(CHICAGO) — At least one person has been shot outside Chicago O’Hare International Airport early Wednesday morning, police said. Police responded to a report of an altercation taking place between multiple individuals outside of Terminal [Read More…]
Woman who accused Jay-Z of rape heard on recording saying lawyer pushed her to sue
Monica Schipper/WireImage (LOS ANGELES) — The woman who said she was 13 when Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs sexually assaulted her after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards is heard on a recording [Read More…]
Man caught attempting to smuggle living turtle through airport security down the front of his pants
TSA (NEWARK, NJ) — A Pennsylvania man attempting to go through airport security was discovered to have been hiding a living turtle in his pants as he tried to sneak it onto the plane, authorities [Read More…]
Activist Mahmoud Khalil asked Columbia University for legal support day before ICE arrest, his wife says
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One day ahead of a court hearing for Mahmoud Khalil — the activist who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the campus of Columbia University, despite [Read More…]
2 more suspects arrested after Southern University student dies in alleged hazing incident
The booking photos for Isaiah Smith, left, and Kyle Thurman (Baton Rouge Police Department) (BATON ROUGE, LA) — Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a Southern University and A&M [Read More…]
Tariffs could impact longstanding electricity trade between US and Canada
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The tariffs the Trump administration is imposing on Canada could disrupt the longstanding trade of electricity between the United States and its northern neighbor, effectively raising energy bills in multiple [Read More…]
14 House members demand release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil after arrest at Columbia
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter demanding the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week, despite being [Read More…]
DC plane crash: NTSB calls for immediate changes at Reagan airport
Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles/ U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board chairman called for immediate changes at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, saying the current [Read More…]
InfoWars reporter shot dead outside his apartment after possibly interrupting burglars: Police
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (AUSTIN, Texas) — A homicide investigation is underway after a reporter for InfoWars, the website run by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, was shot dead outside his apartment complex in Austin, Texas, [Read More…]
3 charged with second-degree murder after 5-year-old killed in hyperbaric chamber explosion
A hyperbaric chamber; BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images (TROY, Mich.) — Three people have been charged with second-degree murder after a 5-year-old boy was killed when a hyperbaric chamber exploded at a medical facility in Michigan earlier this [Read More…]
Parts of Northeast and Southwest bracing for elevated fire danger
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Gusty winds, low humidity and dry conditions are expected to produce elevated fire danger in parts of the Southwest and Northeast on Tuesday following wildfires that erupted on New York’s Long [Read More…]
Texas man arrested after assaulting 2 people on American Airlines flight, says he wanted to ‘speak to Trump’: FBI
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Texas man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a flight attendant and a passenger while on board an American Airlines flight earlier this month, according to the Federal Bureau of [Read More…]
DC plane crash: NTSB to provide updates in investigation
Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles/ U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Investigators will offer updates Tuesday in the probe into the devastating crash between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army [Read More…]
4-year-old boy calls 911 after ‘bad mom’ eats his ice cream
Facebook / Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department (MOUNT PLEASANT, WI) — I scream, you scream, a 4-year-old boy has called the cops after his mother ate his ice cream, police have said. The incident [Read More…]
Medical transport helicopter crash leaves crew members, pilot dead
Thierry Monasse/Getty Images (MADISON, MS) — Three people died after a medical transport helicopter crashed in Madison County, Mississippi, on Monday afternoon, according to the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The aircraft was a Eurocopter [Read More…]
13 hospitalized after school bus overturns in New Jersey
Carsten Rehder/picture alliance via Getty Images (MONTVALE, NJ) — A school bus carrying 31 passengers overturned and landed on its side in New Jersey on Monday, sending at least 13 to the hospital. The crash [Read More…]
Rep. Ro Khanna eyes anti-corruption agenda amid criticism of Democratic Party
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Democrats attempt to rebound from an underwhelming showing in the 2024 election, California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna is not only taking stock of the stinging [Read More…]