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Judge blocks removal of Palestinian activist who was detained at Columbia University
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has blocked the removal of a Palestinian activist from the United States while weighing a petition challenging his arrest, court documents show. Mahmoud Khalil [Read More…]
Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s’mores: Police
Andrew Theodorakis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York resident making s’mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the weekend that swept through hundreds of acres of the [Read More…]
ICE arrests Palestinian activist with green card at Columbia University: Attorney
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil — a leader in Columbia University’s encampment movement — on Saturday night, claiming that his student visa [Read More…]
Menendez brothers case: DA asks court to withdraw resentencing motion, calls self-defense claims ‘lies’
CRDC (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Monday he’s asking the court to withdraw the previous district attorney’s motion for resentencing for the Menendez brothers, calling the brothers’ claims of [Read More…]
Student, 17, arrested for threatening to ‘shoot up’ Florida school: Police
Sanford Police Department (SANFORD, Fla.) — A 17-year-old was arrested on Sunday after posting a video online allegedly plotting a shooting at a high school in Florida, according to the Sanford Police Department. Officials said they received [Read More…]
How global warming could threaten satellites, according to new study
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth, according to new research. Global warming is causing space [Read More…]
Menendez brothers’ cousin calls DA ‘hostile,’ ‘patronizing,’ asks for his removal from case
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman/Araya Doheny/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A cousin of Lyle and Erik Menendez is slamming Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, accusing him of being “hostile, dismissive [Read More…]
Small plane crashes with 5 aboard in Pennsylvania
Brian K Pipkin (MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, PA) — A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in Pennsylvania on Sunday afternoon with five people aboard, according to the Federal Aviation Authority. The small aircraft went down near a retirement village [Read More…]
ICE arrests Palestinian activist with green card at Columbia University: Attorney
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil — a leader in Columbia University’s encampment movement — on Saturday night, claiming that his student visa [Read More…]
North Korea test-fires ‘multiple’ ballistic missiles as US-South Korea war games begin
Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SEOUL and LONDON) — North Korea fired “multiple” ballistic missiles on Monday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, as U.S.-South Korea war games began nearby. The missiles, [Read More…]
After 40 years on the run, escaped prisoner from Puerto Rico caught in Florida
Lee County Sheriff’s Office (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A man who escaped a Puerto Rican prison nearly 40 years ago was taken into custody in Florida, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Jorge Milla-Valdes [Read More…]
DOGE’s secrecy to be tested in court with sworn testimony, depositions
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the Department of Government Efficiency rapidly moves to reshape the federal government, several groups challenging DOGE in court are attempting to determine how Elon Musk’s budget-slashers were able to rapidly [Read More…]
Trump’s tariffs will likely raise US prices, Fed chair says
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new tariffs on Canadian products, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the administration’s tariff plan would likely raise prices for U.S. shoppers and [Read More…]
Butterfly populations are rapidly declining, new study shows
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the journal Science. “Our national-scale findings paint the most [Read More…]
Federal prosecutors who investigated Eric Adams put on leave by Justice Department: Sources
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department on Friday put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Two of the prosecutors — Andrew Rohrbach and [Read More…]
How job cuts at NOAA could impact weather forecasting
Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will have reverberating impacts on how meteorologists across the country forecast the weather, according to experts. Last week, many NOAA [Read More…]
Anti-scam advocates want Starlink’s help fighting ‘scam compounds’ in Asia and beyond
John Keeble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last July, a prosecutor in California sent a letter to Elon Musk’s SpaceX with an urgent message: The company’s internet satellite dishes are being used by criminal organizations in [Read More…]
Following pardon, Hunter Biden is mired in debt and without a permanent home, court filing says
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) Hunter Biden may have his freedom, but the son of former President Joe Biden now finds himself mired in debt, without a permanent home, and the target [Read More…]
Following pardon, Hunter Biden is mired in debt and without a permanent home, court filing says
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) Hunter Biden may have his freedom, but the son of former President Joe Biden now finds himself mired in debt, without a permanent home, and the target [Read More…]
California driver and dog rescued after spending night trapped in crushed truck
Sierra County Sheriff’s Office (CALIFORNIA) — A California man and his dog were rescued on Wednesday after spending the night trapped in a crushed pickup truck along a highway in the northern part of the state, according [Read More…]