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‘The confinement is unbearable’: Migrants describe being held at Guantanamo
The main gate at the prison in Guantanamo at the US Guantanamo Naval Base on October 16, 2018, in Guantanamo Base, Cuba. (Photo by SYLVIE LANTEAUME/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When Jose, a [Read More…]
DOJ releases ‘first phase’ of Epstein files, including an evidence list
Kypros/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice released files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein Thursday evening. The material released contained previously published pilot logs from the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell. The records include [Read More…]
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley appeals her dismissal over deadly fires
Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is appealing her dismissal, nearly a week after Mayor Karen Bass removed her from the top post [Read More…]
Body camera footage shows deputy saving baby from burning apartment
Barrow County Sheriff New police footage shows the moment a sheriff’s deputy rescued a baby from a burning apartment in Winder, Georgia. At approximately 1:13 p.m. on Tuesday, Winder police and fire units reached out [Read More…]
Menendez brothers’ cousin ‘gasped in relief’ to learn Newsom is addressing clemency request
KABC (CALIFORNIA) — A cousin of the Menendez brothers said she’s “thrilled” that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is addressing the brothers’ request for clemency and ordering the parole board to investigate further. “I certainly gasped in relief,” [Read More…]
FBI Director Kash Patel wants to bring the UFC to the FBI, sources say
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Newly-installed FBI Director Kash Patel, whose proclaimed plans to overhaul the nation’s premier law enforcement agency have rattled many within the bureau, has proposed enhancing the FBI’s ranks [Read More…]
Woman accused of locking boyfriend in storage unit for days wanted for attempted murder
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MATTHEWS, N.C.) — A North Carolina woman is charged with attempted murder after allegedly locking her boyfriend in a storage unit, where he was stuck for several days with no food [Read More…]
FDA cancels pivotal advisory meeting about next season’s flu vaccine
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting that was set to discuss what flu strains to include in next season’s flu vaccine has been canceled, multiple sources told [Read More…]
DHS registry for migrants in US illegally raises alarm from immigration advocates
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem/ Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Immigrant rights groups and immigration law experts are raising concerns after the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is creating an online [Read More…]
ISIS arrest in Brooklyn: Feds say man sent thousands to support Islamic State
A Tajik national living in Brooklyn was arrested on charges he conspired to support the Islamic State and its offshoot in Central Asia, ISIS-K, by providing tens of thousands of dollars to ISIS followers in [Read More…]
Woman caught trying to plant explosive devices at Tesla dealership
(Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A woman in Colorado has been arrested after police caught her with explosives at a Tesla dealership, police said. The 40-year-old suspect, Lucy Grace Nelson, was arrested on Monday [Read More…]
Supreme Court delays deadline for Trump administration to pay $1.9B in foreign aid
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed a court-mandated deadline requiring the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion to contracted aid organizations for work they already completed. Chief [Read More…]
Trump administration tells NYC to shut down congestion pricing by March 21
Alex Kent/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Trump administration has instructed New York City to end its congestion pricing program, the first of its kind in the nation, by March 21 in a newly released letter. [Read More…]
Federal judge denies DOJ request to delay Trump admin paying nearly $2B in foreign aid to nonprofits
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. District Judge Amir Ali denied the Department of Justice’s request to push the midnight deadline by which the Trump administration needs to pay more than $1.9 billion [Read More…]
Menendez brothers: Newsom orders parole board to investigate whether they’d pose ‘unreasonable risk’ to public if released
Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom told the Menendez brothers’ attorney he’s ordering the parole board to launch a “comprehensive risk assessment” investigation into whether the brothers pose “an [Read More…]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams asks court to toss case against him due to prosecutorial misconduct
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams should be dropped because of “an extraordinary flurry” of leaks by prosecutors, his attorney said in a new court [Read More…]
Woman takes ‘reverse’ discrimination case to Supreme Court over hiring of gay co-workers
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Marlean Ames had earned positive performance reviews for nearly 15 years in her job at the Ohio Department of Youth Services. But in 2019 when she applied for a promotion, [Read More…]
As New Orleans’ Mardi Gras goes into full swing, security boosted to historic levels
Michael DeMocker/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend. City officials said security has [Read More…]
100 intelligence staffers to be fired for engaging in explicit chats: Gabbard
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 100 intelligence community employees will be terminated and have their security clearances revoked as the intelligence community investigates group chats that allegedly discussed explicit behavior, officials said. The [Read More…]
Egg prices predicted to soar more than 41% in 2025: USDA
Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Egg prices are predicted to increase by 41.1% in 2025, according to a report released by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday. In January, [Read More…]