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Russian jet comes within 50 feet of US fighter off coast of Alaska
An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies over the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex, Alaska, during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 24-1, April 26, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo [Read More…]
Vandals destroy viewfinder for colorblind visitors allowing them to see fall foliage at national park
NPS (NEW YORK) — Vandals have destroyed a specialized viewfinder that allowed colorblind visitors to see the vibrant fall foliage in Tennessee, officials said. The incident took place sometime during the night on Sept. 21 [Read More…]
Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, [Read More…]
Nebraska law enforcement investigating after fatal Omaha police shooting
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Law enforcement officials are investigating after an Omaha police officer fatally shot a man who fled a traffic stop Saturday. Omaha police said the man fled on foot after two officers [Read More…]
Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by [Read More…]
DOJ sues Alabama election official for allegedly purging voters too close to the election
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Department of Justice sued the State of Alabama and its top election official on Friday for allegedly removing voters from its election rolls too close to the November [Read More…]
NASA, SpaceX prepare to launch capsule to bring home Starliner astronauts
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — NASA and SpaceX are set to launch a critical mission Saturday to bring home the two astronauts who flew Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew-9 [Read More…]
Feds charge 20-year-old suspect in California courthouse attack that left five injured
U.S. Attorney (SANTA MARIA, Calif.) — The man who allegedly threw an explosive device inside a California courthouse where he was set to be arraigned, which left five injured, has been federally charged, officials announced [Read More…]
Shudder felt by crew on support ship around time when Titan sub lost contact
David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The crew of the Titan’s support ship felt a “shudder” around the time they lost contact with the submersible during its doomed dive to the Titanic shipwreck, the [Read More…]
Hurricane Helene live updates: 43 dead across the South
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category 4 hurricane — the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record. Helene [Read More…]
54 people rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital due to floodwaters from Hurricane Helene
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (ERWIN, Tenn.) — At least 54 people were trapped on the roof of a hospital in Tennessee on Friday after floodwaters due to Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded the medical center. Everyone was [Read More…]
Hurricane Helene live updates: Seven dead, millions without power
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category 4 hurricane — the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record. Helene [Read More…]
Hurricane Helene live updates: Six dead, three million without power
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Helene — which weakened to a tropical storm on Friday morning over Georgia — made landfall as a massive Category 4 hurricane, slamming into the Big Bend region of Florida [Read More…]
Alabama executes Alan Eugene Miller with nitrogen gas for 1999 killings
Alan Eugene Miller — Alabama Department of Corrections (ATMORE, Ala.) — Alabama carried out the second-ever nitrogen gas execution in the United States on Thursday. Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was sentenced to death for the [Read More…]
Hurricane Helene live updates: Storm strengthens to Category 4
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Helene — which has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane — is taking aim at Florida, where it’s forecast to make landfall along the Big Bend area on Thursday night. [Read More…]
Special counsel files sealed court brief supporting his Jan. 6 case against Trump
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s lengthy court brief seeking to justify his latest superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump on charges that he sought to subvert the 2020 election has [Read More…]
NASA disagreed with how OceanGate wanted to invoke the agency: Titan hearing witness
Pelagic Research Services/U.S. Coast Guard (NEW YORK) — A NASA employee testified during a weekslong hearing on the implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible that the agency had disagreements over the sub maker’s press materials mentioning [Read More…]
Criminal charges coming in alleged Iranian hack of Trump campaign emails: Sources
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal law enforcement officials plan to announce criminal charges Friday in connection with the alleged Iranian hack of emails from members of former President Donald Trump’s campaign, sources familiar with [Read More…]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams charged with fraud, accepting $10 million in improper campaign contributions
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a news conference on November 14, 2023, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with five [Read More…]
Newsmax reaches settlement with Smartmatic regarding 2020 election claims
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On the brink of trial, the cable news channel Newsmax on Thursday reached a settlement with voting machine company Smartmatic, bringing an end to a defamation [Read More…]