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11-year-old suffers possible shark bite off Honolulu, officials say
Gary Bell/Getty Images (HONOLULU) — An 11-year-old girl suffered a possible shark bite off Honolulu, officials say. Honolulu Ocean Safety, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services and the Honolulu Fire Department responded to a possible shark bite [Read More…]
Teen shot outside Six Flags Over Georgia as gunfire erupts between police and ‘unruly crowd’: Officials
ABC News/WSB (AUSTELL, Ga.) — Multiple suspects are being sought after a 15-year-old was shot when police exchanged gunfire with what they described as an “unruly crowd” of up to 600 people near the Six [Read More…]
Three trains involved in collision, derailment in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley: NTSB
Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook (BETHLEHEM, Pa.) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a collision and derailment involving three Norfolk Southern trains on Saturday, the agency said in a post on X. The derailment [Read More…]
New York AG sends cease-and-desist over transgender sports ban in Nassau County
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Attorney General’s Office sent a cease-and-desist letter to Nassau County over its recent anti-transgender sports ban. “The Order’s immediate effect is to force sports leagues [Read More…]
Arrest made in murder of pregnant Amish woman found dead in her Pennsylvania home
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (SPARTANSBURG, Pa.) — Police have announced an arrest in connection to the death of 23-year-old pregnant Rebekah Byler that has shaken an Amish community in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State Police announced early [Read More…]
Americans love bananas: Why bananas have remained cheap amid produce inflation
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a banana a day is cheaper. While inflation has pushed prices up in most aisles of the grocery store, [Read More…]
Nex Benedict’s school district under investigation by Department of Education
J Pat Carter/Getty Images (OWASSO, Okla.) — The Department of Education is opening an investigation into Owasso Public Schools where student Nex Benedict, a member of the 2SLGBTQ community, got in a fight with several [Read More…]
Missouri governor commutes sentence of ex-NFL coach Britt Reid in DWI crash that severely injured child
George Gojkovich/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Miss.) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has commuted the prison sentence for former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, who was convicted in a 2021 drunk driving crash that [Read More…]
Following hearing, judge will weigh moving date of Trump’s classified docs trial
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith argued Friday over moving the May 20 trial date in Trump’s federal classified documents case, but the judge in [Read More…]
Case dismissed against Florida teen migrant accused of homicide in police officer’s death
Philip Arroyo Law (ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.) — The case has been dismissed against a teen migrant from Guatemala almost a year after he was arrested following the death of a Florida police officer, according to [Read More…]
‘Rust’ director Joel Souza recalls on-set shooting during armorer’s trial: ‘Nothing made sense’
ABC (SANTA FE, N.M.) — “Rust” director Joel Souza recalled the “chaotic” scene and confusion after he and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were shot on the set of “Rust” during the involuntary manslaughter trial of armorer [Read More…]
Severed body parts belonging to 2 people found in Long Island park
WABC (NEW YORK) — A young girl stumbled across a gruesome crime scene in Long Island on Thursday with the discovery of a severed limb, and the resulting investigation has turned up even more body [Read More…]
As threats against judges soar, some speak out
Getty Images – STOCK (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A Greenville, South Carolina, man pleaded guilty on Friday for sending a threatening letter to a federal judge that read, in part, “I have watched you leave the [Read More…]
Brown U. professor discusses systemic racism and its deep roots
J. Countess/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brown University professor Tricia Rose has spent decades studying race, gender, and class in America. Her new book “Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives – and How We [Read More…]
Man, woman both fatally shot in head in Philadelphia, double homicide investigation underway
Getty Images – STOCK (PHILADELPHIA. Penn) — A double homicide investigation is underway after two people were both found fatally shot in the head in Philadelphia, authorities said. It appears both victims were shot “execution-style” [Read More…]
Hunter Biden addressed numerous allegations under questioning from lawmakers, transcript shows
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs from a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and House Judiciary Committee in the O’Neill House Office Building on February 28, 2024 [Read More…]
California storm could bring 12 feet of snow to Sierra Nevada mountains
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A blizzard warning is in effect in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains as a dangerous storm slams the region. The blizzard began Thursday and will continue off and on through this [Read More…]
US citizen arrested crossing border back into America from Mexico in taxi with $130,000 of fentanyl
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized 9.7 pounds of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $130,000. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (NEW YORK) — A U.S. citizen has been arrested attempting to [Read More…]
‘We are living in a climate of hatred and fear’: Students discuss rooting out antisemitism on campus
Students hold a rally in support of Israel and demand greater protection from antisemitism on campus at Columbia University, February 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
At least two dead as largest wildfire in state history tears through Texas Panhandle
ABC News (AMARILLO, Texas) — Several large wildfires continue to tear through northern Texas, including one that has grown into the largest blaze in state history. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited in Hutchinson County [Read More…]