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Missing 23-year-old climber found dead in Rocky Mountains
Getty Images – STOCK (GRAND LAKE, Colo.) — The body of 23-year-old Lucas Macaj was recovered in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park on Thursday after he took a “significant fall,” according to an initial investigation, [Read More…]
‘Overlooked’ workers who train AI can face harsh conditions, advocates say
ABC (NEW YORK) — Krystal Kauffman, a gig worker, spent one workday watching footage captured by a camera that had been placed on a baby’s head, labeling objects as they came into view, she said. [Read More…]
Betrayal turned deadly: The killing of a celebrity hair stylist
ABC (WOODLAND HILLS, Ca.) — When famed stylist and hair care executive Fabio Sementilli’ was found him stabbed to death on the patio of his home in Woodland Hills, California, on January 23, 2017, the [Read More…]
How experts are trying to save the Florida panther
Getty Images – STOCK (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The fate of the endangered Florida panther, also known as the North American cougar, could depend on a network of wildlife corridors and panther crossings currently being established [Read More…]
Uber and Lyft drivers remain as divided as lawmakers over minimum pay rates in Minnesota
Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer If you want to understand what’s fueling the drive at the state Legislature to enact minimum pay rates for Uber and Lyft drivers, hang out for a while at the airport waiting [Read More…]
Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape to be sentenced on federal charges
In this screen grab from police body cam footage released by the San Francisco Police Department, Paul Pelosi, the husband of Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi, is shown with his assailant, David DePape, at the Pelosi [Read More…]
At least four dead in Houston after ‘exceptionally’ strong storm hits Texas: Mayor
ABC News (HOUSTON) — At least four people have died Thursday after an “exceptionally” strong storm hit Texas, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire. Preliminary investigations indicate falling trees caused two deaths and a fallen [Read More…]
Whistleblower claims EPA wasted critical time after devastating Ohio train derailment
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An Environmental Protection Agency whistleblower told ABC News the United States EPA wasted critical time gathering data in the days immediately following the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train [Read More…]
Four daycare workers arrested for lacing children’s food with melatonin: Police
Facebook/Manchester NH Police (MANCHESTER, N.H.) — A daycare owner and three of her employees have been arrested after allegedly sprinkling melatonin on children’s food, police say. The incident began in Nov. 2023 when police in [Read More…]
Authorities continue hunt for two people who committed ‘archeological theft’ at US national park
Authorities are looking for two people who they say committed “archeological theft” at a U.S national park in Moab, Utah. — National Park Service (MOAB, Utah) — Law enforcement officers are still looking for two [Read More…]
Trump trial live updates: Defense set to resume cross-examination of Michael Cohen
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
Michael Cohen to return to witness stand for third day of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial
Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen departs from his home to attend his second day of testimony at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
Police descend on UC Irvine campus as protesters occupy lecture hall
KABC-TV (IRVINE, Calif.) — Tensions at the University of California, Irvine campus escalated Wednesday as a group of several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters entered a lecture hall and surrounded the building, according to school officials. The [Read More…]
Demonstrator to stand trial in the death of Jewish man at November Israel-Hamas war-related protest
A person places flowers at a makeshift memorial at the site of an altercation between 69-year-old Paul Kessler, who was Jewish, and pro-Palestinian protester on Nov. 7, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) [Read More…]
Three dead after small plane crashes in Tennessee: Sheriff’s office
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three people are dead after a small plane crashed in Tennessee on Wednesday, authorities said. A 911 caller reported an explosion around noon Wednesday in Williamson County that was [Read More…]
Boat seized in connection with hit-and-run that killed Florida teen: Authorities
Adler Family (NEW YORK) — Authorities in Florida said they have seized a boat believed to be connected to a hit-and-run that killed a teenager wakeboarding in the Miami area over the weekend. Ella Adler, [Read More…]
Purple Patch restaurant an homage to beloved Filipino culture in heart of DC
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In the heart of Washington, D.C., in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, stands Purple Patch, a Filipino American restaurant that embodies the rich tapestry of Patrice Cleary’s heritage. Cleary, a self-taught chef, [Read More…]
Genetic genealogy IDs suspect in 1989 rapes, man now at large: DA
An age progression photo from the FBI of what Stephen Gale may look like at age 71. Via Middlesex District Attorney’s Office (NEW YORK) — Massachusetts authorities are searching for a newly identified suspect in [Read More…]
Resistance to Brown school desegregation decision ‘purged’ Black male educators: Experts
Geo Piatt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s celebrated ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, ending racial segregation in America’s public schools, turns 70 this week, and the anniversary is being marked [Read More…]
Four big takeaways from Day 17 of Trump’s hush money trial
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Across two days of testimony in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen detailed Donald Trump’s extensive involvement in an alleged scheme to hide [Read More…]