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Nursing homes allegedly neglected residents, misused $83M in funds: NY attorney general
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — The owners, operators and landlords of four nursing homes in New York for years misused more than $83 million in taxpayer money, leaving elderly people in their care dead, neglected [Read More…]

Daniel Penny pleads not guilty in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely; bail set at $100K
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marine veteran Daniel Penny’s comments to police following the fatal chokehold of Jordan Neely in a New York City subway have been released in new documents. “He came on [Read More…]

Americans will spend an extra $1 billion on healthcare each summer due to extreme heat: Report
Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. could soon be paying an additional $1 billion in healthcare expenses each summer due to forecasts of continuing waves of extreme heat in the [Read More…]

Despite harmless powder, mysterious letters in 3 states could get someone killed, says top cop
Rep. Tory Marie Blew/Facebook (TOPEKA, Kan.) — While the mysterious white powder inside scores of envelopes sent to Republican lawmakers and officials in at least three states has been deemed harmless, investigators say the mailings could [Read More…]

Wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued in 20 US states
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned more than 17.7 million acres [Read More…]

Daniel Penny expected to appear in court in chokehold death of Jordan Neely
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marine veteran Daniel Penny is expected to appear in court Wednesday in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train. He was indicted by a [Read More…]

Four more suspects charged in deadliest US smuggling attempt
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — One year after 53 people, including six kids, were killed in an abandoned sweltering tractor-trailer near San Antonio during an alleged smuggling attempt, the Justice Department announced [Read More…]

4 more suspects charged in deadliest US smuggling attempt
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — One year after 53 people, including six kids, were killed in an abandoned sweltering tractor-trailer near San Antonio during an alleged smuggling attempt, the Justice Department announced [Read More…]

ER visits and EMS calls for heat-related emergencies are up, as Texas battles extreme heat: CDC
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Emergency room visits in Texas have increased from the same time last year, as the state battles extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the [Read More…]

Judge hears arguments over whether to move Trump’s hush-money case into federal court
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge seemed disinclined on Tuesday to allow former President Donald Trump to move his criminal prosecution in New York into federal court. “The act for which the president [Read More…]

NASA says 98% of astronauts’ urine, sweat can be recycled into drinking water
NASA (HOUSTON) — The idea of recycling urine to make clean drinking water might make those with even the strongest stomachs a little queasy, but NASA has managed to do just that. The federal agency announced [Read More…]

Former police chief sentenced to life in prison in arson case
Prince George’s County Fire (ELLICOTT CITY, Md.) — A former Maryland police chief accused of being a serial arsonist who targeted his rivals has been sentenced to life in prison. David Crawford, 71, was found guilty [Read More…]

Judge dismisses claims against Ivanka Trump in New York AG’s $250M suit against Trump Organization
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York appellate court on Tuesday dismissed a portion of the New York attorney general’s civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and other members of the [Read More…]

Remains of actor Julian Sands found after he disappeared while hiking in January
Marco Piraccini/Archivio Marco Piraccini/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The remains of Julian Sands have been found after the British actor was reported missing in the mountains of Southern California earlier this year, authorities [Read More…]

Questions swirl around man arrested in killing 97-year-old woman and couple on their 50th wedding anniversary
kali9/Getty Images (NEWTON, Mass.) — It was supposed to be a day of celebration with the renewal of the wedding vows they took 50 years ago, but when Bruno and Gilda “Jill” D’Amore failed to show [Read More…]

Chicago air quality hits ‘very unhealthy’ category as Canadian wildfire smoke infiltrates Midwest
FILE photo — AerialPerspective Images/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Canadian wildfire smoke is infiltrating the Midwest on Tuesday and the air in Chicago has deteriorated to the Air Quality Index’s “very unhealthy” category. The AQI in [Read More…]

Family of Ajike Owens calls for murder charges after suspect charged with manslaughter: ‘We are deeply disappointed’
ABC (OCALA, Fla.) — The family of Ajike “AJ” Owens, the Black woman who was killed by her neighbor on June 2 in Florida, called on prosecutors to upgrade the charges against Susan Lorincz from [Read More…]

Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide: New details revealed
PHOTO: A photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell after his death, Aug. 10, 2019, released by the Department of Justice. A photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell after his death, Aug. 10, 2019, released by [Read More…]

Over 300 severe storm reports across US as dangerous weather continues
ABC News (NEW YORK) — There were more than 300 severe storm reports in the United States on Monday, mostly along the East Coast from New Hampshire to South Carolina, as threatening weather and dangerous [Read More…]

Trump aide Walt Nauta to be arraigned in Miami as part of classified documents case
ftwitty/Getty Images (MIAMI) — The longtime aide to former President Donald Trump who was federally charged alongside him earlier this month is set to be arraigned Tuesday morning in Miami as part of the classified [Read More…]