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3 people, including 3-year-old girl, critically hurt in fire and possible explosion at Detroit apartment building
slobo/Getty Images (DETROIT) — Three people, including a 3-year-old girl, were critically hurt in a fire and possible explosion at an apartment building in Detroit, officials said. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. Monday, [Read More…]

2 dead in Miami bus shooting, according to police
(MIAMI) — Two people are dead after Florida authorities alleged a Miami-Dade Transit bus driver pulled out a weapon and opened fire on a bus during a disturbance. The shooting erupted just before 3 a.m., [Read More…]

Massive South Carolina wildfire jumps border, spreads into North Carolina
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (RALEIGH, NC) — A massive wildfire burning for more than a week in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday into North Carolina, where firefighters were already battling multiple [Read More…]

Silver Fire in California spreads to 1,000 acres, prompts evacuations
A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,000 acres on Sunday, prompting evacuations of parts of Inyo and Mono counties. (Cal Fire) (BISHOP, CA) — A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,000 [Read More…]

400,000 without power as Midwest battered by severe weather
Members of the Chicago White Sox grounds crew struggle to deploy the rain tarp in the bottom of the seventh inning as hail and rain delay a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Rate [Read More…]

Documents appear to show how Trump admin identifies Venezuelan gang members: ACLU
Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a recent court filing, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has submitted what they believe is a document that the Trump administration uses to identify members of a Venezuelan [Read More…]

Man strikes Tesla counter-protester with vehicle in Idaho, police say
(MERIDIAN, IDAHO) — A 70-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly striking a counter-protester with his vehicle outside a Tesla dealership in Idaho, law enforcement said. About 30 people attended an anti-Tesla rally [Read More…]

The ‘Blaze Star’ hasn’t exploded yet, but it could soon
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. Image via NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. (NEW YORK) — The once-in-a-lifetime explosion of T [Read More…]

Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A spring storm system will move east over the next three days, bringing a variety of dangerous and life-threatening weather, including tornados and large hail, from the Heartland to the [Read More…]

Deportation halted for Tufts student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism
Rumeysa Ozturk is shown in this undated photo. Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Boston ruled that Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk cannot be deported until she decides whether she has [Read More…]

3 dead after storms bring record-breaking Texas floods, officials say
ABC News (TEXAS) — At least three people have died after heavy rain brought record-breaking flooding to South Texas, according to officials. The deaths occurred in Hidalgo County, where officials issued a disaster declaration as [Read More…]

Man charged for posing as ICE officer, placed fake emblems on SUV: Police
Fife Police Department (FIFE, Wa) — A man was charged for posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Washington state, according to police. Ilya Kukhar, 26, was charged on Thursday for impersonating an ICE officer [Read More…]

Extreme, record-breaking flooding sweeps through southern Texas
ABC News (TEXAS) — A large part of South Texas is reeling from life-threatening flooding that began overnight and continued into Friday morning. Thunderstorms began Wednesday, with another round of heavy rainfall on Thursday afternoon [Read More…]

Nearly 500 cases of measles reported nationwide across 19 states: CDC
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 400, with 73 cases reported over the last three days, according to new data [Read More…]

Tesla Cybertruck vandalized with swastika in NYC: Police
NYPD (NEW YORK) — Police in New York are searching for two individuals who were caught on video surveillance vandalizing a Tesla Cybertruck in Brooklyn. At approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, two unidentified suspects “carved [Read More…]

Carolina wildfires: High winds, low humidity significantly increase threat
ABC News (ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — Strong winds and low humidity could create significant problems for firefighters in the Carolinas on Friday, as wildfires continue to rage throughout both states, officials said. Red flag warnings are in place [Read More…]

Administration asks Supreme Court to lift judge’s block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to urgently lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order blocking the deportations of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members under the [Read More…]

‘Unfair exclusionary policy’: 2nd judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban in scathing ruling
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — If allowed to go into effect, the Trump administration’s new policy on transgender soldiers would be a “de facto blanket prohibition” that seeks “to eradicate transgender service,” a [Read More…]

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann and estranged wife reach divorce settlement
James Carbone/Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann and his estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, have reached a divorce settlement, according to court records. Ellerup filed for divorce shortly after Heuermann [Read More…]

Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chat on Yemen strikes
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to preserve the contents of the chat in which top national security officials used the Signal app to discuss military strikes in [Read More…]