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Environmental groups sue over rising manatee deaths in Florida
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming the agency has failed to help preserve Florida manatee habitats as the species faces rising deaths. Nearly [Read More…]
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s daughter once asked Obama to put her mom on the high court
Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s daughter once penned a letter to then-President Barack Obama requesting he nominate her mom for a seat on the Supreme Court. Leila, who [Read More…]
Jury finds ex-officer Brett Hankison not guilty on all counts in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images/Stock (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A jury in Louisville, Kentucky, has found Brett Hankison, the former police officer charged with recklessly shooting into a neighboring apartment during the course of the raid that ended with [Read More…]
Navy recovers stealth F-35 from South China Sea
U.S. Navy-contracted diving support vessel (DSCV) Picasso, successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft that crashed during routine flight operations earlier this year in the South China Sea, March 2. – U.S. Navy (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
Amid war in Ukraine, US Marine detained by Russia faces urgent health needs
Joe Reed, the father of former US Marine Trevor Reed, stands next to a placard of his son outside the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. – JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Trevor [Read More…]
Oath Keeper pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 attack
Handout via Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — Joshua James, 34, of Arab, Alabama, pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy charges on Wednesday as part of deal with prosecutors contingent on his cooperation with the U.S. government [Read More…]
Restaurant leaders respond directly to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union
Getty Images/Stock Photo (NEW YORK) — Hours after President Joe Biden’s inaugural State of the Union speech Tuesday night, restaurant and bar industry leaders called on the administration for action. Chefs, restaurant owners and leaders of [Read More…]
JetBlue pilot pulled off plane after failing breathalyzer
Getty Images/Robert Nickelsberg (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A 52-year-old JetBlue pilot was pulled off a plane in Buffalo, New York, after blowing a blood alcohol content over the legal limit for pilots, according to Helen Tederous, public [Read More…]
Adoptive parents of two missing California boys arrested on murder charges
California State Department Office of the Attorney General (BAKERSFIELD, Calif.) — The more than yearlong search for two missing California toddlers took a disturbing twist Tuesday night when their adoptive parents were jailed on murder [Read More…]
Juror in Ghislaine Maxwell trial intends to take the fifth at hearing
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the jurors who convicted Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking in December intends to take the Fifth Amendment at a hearing next week regarding his role [Read More…]
Meet the figure skaters behind Michigan’s first Black women-owned skating club
Dream Detroit Skating Academy (DETROIT) — Figure skaters Candice Tamakloe and Angela Blocker-Loyd have turned their passion project into reality. The Dream Detroit Skating Academy co-founders both started skating when they were young girls and [Read More…]
Over 46,000 people died on US roads in 2021, report finds
Ditto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Approximately 46,000 people died on U.S. roads last year, according to preliminary data from the National Safety Council. That number is up 9% from 42,339 deaths recorded in 2020, and [Read More…]
Trump appeals ruling ordering depositions in New York probe
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have appealed a ruling that he and his two eldest children must testify in the investigation by the New [Read More…]
Even as pandemic restrictions ease, 6 in 10 prioritize COVID-19 controls: POLL
Grace Cary/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Even as the pandemic situation sharply improves and protective mandates are lifted, just a third of Americans see the coronavirus as mainly controlled — and six in 10 say [Read More…]
Man kills four, including his three children, at California church, authorities say
kali9/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Four people were killed, including three children, after a gunman opened fire at a church in Sacramento, California. The shooting took place at The Church in Sacramento in the Arden-Arcade [Read More…]
Army vet charged in Florida double murder may remain at large in Ukraine
Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted thousands of people to leave the Eastern European country, but should North Carolina native Craig Lang depart Ukraine and return to the United States, he [Read More…]
GOP leaders condemn Greene, Gosar for attending white nationalist event
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Days after GOP Reps. Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared at an event organized by a white nationalist, Republican party leaders are condemning them for attending. Senate Minority Leader [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee spent $1.6M this past quarter, indicating heightened activity
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has spent more than $2 million on its investigation, including $1.64 million between October and December — [Read More…]
Risky drivers drove more during pandemic, AAA says
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Traffic deaths surged during the pandemic, despite less cars on the road. A new study from AAA found an increase in reckless drivers on the roads may [Read More…]
Guaranteed income experiment provides hope for formerly incarcerated
Courtesy of Just Income GNV (GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — When Murray was released from prison in July, he didn’t have a source of income. The 54-year-old, whose last name is being withheld because he fears for [Read More…]