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San Francisco recalls three school board members in landslide election
Geo Piatt/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to remove three members of the city’s school board Tuesday night, marking the first time in the city’s history members of the [Read More…]
“Rust” cinematographer’s family files suit alleging ‘reckless’ behavior on set
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Tuesday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a number of parties including Alec Baldwin and the Rust movie production, attorneys for the [Read More…]
Battle brews over drill rap in NYC after killings of two rappers
Tim Drivas Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is raising the alarm over violent content in drill rap, a controversial and popular subgenre of hip-hop, and wants social media companies [Read More…]
COVID-19 updates: Omicron and its sublineages accounting for 100% of new cases
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 923,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
Jury reaches verdict after judge tosses Sarah Palin’s libel suit against New York Times
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — A federal jury in New York on Tuesday has rejected former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s libel suit against the New York Times a day after a judge said he will dismiss [Read More…]
Family of Halyna Hutchins files wrongful death suit alleging ‘reckless’ Baldwin set
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — The family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Tuesday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a number of parties including Alec Baldwin and the “Rust” movie production, attorneys for the family said. [Read More…]
Key takeaways from former cop’s testimony in fed trial over George Floyd’s death
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — A fired Minneapolis police officer charged alongside two former colleagues with violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the fatal arrest took the witness stand in his own defense on Tuesday, saying, [Read More…]
New York girl found alive under staircase after going missing in 2019
iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — A young girl missing since July 2019 was found alive Monday, police said, in a “small, cold, and wet” room under a staircase in a house three hours from where she [Read More…]
Former police officer charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights testifies
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — A fired Minneapolis police officer charged alongside two former colleagues with violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the fatal arrest took the witness stand in his own defense on Tuesday. [Read More…]
Nine-year-old Houston girl in critical condition after being struck by gunfire
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition after being hit by a bullet while riding in the back of her parents’ truck, police said. A man making a transaction at [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Omicron and its sublineages accounting for 100% of new cases
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 920,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
US coastlines to experience ‘profound’ sea level rise by 2050: NOAA report
A staircase that once led to an oceanside home fell off the cliff at Gleason Beach, due to coastal flooding and erosion north of Bodega Bay, Calif., Feb. 27, 2019. – Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times [Read More…]
Sandy Hook families settle with Remington marking first time gun maker is held liable for mass shooting
Cloe Poisson/Tribune News Service via Getty Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Remington Arms agreed Tuesday to settle liability claims from the families of five adults and four children killed in the massacre at [Read More…]
‘SIM swap’ scams netted $68 million in 2021: FBI
Tongchai Cherdchew / EyeEm/ Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI has warned of criminals increasingly using “SIM swap” scams in which criminals obtain cellphone SIM cards from unknowing victims and steal their personal information, including [Read More…]
San Francisco school board recall continues to put political spotlight on education
Stella/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — As school board meetings across the nation become increasingly contentious, parental pushback over COVID-19 related regulations and virtual learning has brought things to a head in San Francisco. There, voters [Read More…]
New storm to bring possible severe weather toward South, Midwest
DBenitostock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It was a wild weekend along the East Coast, which had record high temperatures on Saturday and then up to a half-foot of snow in some areas on Sunday. Bitter [Read More…]
American Airlines flight forced to divert after passenger tries to open cockpit door
Jetlinerimages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An unruly passenger attempted to enter the cockpit of an American Airlines plane on Sunday, forcing the scheduled flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., to divert to Kansas City, [Read More…]
Judge says he’ll dismiss Sarah Palin’s libel suit against New York Times
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York said on Monday that he will dismiss former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s libel suit against the New York Times, but only after the jury now [Read More…]
Jury seated in federal hate crimes trial of 3 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Mint Images/Getty Images (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — A jury was seated and opening statements got underway Monday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white Georgia men stemming from the murder of Ahmaud Arbery a [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Prince Charles’ wife Camilla tests positive
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 919,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]