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NYC subway shooting updates: Police name person of interest in investigation
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City Police Department has announced a person of interest in connection with Tuesday morning’s subway shooting in Brooklyn. Investigators said they are looking for [Read More…]

Up to 50 shots fired when fight breaks out at Airbnb rental for teen’s birthday party
Timothy Abero / EyeEm /Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A 23-second running gun battle in which 30 to 50 shots were fired during a teen’s birthday party at a rented Airbnb house in a suburb of [Read More…]

NYC subway shooting updates: Cops locate U-Haul linked to suspect
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A gunman donned a gas mask, detonated a smoke canister and opened fire on a New York City subway train Tuesday morning, shooting 10 people and sparking [Read More…]

NYC subway shooting updates: 10 shot in Brooklyn, suspect at large
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A gunman donned a gas mask, detonated a smoke canister and opened fire on a New York City subway train Tuesday morning, shooting 10 people and sparking [Read More…]

NYC subway shootings updates: 10 shot in Brooklyn, suspect at large
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A gunman donned a gas mask, detonated a smoke canister and opened fire on a New York City subway train Tuesday morning, shooting 10 people and sparking [Read More…]

Multiple shot in separate incidents involving NYC subway train: Police sources
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Multiple people have been shot in separate incidents involving a northbound N train in Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday morning, according to police sources. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the shootings [Read More…]

Former police officer who stormed Capitol on Jan. 6 guilty on all counts
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former police officer who stormed the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection was found guilty Monday by a jury on all six counts. Thomas Robertson [Read More…]

Texas school district to adopt four-day week amid teacher shortage
Stella/Getty Images (JASPER, Texas) — A local school district in Texas has announced plans to reduce students’ school weeks from the traditional five days to four days for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. The Jasper [Read More…]

Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing cellphone pleads guilty to hate crime
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Awoman who attacked a Black teen at a luxury New York City hotel after falsely accusing him of stealing her cellphone has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges. Miya Ponsetto, 23, [Read More…]

Black women hold majority of student debt. Some say the loan pause doesn’t do enough to help
iStock/sshepard (NEW YORK) — During the past two years of the coronavirus pandemic, during which federal student loan payments were put on pause, Marquita Prinzing, of Renton, Washington, said she went through a divorce and [Read More…]

Severe weather expected from Gulf Coast to Great Lakes
Manuel Peric/EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major spring storm hits the western U.S. Monday with snow, high winds and blizzard conditions. The storm will move into the central U.S. on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing [Read More…]

COVID-19 cases rising in Northeast, partly fueled by BA.2, experts say
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 cases continue to tick up in the United States, the Northeast appears to be fueling the increase. Four of the five states with the highest seven-day case rates [Read More…]

Two killed, 10 injured during nightclub shooting in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
kali9/Getty Images (CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) — Police in Iowa are investigating the scene of a nightclub shooting that killed two people and injured 10 others. Shots broke out Sunday at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge [Read More…]

2 killed, 10 injured during nightclub shooting in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) — Police in Iowa are investigating the scene of a nightclub shooting that killed two people and injured 10 others. Shots broke out Sunday at the Taboo Nightclub and [Read More…]

March breaks record for most tornadoes in a single month
@deusendonts/Twitter (NEW YORK) — It was a chaotic meteorological transition into spring as March saw the highest number of tornadoes in a single month in U.S. history. At least 218 tornadoes occurred in March, with [Read More…]

$15,000 reward offered in fatal shooting of Georgia gun range owners and grandson
WSB (GRANTVILLE, Georgia) — A $15,000 reward is being offered in the search for suspects who killed the owners of a Georgia shooting range and their teen grandson during an apparent robbery in which at [Read More…]

LGBTQ college students allege discriminatory treatment at Christian schools
Courtesy Jace Dulohery (NEW YORK) — When Jace Dulohery started school at Oklahoma Christian University in 2020, no one knew he was transgender. He had already begun to medically and socially transition, and no one [Read More…]

What to know about Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s case
ilbusca/Getty Images (GATESVILLE, Texas) — A woman facing execution in Texas for killing her daughter is seeking clemency, claiming she was coerced into confessing to the crime. Paramedics were called to Melissa Lucio’s home in Harlingen, [Read More…]

Secret Service stays secure amid scandal: ANALYSIS
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two suspects have been charged with impersonating Homeland Security Investigations Agents (HSI). Authorities say they were able to dupe individuals, including Secret Service and HSI personnel who lived in the same [Read More…]

Power restored to over 1.3 million customers in Puerto Rico amid massive outage
Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Power was restored to 1.3 million customers in Puerto Rico as of Saturday afternoon, after a massive outage left entire neighborhoods without power, according to LUMA Energy, the [Read More…]