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Buffalo mass shooting: Grand jury indicts suspect on federal hate crime charges
Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE (BUFFALO, NY) — A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging the alleged Buffalo, New York, mass shooter with federal hate crimes. Payton Gendron, 18, is accused [Read More…]
Everyone accounted for in wake of Virginia flooding
BanksPhotos/Getty Images, FILE (BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va.) — Everyone has been accounted for in Buchanan County, Virginia, on Thursday after a severe storm struck the area, bringing heavy rain and flooding, officials said. At the height [Read More…]
US heat wave may force delays in Amtrak service
Leadinglights/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amtrak has announced an extreme heat warning for the Northeast region, signaling that trains running between New York and Philadelphia might experience delays. “This is a typical protocol for warm [Read More…]
Damaging storm reports across the East as extreme heat grips the Heartland
john finney photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 300 damaging storm reports came from Maine to Arkansas, as severe storms moved through. More than 100,000 people in Virginia and Maryland were left without power [Read More…]
Five people fatally shot in four hours in New York City
tzahiV/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five men were killed in separate shootings that erupted on the streets of New York City during a violent four-hour streak, police said. The slayings occurred between 9 p.m. Tuesday [Read More…]
Jayland Walker’s funeral held as Akron acknowledges day of mourning
Angelo Merendino/Getty Images (AKRON, Ohio) — Jayland Walker’s funeral took place Wednesday, as Akron, Ohio, recognizes an official citywide day of mourning for the police shooting victim declared by city officials days earlier. Services began [Read More…]
NYC bar to pay $500K over sexual harassment, discrimination claims
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Manhattan bar agreed Wednesday to pay $500,000 to current and former employees who said managers called them “cows,” remarked on their underwear and used racial slurs to [Read More…]
Police arrest man in connection with stabbings of homeless people in New York City
New York Police Department (NEW YORK) — Treyvon Murphy, a 40-year-old homeless man, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a series of stabbings targeting homeless people in Manhattan, according to the New York City Police [Read More…]
Two dead after boat overturns on Hudson River, police say
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two people, including a 7-year-old boy, died after a boat capsized on the Hudson River, the New York Police Department said. Julian [Read More…]
Jayland Walker’s funeral to be held as Akron acknowledges day of mourning
Angelo Merendino/Getty Images (AKRON, Ohio) — Jayland Walker’s funeral will take place Wednesday, as Akron, Ohio, recognizes an official citywide day of mourning for Walker declared by city officials days earlier. “Tomorrow, Jayland Walker, a [Read More…]
Uvalde mayor, council member blast media for publishing surveillance video
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin made his stance on the premature publication of the surveillance video at Robb Elementary School abundantly clear to community members in attendance at [Read More…]
James Webb live updates: NASA reveals five stunning, new images from telescope
Bill Ingalls-NASA via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been released. The images, the full set of which will be released Tuesday morning, will be the [Read More…]
Two minors surrender to police in connection with beating death of 73-year-old Philadelphia man
Philadelphia Police Department (PHILADELPHIA) — Two brothers have surrendered to police in connection with a fatal attack on a 73-year-old man, days after authorities released footage of the assault, police said. The brothers — ages [Read More…]
Twelve-year-old boys arrested for ‘playing’ with loaded gun, pointing it at bystanders
Volusia Sheriff’s Office / Facebook (OAK HILL, Fla.) — Two 12-year-old boys have been placed under arrest after they were found allegedly playing with and shooting a loaded gun in public. The incident occurred on [Read More…]
Justice Department taps Oregon Corrections head as new Bureau of Prisons director
David Madison/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has tapped Colette Peters, who serves as the director of the Oregon Department of Corrections, to lead the federal Bureau of Prisons, according to a statement released [Read More…]
Armed gunman wearing ankle monitor and on parole for robbery holds up store with semi-automatic
Culver City Police Department / Facebook (LOS ANGELES) — A man with an ankle monitor and who was already on parole for robbery has been arrested after allegedly committing armed robbery at a cell phone store [Read More…]
Officials agree to release some surveillance footage from Uvalde shooting
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — State and local officials have agreed to release surveillance footage from inside the hallway of Robb Elementary School during the May 24 mass shooting that ended [Read More…]
15-year-old charged with murder in fatal New York subway platform stabbing of teen
Google (NEW YORK) — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder stemming from the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy on a New York City subway platform, authorities said. The teen suspect, whose name [Read More…]
Dangerous heat hits US with temperatures forecast to reach 115 degrees
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dangerous heat is enveloping a large swath of the U.S., with temperatures forecast to climb above 100 degrees Monday from California to Arizona to Texas to Missouri. Temperatures on Monday [Read More…]
‘Red flag’ laws can help reduce gun violence, if more widely used: Experts
DBenitostock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As gun violence in America continues to take lives, lawmakers are pushing states to implement “red flag” laws, which allow law enforcement or family members to ask a civil court [Read More…]