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Thousands of toxic sites in US at risk of flooding in coming decades due to sea level rise: Study
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sea level rise caused by climate change could cause thousands of toxic sites in the U.S. to flood in the coming decades, according to new research. Under a high [Read More…]
Man faces terrorism charge for allegedly setting woman on fire on Chicago L train: DOJ
A screengrab from surveillance footage included in a federal complaint that prosecutors say shows Lawrence Reed on a Chicago Blue Line train holding a lit bottle, Nov. 17, 2025. U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern [Read More…]
Harvard launches new probe of Larry Summers and others entangled in Epstein saga
Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during an interview in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Summers earlier this month warned that while financial markets have so far shown limited [Read More…]
Arrest tally grows to 250 in immigration enforcement surge in Charlotte, North Carolina: DHS
Ryan Murphy/Getty Images (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A federal immigration crackdown dubbed Charlotte’s Web has netted 250 arrests in North Carolina’s largest city, officials said on Wednesday. The arrests of people allegedly in the country illegally [Read More…]
Trump’s words loom over Comey case as judge weighs tossing indictment
James Comey onstage on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) (ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — Though President Trump was miles away from the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday morning, his words loomed [Read More…]
Judge says he will move forward with contempt inquiry into AEA deportations
Alex Peña/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge Wednesday said he is moving forward with his contempt inquiry into whether Trump administration officials violated a court order by deporting hundreds of men to El Salvador [Read More…]
Luigi Mangione must be given civilian clothes for upcoming court appearance, judge rules
Luigi Mangione appears for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court, Dec. 23, 2024, in New York. (Curtis Mean/Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Accused killer Luigi Mangione must be given civilian clothes to wear for his [Read More…]
Former Olympic snowboarder accused of ordering killing of witness set to testify against him in drug trafficking case
Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national Ryan Wedding is seen in photos released by the FBI. FBI (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department unsealed new charges against a former Canadian Olympian snowboarder who is allegedly the “largest distributor [Read More…]
Record-breaking November heat blankets the South, shattering records
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Just a week before Thanksgiving, record-breaking heat is hitting parts of the South, with some cities setting daily records as temperatures rise 10 to 20 degrees above average. Cities across [Read More…]
Teen who died on Carnival cruise was found under bed, stepbrother under investigation: Source
The family of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was reported dead while aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on Saturday, says they will remember her as a happy, bubbly, straight-A student with a bright future ahead. [Read More…]
Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board in wake of Epstein email revelations
Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during an interview in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Summers earlier this month warned that while financial markets have so far shown limited [Read More…]
White House government shutdown clock kept ticking, days after impasse ended
President Donald Trump signs funding legislation to reopen the US government, November 12, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history. (Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
Woman set on fire on Chicago L train, person of interest in custody: Police
Chicago police car is seen in Chicago, United States, on October 14, 2022. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — A man set a woman on fire while on a Chicago L train [Read More…]
Suspect who fatally shot 11-year-old during road rage incident ‘did not know there was a kid’ in the back seat: Court documents
The booking photo for Tyler Matthew Johns. Henderson Police Department (HENDERSON, Nev.) — The suspect who allegedly shot and killed an 11-year-old boy during a road rage incident in Nevada said he “did not know there was [Read More…]
Cargo ship initially lost power due to loose wire before crashing into Key Bridge: NTSB
In this aerial view, salvage crews continue to remove wreckage from the Dali six weeks after the cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge May 08, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Chip [Read More…]
‘Left here holding the bag’: Former Eric Adams aide is sentenced after mayor’s case is dismissed
NYC Mayor Eric Adams listens as names of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack are read during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, Sept. 11, 2025, in New [Read More…]
As House takes up Epstein vote, survivor describes ‘moment of vulnerability’
Danielle Bensky, a Jeffrey Epstein survivor, speaks during the news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images [Read More…]
Judge temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard into Memphis
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) –A Tennessee judge on Monday night blocked the deployment of National Guard into Memphis, concluding that Gov. Bill Lee exceeded his authority by sending troops into [Read More…]
Federal agents to begin immigration operations in Raleigh, mayor says
Ryan Murphy/Getty Images (RALEIGH, N.C.) — The mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, said that federal agents would be continuing their operations in the area Tuesday after Federal agents fanned out across nearby Charlotte over the [Read More…]
Indiana man charged in fatal shooting of cleaning woman who accidentally went to wrong home
The booking photo for Curt Andersen. Boone County, Indiana Sheriff’s Office (WHITESTOWN, Ind.) — An Indiana man has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting a cleaning woman who mistakenly went to the wrong home, prosecutors [Read More…]