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Former President Donald Trump has lost his bid to transfer his New York State court case related to a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to federal court, according to a ruling by a federal judge. The decision by Judge Alvin Hellerstein keeps Trump on track to go to trial on March 25, […]
Wesleyan University, a prestigious liberal arts college in Connecticut, has announced that it will no longer give preferential treatment to prospective students with family or donor ties, a practice known as “legacy admissions.” The decision was made in response to criticism that legacy admissions are a privilege for the white and wealthy and follows the […]
Police in Portland, Oregon, have identified a person of interest in connection to the deaths of four women found near or on the sides of roads between February and May of this year. The women were identified as Kristin Smith, 22, Charity Lynn Perry, 24, Bridget Leann (Ramsay) Webster, 31, and Ashely Real, 22, all […]
A carnival in Antioch, Illinois, was shut down after a 10-year-old boy was thrown from a ride on Sunday afternoon. The victim, identified as Huntley, flew about 10 to 20 feet in the air before hitting the ground, according to a GoFundMe campaign started by his uncle Robert Pohlman. The child was airlifted to Advocate […]
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was found to have a cache of over 200 guns at his Massapequa home, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison. Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Harrison said that the cache was found in a vault in the basement of Heuermann’s home and that authorities […]
One man is dead, and a woman remains hospitalized following a police shooting Sunday morning near Del Rey and Settler’s Pass in New Mexico. The Doña Ana County Sherriff’s Office and Las Cruces Police Department issued news releases stating that police shot and killed a 43-year-old man and injured a 30-year-old woman around 1:30 a.m. […]
Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, a 25-year-old nursing student who vanished on Thursday night after calling 911 to report seeing a male toddler in a diaper walking along the side of an Alabama highway, has returned home, police said. On Saturday night, police received a call at around 10:45 p.m. notifying them of her return. Officers […]
The Hoover police department is reviewing traffic footage from Traffic Cam Archive for any clues about Carlethia Nichole disappearance. The footage shows what police confirm is Russell’s red Mercedes driving slowly on the shoulder lane of Interstate 459 in Hoover with her flashers on. Police are working to get the video enhanced for more clues […]
Four people have been killed in a mass shooting in the small city of Hampton, Georgia, and the suspect is still at large, according to county officials. The shooting occurred on Saturday morning in the Dogwood Lakes subdivision, an area that features lake-front homes and a nearby Baptist church. The first call about the shooting […]
An outbreak of tornadoes erupted in the Chicago area on Wednesday, causing damage in communities from Campton Hills to South Elgin. Several tornado touchdowns were reported across the area, and it appears the dangerous conditions were in part sparked by a particular weather phenomenon known as an “outflow boundary” or a “gust front.” NBC 5 […]
A federal jury has found Robert Bowers, the man responsible for the deadly 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, eligible for the death penalty. Bowers had previously been found guilty in June on all 63 charges against him, including 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death. The decision means that […]
A Greyhound bus traveling from Indianapolis to St. Louis crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area in southern Illinois early Wednesday, killing three people and injuring at least 14 others, some seriously, according to Illinois State Police. The Greyhound bus crash happened just before 2 a.m. on I-70 West […]
Vermont residents are grappling with the aftermath of a powerful storm that dumped as much as nine inches of rain on parts of the state, causing severe flooding. Thousands have lost their homes or businesses to the storm, and officials are warning residents to remain on alert as more rain is expected in the coming […]
Philadelphia Police officials have disclosed that a 911 dispatcher sent officers to the wrong address after receiving a call early on July 2. The apparent error meant that the deadly gunfire on South 56th Street was not known by authorities until the following night. By then, the man now suspected of having killed Joseph Wamah […]
Florida health officials reported two additional cases of locally acquired malaria infections on Thursday, bringing the total to seven since May. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert on June 26, urging hospitals to be on the lookout for patients with malaria symptoms and prepare to rapidly diagnose them and […]