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Speedboat driver charged after capsizing on Statue of Liberty tour, killing infant and mother
Read full article: Speedboat driver charged after capsizing on Statue of Liberty tour, killing infant and motherThe driver of a speedboat that capsized in New York Harbor over the weekend, killing a 27-year-old woman and her infant daughter, has been charged with causing their deaths through misconduct or neglect.
Authorities ID the officer who fatally shot a Black man on a bike in Madison, Wisconsin
Read full article: Authorities ID the officer who fatally shot a Black man on a bike in Madison, WisconsinAuthorities have released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man last month in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison.
Zuckerberg spokesperson says his yacht did not hear call for maritime assist
Read full article: Zuckerberg spokesperson says his yacht did not hear call for maritime assistA yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg didn’t respond immediately to a call for help from a skiff that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska, but a maritime law expert said Monday they may not have been obligated to because the Coast Guard determined the boat wasn’t in distress.
Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families
Read full article: Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their familiesCongressional Democrats say they are investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families.
As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growing
Read full article: As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growingAs Silicon Valley invents the artificial-intelligence future, a growing community of hobbyists is preserving the classic computers that helped launch the digital revolution.
Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries next to feature progressive clash with Democratic establishment
Read full article: Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries next to feature progressive clash with Democratic establishmentProgressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections
Read full article: Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infectionsHealth officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria.
Boat capsizes in New York Harbor, woman and 5-month-old baby die
Read full article: Boat capsizes in New York Harbor, woman and 5-month-old baby dieThe U.S. Coast Guard says the operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was chartered illegally.
Many immigrants face deportation without a lawyer at their side in court. This program tries to help
Read full article: Many immigrants face deportation without a lawyer at their side in court. This program tries to helpA program run by a legal nonprofit aims to help immigrants as they navigate the immigration court system in California's capital.
Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting wildfire in Utah are dead, officials say
Read full article: Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting wildfire in Utah are dead, officials sayOfficials have confirmed that two pilots who crashed while fighting a wildfire in Utah are dead.
ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August
Read full article: ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of AugustU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations.
Anxious students who were unenrolled now moving into Howard University dorms
Read full article: Anxious students who were unenrolled now moving into Howard University dormsMany in the Howard University community are focused on an enrollment debacle rather than the start of the new academic year.
Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents
Read full article: Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidentsThree ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington.
A New Mexico judge ordered new child safeguards for Meta. Advocates hope other courts follow
Read full article: A New Mexico judge ordered new child safeguards for Meta. Advocates hope other courts followIn a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories.
California may fine content creators who don't disclose they were paid to post about politics
Read full article: California may fine content creators who don't disclose they were paid to post about politicsStates are debating whether to crack down on social media influencers making political advertisements without disclosing that they were paid.
A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes as a blaze kills dozer operator in Oregon
Read full article: A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes as a blaze kills dozer operator in OregonAuthorities say a heavy-lift helicopter battling a Utah wildfire has crashed and an uncontained blaze in Oregon killed a bulldozer operator.
Plaintiff Trump gets reprieve from an order to disclose his finances in BBC case — but only for now
Read full article: Plaintiff Trump gets reprieve from an order to disclose his finances in BBC case — but only for nowPresident Donald Trump has gotten a reprieve in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC.
Federal judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024
Read full article: Federal judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024A federal judge has sided with the Virginia NAACP in its lawsuit against a county school board’s reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools, saying the decision discriminates against Black students.
Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 children
Read full article: Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 childrenLindsay Clancy’s murder trial is zeroing in on her psychiatric care before she killed her three children.
Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
Read full article: Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey GrahamThe Senate has approved a punishing Russian sanctions bill that was a top priority for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
New video shows gunman shooting victims at Idaho In-N-Out Burger drive-thru
Read full article: New video shows gunman shooting victims at Idaho In-N-Out Burger drive-thruSurveillance video shows a gunman at an In-N-Out Burger in Idaho killing one of three victims by firing through a drive-up window, before shooting more people outside the fast-food chain restaurant.
Defense attorneys say Tate brothers should remain free in the US as they fight extradition to the UK
Read full article: Defense attorneys say Tate brothers should remain free in the US as they fight extradition to the UKAttorneys for social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate argue that the brothers’ high-profile, public lives and other factors constitute special circumstances for their release.
A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and dies
Read full article: A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and diesA 2-year-old girl whose parents sued a Texas hospital to prevent it from testing if she was brain-dead after she drowned on Memorial Day has been removed from life support and died.
Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval
Read full article: Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approvalA federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration must stop construction of the $400 million White House ballroom because Congress has not approved the project.
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says
Read full article: ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy saysImmigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the public should not expect to quickly see footage of every critical incident.
Justice Department says Duke Law School illegally considered race in admissions
Read full article: Justice Department says Duke Law School illegally considered race in admissionsThe Justice Department has accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions.
Louisiana school board and federal government end 61 years of segregation monitoring
Read full article: Louisiana school board and federal government end 61 years of segregation monitoringA Louisiana school board and the federal government have agreed to end more than 60 years of oversight meant to end segregation.
Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling error
Read full article: Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling errorA Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with aggressive cancer due to a labeling error and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy.
Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks
Read full article: Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeksPolice say a man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it.
Body found in California home burned by wildfire believed started by chain saw
Read full article: Body found in California home burned by wildfire believed started by chain sawAuthorities say a dead body has been found inside a central California home burned by a wildfire that investigators believe was accidentally started by sparks from a chain saw.
Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue
Read full article: Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogueMeta on Thursday said that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue.
Lindsay Clancy sobs at murder trial as jurors view autopsy photos of her youngest child
Read full article: Lindsay Clancy sobs at murder trial as jurors view autopsy photos of her youngest childThe jury in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy saw autopsy photos of the youngest of three children, who she has admitted strangling in January 2023.
Trump administration's latest buyback of offshore wind leases brings total to nearly $4 billion
Read full article: Trump administration's latest buyback of offshore wind leases brings total to nearly $4 billionAn offshore wind company says it's reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana.
Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor
Read full article: Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributorFederal officials have traced a multistate salmonella outbreak to jalapeño peppers from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico.
New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine
Read full article: New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccineThe Food and Drug Administration has approved a new flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
How extreme heat is changing Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Read full article: How extreme heat is changing Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC pollA new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest.
Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seat
Read full article: Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seatFormer Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary.
Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation
Read full article: Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigationThree people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Wells.
Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated
Read full article: Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuatedCrews have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and windier days lie ahead.
Ariana Grande’s new video sets off talk about body and beauty standards — again
Read full article: Ariana Grande’s new video sets off talk about body and beauty standards — againIt’s a hallmark of our increasingly connected world — there’s seemingly always something to say, an opinion or feeling or critique to express.
Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children
Read full article: Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 childrenMonths before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, the family's former nanny said she saw her deal with significant weight loss, insomnia, and postpregnancy mental health issues.
No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
Read full article: No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalizedJeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality.
State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe
Read full article: State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probeThe state of New Mexico has sued the Department of Justice and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government has blocked it from carrying out its own investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes.
Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump's helicopter approached
Read full article: Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump's helicopter approachedIt's not clear why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport in an apparent violation of safety procedures put in place after last year’s midair collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter near that busy Washington D.C. airport.
How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race
Read full article: How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate raceAbdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.