
NYPD hate crime unit investigating death threat against mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
NEW YORK — The NYPD has launched a hate crimes investigation into allegations that a man threatened to blow up mayoral ... Read More
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Thousands of lightning strikes spark dozens of new wildland fires around Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Lightning, wind and warmth have sparked and fueled dozens of new wildland fires around Alaska, including several near communities.
Nearly 50 new fires were reported across the state Tuesday and ...Read more
Plastic bag bans seem to work, at least when it comes to shoreline pollution
Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.
Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous with shopping. For ...Read more
Florida AG pitches 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants to set up an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades he is calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Uthmeier touted his proposal for a 1,000-bed ...Read more
Trump set to decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran, his spokeswoman said, as Israel hit more Iranian nuclear sites and warned its attacks may bring down the leadership in Tehran.
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Damson Idris accidentally 'spat in Brad Pitt's face'
Damson Idris accidentally "spat in Brad Pitt's face" on the set of F1.
The 33-year-old actor stars alongside Brad, 61, in the new motorsport film, and Damson has opened up about the challenges of shooting one particularly...Read more
Keke Palmer: Music is a vehicle of expression for me
Keke Palmer shares "more than [she] usually would" on her new album.
The 31-year-old star has worked in the entertainment industry from an early age, but she's more candid than ever on her new record, Just Keke.
Speaking...Read more
Nicole Scherzinger hails Thom Evans as 'the best'
Thom Evans has been "a rock" for Nicole Scherzinger.
The 40-year-old former sports star was by Nicole's side throughout her run in Sunset Blvd, the hit musical, in London and New York, and Nicole has revealed that she ...Read more
One of 'Ecuador's most wanted' arrested in Connecticut on murder charges
An Ecuadorian man wanted for a 2011 murder in the South American nation has been arrested in Connecticut, authorities said Wednesday.
Richard Cabrera, aka Ricardo Dionicio Cabrera-Erreyes, 50, was nabbed Tuesday in Oxford...Read more
What are 'people search' websites, like the ones allegedly in Vance Boelter's notebook?
MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities recovered a notebook from the SUV of the man accused of fatally shooting Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband that included a number of online services to look up personal information.
The ...Read more
'HGTV House Party' host Loren Ruch dies at 55 after leukemia battle
NEW YORK — Loren Ruch, HGTV’s head of content and co-host of the 2021 series “HGTV House Party,” has died following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. He was 55 years old.
Warner Bros. Television Group chairman...Read more
LA faith leaders come together to defend immigrant communities amid federal raids
LOS ANGELES — More than a dozen religious leaders from an array of faiths marched to the steps of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, flowers in hand, calling for an end to the federal ...Read more
'Death race' for food: Hundreds killed in Gaza aid chaos
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza — Like “Squid Game.” That’s how residents describe it, invoking the dystopian TV show when recounting the lethal gauntlet that getting aid in famine-haunted Gaza has become.
“It’s a death ...Read more
ICE flights out of LA area more than doubled in the last month
LOS ANGELES — Flights out of Los Angeles area airports related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations more than doubled in the month before Sunday.
ICE increased its activity in the region this month, ...Read more
Canada moves to protect steel and aluminum firms, considers higher tariffs
Canada has opened the door to increasing its tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum next month if trade talks with the Trump administration stall.
The government “will adjust its existing counter-tariffs on steel and ...Read more
How did shooter find Minnesota lawmakers' homes? It's easier than most people think
MINNEAPOLIS — The alleged assassin fled on foot after shooting lawmakers last weekend, leaving behind his SUV strewn with firearms, a first-aid kit and several spiral-bound notebooks full of blue-inked scrawl.
One of ...Read more
Supreme Court ruling could strain Minnesota's providers of gender-affirming care for minors
A Supreme Court ruling this week upholding a Tennessee law that bans many gender-affirming treatments for minors could put added strain on Minnesota providers of care.
Minnesota’s protections for transgender youth ...Read more
Preparations for NYC Election Day heat wave blasted as inadequate by Cuomo
NEW YORK — Hundreds of polling sites in the city that do not have air conditioning systems will be equipped with electric fans on Tuesday, when temperatures are projected to soar into the 100s as New Yorkers head out to ...Read more
New report details final minutes of flight that killed rock drummer and 5 others in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The private jet that crashed last month in San Diego, killing all six on board, was flying too low before it hit power lines and slammed into a house, investigators said Wednesday.
According to a National ...Read more
Debate on banning DEI in North Carolina draws rebuke over Juneteenth hearing
On Juneteenth, the federal holiday celebrating the moment when the last enslaved people received word of the Emancipation Proclamation, North Carolina lawmakers debated eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts ...Read more
Minnesota's Hormel sues Wisconsin's Johnsonville alleging stolen sausage secrets
A former Hormel Foods employee made off with top-secret sausage recipes and market intel before joining regional competitor Johnsonville, a new federal lawsuit alleges.
The Austin, Minnesota-based maker of breakfast ...Read more
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