Harold Staten (right) with his son Harold DeBose (left) celebrate after Staten was exonerated from prison after nearly 40 years behind bars. (Pennsylvania Innocence Project) (PHILADELPHIA) — A man incarcerated for nearly 40 years was released from prison on Monday after a judge ruled his conviction be overturned. Harold Staten,Read More →
Adam Jones/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal and state officials are still seeking leads nearly one year after four bald eagles were found shot dead in Arkansas. The eagles were discovered on Feb. 13, 2023, in the town of Pyatt in Marion County, according to the U.S. Fish and WildlifeRead More →
Annabelle Gordon/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said one person is to blame for the seeming collapse of a bipartisan package to change immigration policy and provide aid to Ukraine and Israel: Donald Trump. Speaking from the White House, Biden said the $118 billion bill is theRead More →
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate’s bipartisan border deal is teetering on collapse Tuesday as many Republicans say they will block the procedural vote set for later this week — a frustrating loss for the negotiators who spent months fine-tuning the bill. “I can’t believe this is happening. ThisRead More →
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will take up a historic case that could decide whether Donald Trump is ineligible for the 2024 ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The provision, ratified after the Civil War to keep insurrectionists out of government, hasRead More →
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Tuesday will vote on a Republican-led resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border. The articles of impeachment accuse Mayorkas, long the target of GOP attacks when it comes to immigration policy, of “willful andRead More →
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former State Department contracted officer responsible for diplomatic security was arrested Tuesday on charges that he breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Kevin Alstrup was charged with four misdemeanor offenses including entering and remaining in a restricted building, disorderly and disruptive conduct inRead More →
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A jury has found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting deaths of four students at Oxford High School in November 2021. Crumbley was found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughterRead More →
imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa BarbaraRead More →
David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four bolts designed to prevent the door plug from falling off the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane were missing before the plug blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight last month, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report ofRead More →
