Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five people, including two children, were killed Sunday in a plane crash in upstate New York, police said. The victims were family members from Georgia. They were headed back to Atlanta after a trip to Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament, police said.Read More →
Jason Marz/Getty Images (DEDHAM, Mass.) — The judge in the Karen Read murder trial has declared a mistrial after the jury said it was unable to reach a unanimous consensus on the fifth day of deliberations Monday. Read was charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, inRead More →
DHS (WASHINGTON) — A helmet-mounted indoor visualization and navigation device that allows first responders to see through dark smoke could soon be available to fire departments around the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The Department’s Science and Technology Directorate is opening applications for fire departments around theRead More →
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon surrendered on Monday to law enforcement to begin his four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. He entered the Federal Correctional Institute Danbury, in Danbury, Connecticut, shortly before noon to begin serving his sentence. The Supreme Court had onRead More →
seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hunter Biden on Monday sued Fox News and its parent company over their production of a fictional miniseries that attorneys for the president’s son called “an effort to harass, annoy, alarm, and humiliate him, and tarnish his reputation.” The miniseries,Read More →
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Mass shootings are becoming more frequent during a holiday typically known for fireworks and barbecues, according to a nonprofit that tracks shootings. There were 80 total mass shootings over the past three years between July 1-7, said Mark Bryant, the executive director of the GunRead More →
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday handed down a historic decision on whether a former president is shielded from criminal liability for “official acts” taken while in the White House. In the case, Donald Trump aimed to secure such immunity to try to quash the federalRead More →
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s sweeping claim of “absolute” immunity from criminal prosecution for unofficial acts but granted some protections for former presidents for official acts taken while in the White House. The split 6-3 opinion was authored by Chief Justice JohnRead More →
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped ruling whether Florida and Texas laws limiting how social media companies regulate content violate the First Amendment, sending the issue back to the lower courts for further review. The opinion was authored by Justice Elena Kagan. Story developing… CopyrightRead More →
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) makes a statement at the House Oversight and Accountability Committee meeting at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Court Accountability) (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said Sunday that Democrats are “having a seriousRead More →
