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A Manhattan jury has convicted Isaac Argro of murder for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Azsia Johnson as she pushed their three-month-old daughter in a stroller on the Upper East Side nearly four years ago. Argro, 26, was found guilty of…
When federal immigration authorities describe a driver as having “weaponized” their vehicle, they are invoking a legal concept that has become central to justifying the use of deadly force against people in cars, yet the term remains ambiguous and contested…
Investigators in Arizona are warning the public about a scam tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who was taken from her Tucson home five months ago. The alert comes less than two weeks after 42-year-old Derrick Callella pleaded guilty…
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, delivering an urgent appeal for increased security funding as threats against the nation’s judges continue to escalate at an alarming rate. The justices…
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has revealed that he is living with Alzheimer’s disease and has opened up about the early effects of the diagnosis. The 75-year-old, widely known for safely bringing down US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River…
When a pair of devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude and arriving just 39 seconds apart, the destruction was immediate and catastrophic. Buildings collapsed across northern Venezuela, particularly in the coastal city of…
A Chinese-born American seismologist has been detained in China for nearly two years on espionage charges, his family revealed this week, in a case that adds friction to already tense U.S.-China relations at a critical moment in diplomatic negotiations. The…
Writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5.6 million that she was awarded in a federal civil jury verdict holding President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, according to a court filing released this week.…
A Maryland family has seen its home virtually destroyed after a dog is believed to have accidentally switched on a toaster, starting a fire that tore through the house. Emergency crews were dispatched to a property on Foxglove Court in…
Break-ins can be unpredictable, but there are often a few common features that make one property stand out more than another. Criminals vary widely in how they operate, from opportunistic thieves to more experienced offenders, which can make it difficult…
Police in the Northern Territory have published a new batch of images tied to one of Australia’s most infamous murder cases, as investigators make another appeal for information that could help them find the remains of British backpacker Peter Falconio.…
Billionaire Warren Buffett has ended his historic philanthropic partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, omitting the charity from his annual donations for the first time in two decades. On Tuesday in Omaha, Nebraska, the 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman…
A simple finger-prick blood test may one day help doctors spot who is more likely to develop major illnesses, including cancer. The process uses a tiny blood sample taken from the fingertip and sent away to be examined. At the…
IBM shares collapsed as the company disclosed preliminary second-quarter financial results that fell short of Wall Street expectations, sending the stock down roughly 23 percent in pre-market trading on Tuesday. The massive selloff marked the worst day in IBM’s history…
Tom Holland says he was left feeling thoroughly humbled after Erling Haaland failed to reply to a message inviting him to hang out. The Spider-Man star shared the story while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday,…
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug is opening a promising new avenue for treating the mind-destroying disease, offering hope that researchers can slow cognitive decline through a mechanism unlike today’s existing therapies. Researchers reported this week that a drug called diranersen shows…