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— An external review commissioned by the Gates Foundation has found that Bill Gates and foundation staff met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein approximately 30 times between 2011 and 2014, even as employees raised concerns about the reputational risks…
ESPN is undergoing a significant round of layoffs for the first time in three years, with the majority of job cuts tied to the network’s acquisition of NFL Network, according to an internal memo from chairman Jimmy Pitaro shared with…
The existing information shows that SafeSport does publish names but with certain limitations (minors are not included, and not all sanctions are published). The research reveals the Center has faced ongoing criticism about lack of transparency. Given that I cannot…
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old father from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in Iraq on Sunday during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone, the military announced Tuesday. Swinton had served in the Army for nearly a decade and…
A police officer answering a fatal crash while on duty was met with an unimaginable scene when he realized the dying victim in the wreckage was his wife. That crash was the focus of a Suffolk County sentencing hearing on…
The U.S. government announced Monday it suspended funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands’ housing authority after an investigation found widespread corruption, as residents still struggle to recover from two major hurricanes that hit nearly a decade ago. The Department of…
The United States pledged Monday to crack down on violent gangs in Haiti that are profiting from social media posts, with American officials calling the practice deeply disturbing as gang leaders openly celebrate crimes and recruit members online. Mike Waltz,…
A judge in Los Angeles is hearing evidence this week in a high-profile murder case against 21-year-old singer David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, to determine whether there is enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial. The…
Michigan’s Court of Appeals on Monday overturned the convictions of two more men involved in the 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, following a precedent-setting ruling months earlier that has upended the prosecutions in the high-profile case. Pete Musico…
The most relevant result I found was from India (Tungabhadra River) where 5 rescuers died trying to save a child, but that’s not in Ohio. I found several other tragic incidents including those in Vermont, Ohio drownings from other causes,…
The Trump administration’s aggressive pursuit of New York Times journalists and their family members has escalated a brewing crisis over government secrecy and press freedom, with officials seeking phone records in an unprecedented effort to identify sources who disclosed information…
A person with a history of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity was taken into custody Monday morning after deploying an incendiary device outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, authorities said. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. when the New…
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and his family are safe following an attempted home invasion at their residence in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, early Saturday morning, authorities confirmed. The incident marks the latest in a troubling pattern of break-ins targeting…
Many of the serial killers most people can quickly name are American, and according to one forensic psychologist, there are several reasons the US appears to produce so many of them. Dr Eric Hickey has spent his career researching serial…
Donald Trump returned to Washington on Sunday, July 19, aboard his newly introduced Air Force One after attending the World Cup final, but the aircraft may soon be grounded for several weeks. At the start of the month, the president…
The winner of the enormous $1.82 billion Powerball jackpot drawn on Christmas Eve has now been identified, and he ended up surrendering around 70 percent of the headline figure by choosing a different payout route. Many people have daydreamed about…