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Jessica Bowie, 35, told FBI informants she wanted to bomb the New York State Capitol on a day when the most senators would be present. The Albany resident, who also went by the Islamic name Aisha Saif after converting to…
Covina police arrested seven people after an undercover sting found illegal sexual activity at seven San Gabriel Valley massage parlors. Officers from the Covina Police Department, 45, partnered with city code enforcement officials to conduct the weeklong enforcement operation at…
A Louisiana substitute teacher was arrested after allegedly triggering false active shooter alerts at five schools. Lytonja Barfield, 58, was booked Wednesday on five counts of menacing following an investigation by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr.…
Michael Cohen called Donald Trump “boss” during a friendly radio interview Thursday as he pursues a presidential pardon. Cohen, 59, sat down with Trump, 79, for a 15-minute segment that aired Thursday night on his WABC-77 radio program in New…
A Brooklyn mother was fatally stabbed at a park barbecue by a man who couldn’t accept her rejection, police said. Shakeema Davis, 30, was killed inside Lincoln Terrace–Arthur S. Somers Park at Rochester Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights…
More than 32 million people along the Interstate 95 corridor are under a flash flood threat as severe storms barrel toward the East Coast for the Thursday evening rush. A level 3 out of 4 flash flood risk has been…
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened formal investigations into the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University over their support for a Hispanic-only student program. William Jacobson, president of the Equal Protection Project, received an…
A Manhattan charter school principal charged with sexually abusing at least two students, including a 12-year-old girl, was released without bail after pleading not guilty. Eric Cato, 37, who led KIPP Washington Heights Middle School on Jumel Place in Upper…
Melania Trump laughed off a month of disappearance rumors with eight words at a Rose Garden event Thursday. “I heard you missed me,” the first lady, 56, said alongside President Trump at a White House event for her “Fostering the…
Mason Sundberg’s family released a statement identifying the 8-year-old boy killed by a falling tree at a Massachusetts summer camp. The Sundberg family spoke out Thursday, two days after Mason, a student at Loring Elementary School in Sudbury, was struck…
Dr. Stacey Fazenbaker is speaking out after her 10-month-old granddaughter died in her hot car. The 61-year-old Kentucky physician was tested for drugs and alcohol following the tragedy, but Madisonville Police do not anticipate positive results, authorities confirmed. Fazenbaker had…
Jaime Rojas, a Southern California lobbyist who interned in the Clinton administration alongside Monica Lewinsky, is facing scrutiny after multiple cities and public agencies disputed his claims of securing tens of millions in federal and state funding. Rojas, president of…
Marc Jacobs is facing fierce backlash after saying he would dress accused murderer Luigi Mangione for court. The fashion designer, 63, made the admission during a lie detector test for a Vanity Fair interview that aired Tuesday. After the interviewer…
An ISIS-inspired militant was arrested for allegedly plotting a deadly attack on the New York State Capitol in Albany, the FBI said Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, pledged allegiance to the Islamist terror group and began planning the attack in July,…
San Leandro Unified School District Superintendent Mike McLaughlin has been placed on paid administrative leave following allegations of unwanted advances toward a female colleague. McLaughlin, who has led the East Bay district since 2013, is now under investigation after multiple…
A UC Berkeley math professor who wrote a viral op-ed attacking student preparedness has admitted she used artificial intelligence to help craft the piece. Zvezdelina Stankova, a teaching professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley, told the student newspaper The Daily…