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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for the mass shooting at a Florida A&M University homecoming party that left 11 people wounded, including six children. Anthony Rivers III was taken into custody Sunday, the day after gunfire erupted near the…
Rep. Ilhan Omar has spoken publicly for the first time since federal agents raided her Washington home, saying’s Chris Hayes that she cannot continue living at the residence after her address was exposed during the search. The Minnesota Democrat, 42,…
A British mother wept in court Friday as a judge sentenced her to indefinite detention in a secure psychiatric hospital for stabbing her three young children to death. Yasmeen Ali, 44, a former nurse, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the…
Four United Airlines flight attendants were injured after a Boeing 777 hit severe turbulence during descent into Los Angeles. The flight, carrying 190 passengers and 10 crew members, had departed Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday bound for…
Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, boasted to a cooperating witness that Massachusetts was “so special” because it is a sanctuary state where “illegal aliens get a lot of help as an immigrant,” according to federal prosecutors who arrested her Wednesday morning. The…
Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark is fighting to block the release of a convicted rapist into a wooded residential area near schools and a Girl Scout camp. Clark, 74-year-old Michael Thomas Cheek could be moved from a locked psychiatric…
Emmy-winning voice actor Eric Bauza has died at 46, his family confirmed. Bauza, the modern voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 25, at his Los Angeles County home, according to Los Angeles County…
Tanisha Shelton, 45, is facing attempted murder and arson charges after police say she set a man ablaze following a heated argument in northwest Miami-Dade. Shelton had been arguing with Nathaniel Devon Mathis, 33, for hours on Saturday before the…
Steven M. Blankenship, 59, pleaded guilty to hiding his cousin’s corpse and stealing his benefits. The New Jersey caretaker admitted during an Oct. 9 hearing that he concealed the death of US Marine veteran Michael S. Blankenship, 72, for more…
Stanford University yanked an AI-generated image from its website after the campus marching band called out the picture as an all-white, all-male fabrication that undercut their diversity efforts. The image had appeared on the university’s Campus Center construction site, showing…
Victor Romero, 62, is free after posting $1 million bail Friday following the deadly shooting of a fellow Rockland County driver on the George Washington Bridge. The retired NYPD narcotics detective had spent only days behind bars after allegedly gunning…
Richard Borcherds has abandoned grading homework for correctness at UC Berkeley after concluding artificial intelligence has made the practice obsolete. The Fields Medal–winning mathematician, 71, now awards credit based solely on whether students complete their assignments, a policy shift he…
Trevor Chandler, a senior director at Flock Safety, admitted under legislative questioning that police in states with abortion bans can use the company’s license-plate database to search for women suspected of seeking reproductive care across state lines. Chandler made the…
Aaron Rickey says customers at his pumpkin patch have grown more cautious with their spending this season. Rickey, who owns Rickey Ranch Pumpkin Patch in Granite Bay, said that pumpkins have become something of a luxury item for some households…
Gia Giudice, 25, defended her upscale Westwood, New Jersey, restaurant Il Vero on TikTok Sunday after customers slammed its no-kids policy in online reviews. Watch on TikTok The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” personality posted a Get Ready With Me…
Anna Marlene Somoza, 60, was arrested in Mexico after nearly three decades on the run for her daughter’s 1997 murder. The US Marshals Service took Somoza into custody on Oct. 18 in Xochitepec, Mexico, following a manhunt that spanned more…