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Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy faced pointed questions about his company’s stance on LGBTQ rights during a Wednesday morning interview on NBC’s “Today.” View this post on Instagram Craig Melvin, the show’s co-anchor, pressed Cathy repeatedly on the fast-food chain’s Christian…
Moises Freire, 19, has been indicted on federal charges alleging he drugged and raped a Fashion Institute of Technology student in her dorm before she died of fentanyl poisoning. Freire, of the Bronx, now faces charges of participating in a…
A New Orleans jail custodian was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison Thursday for his role in enabling a mass escape that became one of the largest jailbreaks in recent U.S. History. Sterling Williams, 34, received the sentence after pleading…
Atlantic City authorities released bodycam footage Wednesday of a fatal shootout in which a paralyzed felon wounded two officers before SWAT gunfire killed him. Donald Gardner, 52, fired through his front door as police breached it with a mechanical device…
Multiple people, including children, were injured after gunfire erupted at an Oregon elementary school Thursday afternoon, and the shooter was found dead when officers arrived, police said. Bend Police spokesperson Sheila Miller said the shooting occurred at Silver Rail Elementary…
A rider advocacy group is demanding the MTA suspend its entire fare inspection program after four unarmed “EAGLE” enforcers were filmed slamming a Brooklyn school dean against a bus shelter over a disputed $3 fare. Kyle Taylor, a dean at…
The death of a 25-year-old autistic man in Queens has been ruled a homicide as investigators focus on his mother, who leaped from a highway hours after the killing in an apparent suicide attempt, sources said. Bryan Wong, who was…
Bend police responded to an active shooter report at Silver Rail Elementary School on Friday, prompting a campus lockdown and a large emergency presence. Officers with the Bend Police Department converged on the east Oregon school after the report came…
Two women have sued former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in federal court, accusing the Florida Republican of sexually exploiting them in violation of federal anti-trafficking law. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Orlando and names Gaetz, Joel Greenberg, another unnamed…
ICE deported a former Salvadoran military intelligence officer last month after agents tracked him to a San Francisco suburb. Agents arrested Jaime Avalos-Jimenez, 67, during a targeted operation in Livermore on Sept. 4, according to federal officials. He was removed…
Jonathan Gatto was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, pediatrician Julia Pederson. Gatto, 42, allegedly strangled Pederson, 41, in their Harrisburg home before setting her body on fire while their 7-year-old daughter slept upstairs, according…
Solvang and Carmel-by-the-Sea are both vying for America’s top holiday town honor. The two California destinations landed nominations in the Zoe Report’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Christmas Town,” joining 14 other contenders from across the country. Public voting…
Vincent Battiloro has been indicted on first-degree murder charges more than a year after he allegedly stalked and killed two teenage girls in a deliberate hit-and-run. Battiloro, now 18, of Garwood, New Jersey, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday…
A fellow runner and content creator has broken his silence on the death of South Korean fitness influencer Yoo Ji-won, who collapsed and died during a half marathon in Seoul. The Seoul Race Organizing Committee confirmed that a participant died…
Jordan Hope is speaking out after a stranger’s camera caught him handing his own shoes to an elderly man he had never met. The 18-year-old Maricopa, Arizona, high school graduate was driving to the bank earlier this month when he…
Most California students still cannot read or do math at grade level, according to standardized test results released Thursday. The latest scores show 49.3% of students met or exceeded state English language arts standards in 2025-26, while only 38.4% reached…