Jerry Nadler defeats Carolyn Maloney in bitter incumbent v. incumbent NY primary
Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler is projected to defeat Rep. Carolyn Maloney, ABC News reports, after a bitter incumbent-on-incumbent primary on Tuesday that forced Manhattan Democratic voters to pick between …
San Diego Zoo welcomes male baby rhino, celebrates breeding initiative
Gregory Sweeney/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The San Diego Zoo has welcomed a small but mighty addition to its safari park. A baby male white rhino was born Aug. 6 to two of the zoo’s adult rhinos, according to zoo officials.
The calf, staying at the Ni…
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes on Tuesday targeting areas of eastern Syria controlled by Iran-backed militias.
The “precision strikes” in the oil-rich Deir ez-Zor province, near Syria’s border…
Man held hostage for hours and robbed at gunpoint after meeting woman from dating app
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Wash.) — A man was held hostage and robbed at gunpoint after he agreed to meet up with a woman he connected with on a dating app, police said.
The incident occurred on Saturday when a 30-year-old man contacted the…
President Biden announces student loan forgiveness
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — Ahead of another deadline on the restart of payments for America’s $1.7 trillion in federal student loans, President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a plan to cancel debt for a subset of Americ…
Uvalde school board to consider Police Chief Pete Arredondo’s firing
Nick Wagner/Xinhua via Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Uvalde school board officials will consider Wednesday whether to fire Pete Arredondo, the school district’s police chief, exactly three months after the school shooting that killed 19 students and t…
Civic organization plans to sue Con Ed over wastewater dumped into Hudson River
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A civic organization plans to sue New York City’s largest utility company over the alleged illegal dumping of heated, toxic wastewater into a Hudson River estuary sanctuary.
The City …
Whitey Bulger killing was ‘planned’ and took just 7 minutes, Justice Department says
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The murder of James “Whitey” Bulger was planned “as soon as” the notorious mobster had arrived at the prison in West Virginia where he was found beaten to death, a Justice Department prosecutor said.
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Deputy, trooper killed in helicopter crash in rural Tennessee
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Marion County deputy and a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper were killed Tuesday when their helicopter hit a power line and crashed in a wooded area, authorities said.
“A Bell 206 helicopter struck a power line…
Man plummets to his death after falling from mountain ledge near waterfall
Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A man is dead after slipping and falling off of a ledge on a mountain while he was hiking with two friends over the weekend.
The incident occurred on Saturday at approximately 12:50 p.m. when a group of thr…