Trump denies knowing E. Jean Carroll during CNN town hall: ‘I swear on my children’
JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump sat down for a prime-time town hall on CNN on Wednesday, a day after he was found liable for battery and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll civil case.
A New York jury awar…
Uber to launch flight booking feature on app in UK
Greg Bajor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Uber will soon allow customers to book plane tickets directly through its app.
The new feature powered by online travel agent Hopper will roll out for users in the United Kingdom this summer. Customers can enter th…
Five injured in Denver shooting, with one in critical condition
kali9/Getty Images(DENVER) — Denver Police Department officials said they’re investigating a shooting that left five people injured, including one critically.
The shooting was reported on East Girard Avenue, a mostly residential street southeast of c…
‘Armed and dangerous’ man escapes Kentucky facility: Sheriff
Fleming County Sheriff(NEW YORK) — Kentucky law enforcement officials are searching for an “armed and dangerous” man who escaped from a facility on Wednesday.
Kyle Aaron Skaggs allegedly escaped from a Kentucky facility on Wednesday and is considered…
Why there’s a special education and STEM teacher shortage and what can be done
Stella/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jahsha Tabron, the 2022 Delaware teacher of the year, taught special education for more than two decades and cherished what she called the “winning moments” of growth in her students.
“[Where] you have a nonverbal stud…
EPA to regulate emissions, pollutions coming from power plants for first time
Eric Yang/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking drastic measures to limit pollutants coming from industries that cause the most environmental harm in an effort to bring the country closer to its climate goals.
Th…
Attorneys announce $24 million settlement with California after in-custody death of Edward Bronstein
RapidEye/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Attorneys for the family of Edward Bronstein, who died in police custody in 2020, announced they reached a $24 million settlement with the state of California during a press conference Wednesday.
“Today is huge be…
‘Class of ’09’ offers up an unconventional look at crime
Richard DuCree/FXThe FBI and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the center of the new FX on Hulu drama series Class of ’09, which debuted Wednesday. It follows a class of FBI agents at several different decades in their lives and careers — an idea cr…
Scoreboard roundup — 5/10/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Philadelphia 2, Toronto 1
Boston 5, Atlanta 2
Minnesota 4, San Diego 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5, Cleveland 0
NY Yankees 11, Oakland 3
Texas 4,…