A New Jersey man has been sentenced to six months in jail for breaking into a Rutgers University Islamic center on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr and vandalizing it. Jacob […]
This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood
Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash such unusual rain they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods. Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme […]
A third defendant pleads guilty to juror bribery in massive Minnesota food fraud case
MINNEAPOLIS — A third defendant pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in an attempt to bribe a juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for acquittals in […]
Air traffic controllers to get more support after a fight and latest near miss at Washington airport
Air traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional supervision after a fight in the tower and another alarming near miss two months […]
District attorney lashes out at ICE for detaining suspect in Boston during a trial
BOSTON — A district attorney in Boston harshly criticized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Wednesday, after one of its agents detained a suspect while he was on trial. ICE […]
Law firms fear Trump orders could affect security clearances of lawyers who are military reservists
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says executive orders targeting law firms are being issued in the name of national security, with the White House asserting that the firms don’t deserve […]
7-year-old girl killed by falling boulder at Lake Tahoe ski resort
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A 7-year-old girl was killed by a falling boulder at a popular Lake Tahoe ski mountain over the weekend, authorities and the Nevada resort said. Emergency […]
The first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US land in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria received on Wednesday the first of 16 new F-16 military jets from the United States that the Balkan country needs to upgrade its defense and bring […]
Police find 2023 Nashville school shooter sought notoriety, hid mental health issues
Police say the shooter behind the fatal 2023 Nashville elementary school shooting that left six people dead, including three children, had been planning the attack for years while hiding their […]
Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the […]