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Ex-South Carolina sheriff to plead guilty to stealing police funds

Ex-South Carolina sheriff to plead guilty to stealing police funds

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SPARTANBURG, S.C.) — A former sheriff of Spartanburg, South Carolina, is expected to plead guilty Thursday morning to stealing money from his own police force and taking illicit drugs. Chuck Wright previously signed a plea deal admitting to three criminal counts of conspiracy to […]

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Critics question whether White House, contractors ‘cut corners’ on asbestos safety in East Wing demolition

Critics question whether White House, contractors ‘cut corners’ on asbestos safety in East Wing demolition

An excavator sits on the rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Days after the abrupt demolition of the East Wing of the White House, critics are questioning whether the Trump administration and contractors involved in […]

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks expedited appeal

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks expedited appeal

Sean Combs — (Photo by: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images) Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a federal appeals court to expedite his appeal of his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, arguing he could finish his prison sentence before his appeal is heard on a normal timetable. Combs is […]

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks expedited appeal

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks expedited appeal

Mike Coppola/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a federal appeals court to expedite his appeal of his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, arguing he could finish his prison sentence before his appeal is heard on a normal timetable. Combs is appealing his conviction and his more […]

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Detention of minors after rollback of protections sparks concern from immigrant advocates

Detention of minors after rollback of protections sparks concern from immigrant advocates

danielfela/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last week, Joel Camas, a 16-year-old living in the Bronx, New York, showed up for a routine immigration check-in at a federal building in the city, hoping he would be able to return to class at his high school later that morning. But when Camas […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 10/29/25

Scoreboard roundup — 10/29/25

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLBlue Jays 6, Dodgers 1 (World Series – Game 5, Toronto leads series 3-2) NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEMaple Leafs 3, Blue Jackets 6 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONRockets 139, Raptors 121Cavaliers 105, Celtics 125Magic 116, Pistons 135Hawks 117, Nets 112Kings […]

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State Democrats urge Florida Gov. DeSantis to declare state of emergency to address impending loss of SNAP benefits

State Democrats urge Florida Gov. DeSantis to declare state of emergency to address impending loss of SNAP benefits

In this May 1, 2025, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference held at the ICE-Enforcement and Removal Operation office in Miramar, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (FLORIDA) — All 43 Democratic state legislators in Florida have asked Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state […]

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With SNAP benefits set to halt, Thune says he can’t clarify Trump’s plan to fund program

With SNAP benefits set to halt, Thune says he can’t clarify Trump’s plan to fund program

: Senator John Thune (R-SD) at the annual GRAMMYs on the Hill Advocacy Day on Capital Hill on April 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Capitol Hill’s largest and most prestigious legislative event for music creators. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/WireImage for The Recording Academ (WASHINGTON) — With critical food assistance benefits […]

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Disastrous images emerge from Jamaica following direct hit by Hurricane Melissa

Disastrous images emerge from Jamaica following direct hit by Hurricane Melissa

In this handout satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Melissa churns through the Caribbean Sea, captured at 15:20Z on October 28, 2025. NOAA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of […]

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2 men sentenced to 25 years for failed murder-for-hire plot against Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad

2 men sentenced to 25 years for failed murder-for-hire plot against Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad

Jemal Countess/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two men hired by Iran in a failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian dissident, author and activist, at her New York City home in 2022 were sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday. A Manhattan federal court jury convicted Rafat Amirov […]

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