ftwitty/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Attorneys for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan are seeking to dismiss her federal indictment on charges alleging she helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest, claiming in a new court filing that she is immune from federal prosecution for official acts. In the filing, Dugan’s […]
Gary Hershorn/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Some 350,000 New Jersey commuters could soon find themselves scrambling for other ways to get to work if contract disagreements between New Jersey Transit and its engineers’ union aren’t resolved, according to transit officials. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has threatened […]
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — A Texas mother has been arrested and charged for allegedly buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son’s planned “mass targeted violence” at his middle school, officials said. Ashley Pardo, 33, was arrested on Monday and charged with aiding in commission of […]
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Erik and Lyle Menendez have been resentenced to 50 years to life in prison, which makes them immediately eligible for parole — a vindication years in the making for the brothers and their family. But that doesn’t mean an automatic release from […]
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK CITY) — A federal court in California sided with environmentalists, striking down a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempt to withhold protections for the Joshua tree under the Endangered Species Act. The Central District of California ruled on Monday that the FWS decision to […]
Liu Yanan/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Recession alarms blared across Wall Street in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement last month, but a recent trade agreement between the U.S. and China has dialed back many of those warnings. JPMorgan on Tuesday lowered its odds of a recession […]
Washington Township Police Department (WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ) — A massive fire on Sunday that leveled a New Jersey home, where first responders later recovered the bodies of a man and a woman, has been ruled a murder-suicide, authorities said Tuesday. Neighbors reported hearing a blast around the time of the […]
Potomac Fire Company No.2 Inc. (ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD) — A flash flood emergency has been issued for parts of northwestern Maryland on Tuesday, where severe flooding led to the evacuation of two elementary schools. A flash flood emergency was issued for Westernport, Luke and Barton in Allegany County, where up […]
Rich Pilling/MLB via Getty Images (COOPERSTOWN, NY) — Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased baseball players have been removed from MLB’s permanent list of banned players, according to a memo from the league’s commissioner. The decision allows Rose, who accepted a ban for life from MLB in […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Wisconsin judge who was arrested and charged last month with allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan has been indicted on charges alleging she concealed a person from arrest and obstructed […]
