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New York AG pushes back on Trump’s ‘extraordinary’ request to stay $464M fraud judgment

New York AG pushes back on Trump’s ‘extraordinary’ request to stay $464M fraud judgment

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is pushing back on Donald Trump’s “extraordinary” request for a stay of his $464 million civil fraud judgment, arguing the former president’s recent request was unreliable, procedurally improper and based on a flawed premise. “There is nothing […]

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Inmate, accomplice at large after ‘brazen’ ambush at hospital, authorities say

Inmate, accomplice at large after ‘brazen’ ambush at hospital, authorities say

Boise Police Department (BOISE, Idaho) — An inmate escaped from an Idaho hospital Wednesday with an accomplice who opened fire on the correction officers transporting him, striking two, in a “brazen” attack, authorities said. Both suspects remain at large following the early morning “ambush,” the Idaho Department of Correction said. […]

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4 young kids, 1 adult killed in devastating house fire in Pennsylvania

4 young kids, 1 adult killed in devastating house fire in Pennsylvania

Marco_Piunti/Getty Images (JEANETTE, Pa.) — Four young children and one adult were killed in a devastating house fire in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, officials said. The victims were: a 1-month-old girl, Korbyn John; a 3-year-old boy, Keagan John; a 6-year-old girl, Kinzleigh John; a 7-year-old boy, Kyson John; and a 27-year-old […]

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Judge allows Trump to appeal Fani Willis disqualification ruling

Judge allows Trump to appeal Fani Willis disqualification ruling

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday cleared the way for former President Donald Trump to appeal the judge’s ruling that ultimately kept Fulton County DA Fani Willis on the election interference case. McAfee granted the joint request from Trump and some of his codefendants […]

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2 teens arrested, charged in Utah abduction-turned-murder

2 teens arrested, charged in Utah abduction-turned-murder

Taylorsville Police Department (NEW YORK) – Two teenage boys have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old man whose body was found in a remote desert area in Utah County, according to police. The 15-year-old and a 17-year-old have been booked into the Salt Lake […]

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UFC settles wage suppression allegations for $335 million before trial

UFC settles wage suppression allegations for $335 million before trial

Raf Willems/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — TKO, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship, will pay $335 million to settle a class action lawsuit over wage suppression, according to a company filing Wednesday. “On March 13, 2024, TKO reached an agreement to settle all claims asserted in both class action […]

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Third white Mississippi officer sentenced to 17.5 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

Third white Mississippi officer sentenced to 17.5 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Rankin County sheriff’s deputy Daniel Opdyke was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison during a hearing in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi on Wednesday for his role in torture of two Black men, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Opdyke is the […]

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Daniel Penny to stand trial in October for NYC subway chokehold death

Daniel Penny to stand trial in October for NYC subway chokehold death

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Daniel Penny, the man who choked a homeless man to death last May on a New York City subway car, will stand trial beginning Oct. 8, a judge determined Wednesday. The trial will take between four and six weeks, according to Judge Max […]

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About 184 law enforcement officers die by suicide each year: Report

About 184 law enforcement officers die by suicide each year: Report

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 1,200 of the nation’s public safety personnel died by suicide over a seven-year period, according to a report released by a nonprofit organization that tracks law enforcement suicides. From 2016 to 2022, there were 1,287 public safety personnel — identified in the […]

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US no longer in top 20 of world’s happiest countries and is now behind Kuwait, Lithuania, UAE

US no longer in top 20 of world’s happiest countries and is now behind Kuwait, Lithuania, UAE

ABC News The United States has fallen eight spots and is no longer in the top 20 happiest countries in the world, falling behind countries like Canada, Israel, Kuwait, Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report released by Gallup and its partners. The new […]

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