Philadelphia Police Department (PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia police are on a manhunt for a teenage murder suspect who escaped from a hospital Wednesday and is “considered dangerous,” the department announced. Authorities identified the escaped prisoner as 17-year-old Shane Pryor, who was being held on murder charges, Deputy Commissioner of Investigations Frank […]
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Florida Board of Governors voted Wednesday to prohibit state funding to be used toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including “political or social activism” activities on campus in a 15-2 vote. The regulation prohibits state universities from using state or federal funds […]
Mark Chivers/Getty Images (MOREHEAD CITY, N.C.) — Dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued by researchers off the coast of North Carolina this week. The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology said it saved 36 cold-stunned sea turtles from Cape Lookout. While they took in 109 cold-stunned […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro will be sentenced on Thursday for defying a congressional subpoena to cooperate with the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro was convicted in September on one count of contempt of Congress […]
George Rose/Getty Images (BEATTY, Nev.) — The remnants of an ancient lake are still visible in Death Valley National Park after an inundation of rain last year left a significant amount of water in the famed Badwater Basin. On Aug. 20, heavy precipitation from Hurricane Hilary — an event that prompted […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s defamation damages trial is scheduled to resume Thursday after a two-day postponement stemming from a courtroom COVID-19 scare. At issue is whether the former president has to pay writer E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her […]
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Southern California may have just experienced a historic amount of rainfall, but more extreme precipitation is headed toward the region. More than a month’s worth of rain fell in a span of three hours in San Diego on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The […]
Courtesy of the Cobb Family (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper has been charged in connection to the death of 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II, who was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 94 on July 31, 2023. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Trooper […]
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is classifying social media as a “public health hazard” and an “environmental toxin,” saying young people must be protected from “harm” online. “Today, Dr. Ashwin Vasan is issuing a Health Commissioner’s Advisory, […]
Maddie McGarvey/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Senate has voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto against Ohio House Bill 68 in a 23-9 vote. This bill would ban transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming medical care and prevent transgender girls from taking part in […]
