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Gaza ceasefire talks have not led anywhere, Qatari PM says

Gaza ceasefire talks have not led anywhere, Qatari PM says

Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images (DOHA, QATAR) — The recent Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar have not led anywhere yet, the Qatari prime minister said Tuesday, citing a “fundamental gap” between the two parties, Israel and Hamas. “One party is looking for a partial deal that might or have the […]

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Rap rivalries, sex performances and assault weapons come into focus at trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Rap rivalries, sex performances and assault weapons come into focus at trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

John Lamparski/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A run-in with a rival record executive at Mel’s Drive-in, assault weapons with illegally defaced serial numbers and a sex performance at Trump International Hotel & Tower on Central Park West were some of the topics that jurors in Sean Combs’ criminal trial heard […]

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Woman speaks out after alleged homophobic attack at McDonald’s in Illinois

Woman speaks out after alleged homophobic attack at McDonald’s in Illinois

Carpentersville Police Department (CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill.) –A 19-year-old woman was physically attacked and called “derogatory” names at a McDonald’s in Illinois, with two males — including one juvenile — charged for the incident, according to the Carpentersville Police Department. The incident occurred on May 13, when police responded to a report […]

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Suge Knight: A rap rivalry

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Suge Knight: A rap rivalry

Gary Coronado-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s the rivalry that has defined hip-hop for a generation. And, according to many in law enforcement, it has claimed the lives of at least two of rap’s brightest stars. Sean “Diddy” Combs vs. Marion “Suge” Knight. Their names are synonymous with the explosion […]

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New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates

New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates

Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (NEW ORLEANS) — A maintenance worker at a New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped has been arrested and accused of helping facilitate the breakout, officials said Tuesday. Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, was arrested and booked into jail […]

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What to know about Empire Wind, the wind farm now allowed to resume construction

What to know about Empire Wind, the wind farm now allowed to resume construction

Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Trump administration has reversed a pause on construction of a massive offshore wind project off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. Work on Empire Wind, the wind farm being built 15 to 30 miles south of the coast […]

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Heavy storms reach East Coast as a Nor’easter heads toward New England

Heavy storms reach East Coast as a Nor’easter heads toward New England

Carson Swick/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Heavy storms are now reaching the East Coast as a Nor’easter heads toward New England ahead of the holiday travel period for Memorial Day weekend. As a low-pressure system from the Mid-Atlantic moves out to sea, it will become […]

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Judge orders government to report steps it’s taken to facilitate Venezuelan man’s return to US

Judge orders government to report steps it’s taken to facilitate Venezuelan man’s return to US

Photo by Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A day after a federal appeals court affirmed a court order directing the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a deported 20-year-old Venezuelan man to the United States, the judge overseeing the case has ordered the administration to report “the steps they […]

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Cal State Fullerton freshman drowns in Havasu River on vacation with frat brothers

Cal State Fullerton freshman drowns in Havasu River on vacation with frat brothers

STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (FULLERTON, Calif.) — A freshman at California State University, Fullerton, died in an accidental drowning while on vacation over the weekend, according to the Sigma Pi Fraternity at Cal State Fullerton. The freshman, Simon Daniel, entered Lake Havasu River, in Arizona, alongside three fraternity brothers and two […]

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2 students dead at University of Wisconsin-Platteville after ‘incident’ in residence hall

2 students dead at University of Wisconsin-Platteville after ‘incident’ in residence hall

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PLATTEVILLE, Wis.) — Two students died in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Monday after an “isolated” incident, according to university officials. Kelsie Martin, 22, of Beloit, Wisconsin, and Hallie Helms, 22, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, died on Monday, according to the chancellor’s office. “This […]

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