United States Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — A luxury handbag designer has been jailed after pleading guilty to smuggling purses made of the skins of protected reptiles, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de Barberi, found of the luxury handbag company Gzuniga, was sentenced to […]
Facebook / Topeka Zoo (TOPEKA, Kan.) — Karen, a “vibrant and beloved” ostrich who made her home at the Topeka Zoo, has died after swallowing a zoo staffer’s set of keys, zoo officials said. The untimely passing was announced by the Topeka Zoo on Friday after Karen “tragically succumbed to […]
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Columbia University has been thrust into turmoil in the last week, reeling from a congressional hearing on antisemitism with President Nemat Shafik and NYPD’s arrest of more than 100 protesters in support of Palestinians on the university’s lawn. Now, Columbia University’s classes […]
Angela Weiss – Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Day 5 of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial was also the first day of legal arguments before jurors. Proceedings lasted little more than three hours on Monday, but both parties delivered opening statements, lifting the veil on arguments they plan to […]
Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University (CILRU) (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors charged a man with hate crimes Monday for allegedly breaking into and vandalizing the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University during Eid al-Fitr two weeks ago. Jacob Beacher, 24, was arrested after investigators said they determined […]
Chicago Police Department (CHICAGO) — A Chicago police officer who was gunned down Sunday outside his home after returning from his shift had his gun taken from him as well as his car in the attack, ABC station WLS reported Monday. The slain 30-year-old officer, Luis M. Huesca, was shot […]
Kali9/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Five people — including at least two children — have been mysteriously found dead at an Oklahoma home, according to authorities. Oklahoma City police said they were notified around 9:35 a.m. Monday and responding officers found the five bodies inside the house. All five […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried […]
Former President Donald Trump sits at the defendant’s table during his criminal trial as jury selection continues at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 19, 2024 in New York City. (Sarah Yenesel-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — After a week-long selection process, the jurors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case […]
Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at a rally, April 2, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for Donald Trump are expected back in court on Monday to defend the $175 million bond in the former president’s civil fraud case, days after New […]
