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Northeast under flood watch while South braces for severe thunderstorms

Northeast under flood watch while South braces for severe thunderstorms

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Heavy rainfall is in the forecast for the Northeast, while severe thunderstorms could bring tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds to the South. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from New Jersey to Massachusetts for Wednesday afternoon into Thursday, warning that heavy […]

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Former librarian sues Texas county, alleges she was fired for refusing to remove books

Former librarian sues Texas county, alleges she was fired for refusing to remove books

Diyosa Carter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former librarian has filed a lawsuit against Llano County, Texas, and local library officials after she says she was fired for refusing to purge certain books from the library’s collection. “A public library is a foundation of any good society,” Suzette Baker, who […]

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New York cheese producer pleads guilty to causing listeria outbreak that killed two, hospitalized eight

New York cheese producer pleads guilty to causing listeria outbreak that killed two, hospitalized eight

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former cheese producer in New York has pleaded guilty in connection to manufacturing raw milk products that were linked to an outbreak of listeria which resulted in two deaths and eight hospitalizations, authorities say. Johannes Vulto and his company, […]

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NTSB preliminary report suggests pilot who crashed into Florida mobile home park couldn’t locate airport

NTSB preliminary report suggests pilot who crashed into Florida mobile home park couldn’t locate airport

Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department (CLEARWATER, Fla.) — New details have emerged in the February small plane crash at a Clearwater, Florida, mobile home park that left three dead. According to the preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released on Tuesday, two people at Clearwater Air Park told […]

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Infamous “Access Hollywood” tape was ‘catalyst’ for Stormy Daniels hush payment, prosecutors say

Infamous “Access Hollywood” tape was ‘catalyst’ for Stormy Daniels hush payment, prosecutors say

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) exits the United States District Court Southern District of New York for a hearing related to Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal attorney and confidante, April 16, 2018 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The public release of the […]

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Georgia police, DEA seize 855 pounds of crystal meth from storage unit

Georgia police, DEA seize 855 pounds of crystal meth from storage unit

Clayton County Police Department (NEW YORK) — Law enforcement in Georgia said they seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine after discovering it in a storage unit. The Clayton County Police Department confirmed Tuesday, alongside the Drug Enforcement Administration, it had recovered 855 pounds of crystal meth. The drugs were recovered […]

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Fulton County hearing: Trump case hangs in balance as judge mulls DA Willis’ disqualification

Fulton County hearing: Trump case hangs in balance as judge mulls DA Willis’ disqualification

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Following three days of testimony plus closing arguments, Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, is weighing motions to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, primarily over accusations from Trump co-defendant Michael Roman that she benefited financially from […]

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Iditarod race musher forced to fatally shoot ‘angry’ moose in wild encounter on the course

Iditarod race musher forced to fatally shoot ‘angry’ moose in wild encounter on the course

Lance King/Getty Images, FILE (SKWENTNA, Alaska) — Five-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champ Dallas Seavey was forced to fatally shoot and gut what he described as an “angry moose” after the animal became entangled with his team of dogs, critically injuring one, according to officials of the famed Alaska […]

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Six charged for smuggling raw duck and goose intestines under packaged rattlesnakes: Prosecutors

Six charged for smuggling raw duck and goose intestines under packaged rattlesnakes: Prosecutors

USDA (NEW YORK) — Six people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a scheme to smuggle thousands of pounds of raw goose and duck intestines from China, through Los Angeles, and ultimately to New York City for sale to restaurants and consumers. Five of the defendants reside in Brooklyn and […]

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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife face new obstruction charges in bribery case

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife face new obstruction charges in bribery case

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife faced new obstruction allegations and charges Tuesday in a superseding indictment filed by federal prosecutors in Manhattan. The superseding indictment charges the senator and Nadine Menendez with new counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of […]

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