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NYC politicians demand Mayor Adams discipline NYPD Chief John Chell over 'dangerous' tweets
NEW YORK — More than three dozen local elected officials are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to discipline New York Police Department Chief John Chell over “illegal” and “dangerous” social media attacks that the ...Read more
Student posted airsoft rifle photo in threat aimed at Kentucky high school
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Fayette County student on Friday posted a threat that included an airsoft rifle and mentioned Tates Creek High School, Principal Kristy Field said in a letter to parents.
“This morning we became ...Read more
California roads damaged by storms could get help with Gov. Newsom's emergency declaration
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency Friday to help fund badly needed repairs of roads battered during this year's storms, including scenic Topanga Canyon Boulevard that was blocked by millions...Read more
Three friends drove from California to Mexico for a surfing trip. Then they disappeared
MEXICO CITY — Last month, two brothers and one of their friends crossed from the United States into Mexico to explore Baja California's famous surf breaks. Pictures posted online by one of the brothers, Callum Robinson, ...Read more
Longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks breaks down during hush money trial testimony
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s loyal former White House aide Hope Hicks testified at his Manhattan trial Friday, tearing up when questioning turned to what Trump knew about his fixer’s hush money payoff to porn star ...Read more
Jailed students, a canceled commencement, angry parents: USC's Carol Folt takes on critics
LOS ANGELES — When University of Southern California trustees selected Carol Folt as their next president, they gave her one of the most challenging mandates in American higher education: Restore trust in a university ...Read more
Judge's ruling puts defense 'back in the saddle' on YNW Melly murder case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Defense lawyers in the YNW Melly murder case are getting back to work, at least behind the scenes, though it will still be months before a second jury hears the bloody details.
Broward Circuit ...Read more
Bill awaiting DeSantis' OK would end years of renewable energy policies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill sitting on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk would end the state’s support of renewable and clean energy and keep Florida reliant on fossil fuels, critics say.
If signed, the law would reverse 16 ...Read more
Police report no serious injuries. But scenes from inside UCLA camp, protesters tell a different story
LOS ANGELES — It was a request that police had made repeatedly: Stop throwing things at officers. But as pro-Palestinian demonstrators made their last stand Thursday morning in defense of the encampment they’d occupied...Read more
Feds plan to ask to seize former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's Gulf Coast condo at her sentencing
BALTIMORE — Federal prosecutors filed notice Friday that they will ask to seize former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s Florida vacation condo on the same day as her sentencing on perjury and mortgage fraud...Read more
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Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Opal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest ...Read more
18 arrested in Nevada in operation targeting online child sex predators
LAS VEGAS — A multi-agency operation targeting online child sex predators led to 18 arrests in Henderson last weekend, according to authorities.
The joint operation took place on April 26 and 27, the Metropolitan Police...Read more
Serial Chicago con man gets 9 years in federal prison for 'extraordinarily large amount of offenses'
CHICAGO — Serial Chicago con man Joey Cipolla was sentenced to nine years in federal prison Friday for what the judge called “an extraordinarily large amount” of schemes to cheat people out of money.
In handing down...Read more
Rep. Jerry Nadler slams Benjamin Netanyahu as worst Jewish leader in 2,100 years
NEW YORK — Rep. Jerry Nadler Friday derided Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu as the worst leader of the Jewish people since an infamous Biblical turncoat.
The liberal Manhattan Democrat said Netanyahu has done more ...Read more
University of Chicago prepares to 'intervene' to remove pro-Palestine encampment from campus
CHICAGO — The University of Chicago announced it was prepared to “intervene” to remove the pro-Palestine encampment from the school’s Main Quadrangle, president Paul Alivisatos said Friday, claiming student ...Read more
Protesters scuffle with officers during march at Georgia State University
ATLANTA — A group of protesters including Georgia State University students staged a Friday afternoon march to protest the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange.
The march began at 3 p.m. at Hurt Park near the ...Read more
Marshals, experts say many questions remain unanswered following Charlotte shooting
Policing experts said the timeline and context of events in Monday’s fatal shootout in Charlotte — in which four law enforcement officers were killed — is important in understanding what happened.
A review could ...Read more
GOP lawmakers want to make NC public school teachers post all lesson plans online
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers could require public schools to post lesson plans online, along with the name of the teacher who used the material in class.
The “Academic Transparency Bill” filed on ...Read more
'We should be speaking up': Georgia commencement speakers talk protests
ATLANTA — Daniel Black calls serving as his alma mater’s commencement speaker the greatest honor of a lifetime.
Black is a professor of African American studies at Clark Atlanta University, where he will deliver his ...Read more
Missouri will defend senators sued for false posts on KC shooting. AG faces backlash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The state of Missouri will defend three state senators who each face federal lawsuits for sharing social media posts falsely accusing a man of being a shooter in the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl ...Read more
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