Providence, Rhode Island — Authorities released the man detained as a person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting Sunday night after investigators concluded there was no basis to keep him in custody. Officials said they initially detained a man in his 20s following tips and evidence collection earlier...
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge ruled Monday that two former Trump campaign aides and one attorney must face felony forgery allegations tied to a 2020 fake-elector scheme, advancing the case toward trial. The state officially filed charges about a year ago; defendants include Jim Troupis, Mike Roman and Ken...
WASHINGTON. The Justice Department must publicize its Jeffrey Epstein records by the Dec. 19 deadline set under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law on Nov. 19, requiring a searchable, downloadable release of investigative files. House Oversight Committee Democrats published multiple batches of images from Epstein’s estate, totaling thousands...
Los Angeles police discovered the bodies of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife at their Brentwood home on Sunday, opening a homicide probe. Patrol officers who responded to a medical call found a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman, Los Angeles Fire Department and LAPD officials said. Deputy Chief Alan...
Hong Kong: A High Court on December 15 convicted media tycoon Jimmy Lai of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious material under the national security framework, leaving him facing possible life imprisonment. International human-rights groups condemned the verdict as politically motivated, while family members and U.S. officials, including President...
Washington — A JetBlue flight from Curaçao halted its climb Friday to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refuelling tanker, the pilot said in recorded air traffic communications. The pilot reported the tanker crossed directly in the aircraft's flight path at the same altitude and was within two to...
Washington — A House Oversight Committee released an interim report Tuesday accusing Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith of pressuring commanders to downgrade offenses and suppress public crime data, based on transcribed interviews with commanders from seven patrol districts. The report follows a Department of Justice review and August inquiry by...
United States. Meteorological services issued wind and temperature forecasts across multiple U.S. regions Monday and into this week. Forecasts show unseasonably warm highs in central Wyoming, including a 60°F high record in Casper last Thursday, while strong southwest winds and gusts up to 75 mph threaten western Montana and Yellowstone-adjacent...
Providence, Rhode Island — Authorities detained a person of interest Sunday in connection with a shooting at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others during Saturday final exams, then released that individual overnight as investigators developed additional leads. Law enforcement traced the person to a Coventry hotel...
United States. Researchers and municipal authorities reported multiple water-related developments this week: a study found the federal government charges large agricultural water agencies far lower wholesale prices than cities in California, Arizona and Nevada; Waterbury, Connecticut, experienced a major water main break causing widespread outages and prompting distribution centers and...
