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(NEW YORK) — New data released by the American Library Association highlights the growing battle libraries and schools face over book bans and other challenges. The number of books targeted by critics surged 65% from 2022 to 2023, according to the data published early Thursday. The ALA recorded 4,240 unique book titles that were targeted […]
(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump is in a Florida courtroom where his attorneys are arguing for the dismissal of his federal classified documents case. Special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the charges against Trump, is also in attendance. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon began the hearing without making any mention of the […]
(NEW YORK) — SpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket on reentry over the Indian Ocean, the company said Thursday, but the third test flight was still deemed a success as it advanced further than either previous test. The unmanned spaceship blasted off successfully from the company’s base in Boca Chica, Texas, at 8:25 a.m. […]
(NEW YORK) — The estranged wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann maintains that her husband is “not capable of the crimes he is accused of,” her attorney said in a new statement on Wednesday. Heuermann, a former New York architect, has been charged in the murders of four women whose remains were […]
(NEW YORK) — A former rideshare driver has been arrested after launching an attack on a passenger because he perceived the individual to be Jewish or Israeli, according to the Office of Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice. The indictment against 39-year-old rideshare driver Csaba John Csukás from Daly City, California, was announced […]
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major storm bringing heavy snow to the Rockies could be the Denver metro area’s biggest snowstorm in three years. The worst of the storm will hit on Thursday. All Denver Public Schools are closed for the day. The forecast is calling for 5 to 9 […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Several counties in Kansas are under a tornado watch. The National Weather Service on Wednesday night issued the tornado watch for Atchison, Coffey, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Lyon, Miami, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee and Wyandotte counties. The warning is in effect until 1 […]
(WASHINGTON) — As polls show rising inflation weighing on American families, President Joe Biden has slammed companies for engaging in “shrinkflation,” allegedly decreasing the size or servings of a product while keeping the price the same. During his State of the Union address Thursday, he criticized “shrinkflation,” calling on Congress to pass legislation that would […]
(NEW YORK) — A 19-year-old student pilot is facing a federal charge over allegedly attempting to enter the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight multiple times, according to court documents. The crew “reported a passenger disturbance” during a flight from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on March 3, according […]
(ATLANTA) — A Fulton County judge on Wednesday quashed multiple counts contained in the election interference indictment against former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants. The order from Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six counts related to a specific charge: Solicitation of Violation of Oath by a Public Officer. That charge specifically relates to […]
