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(NEW YORK) — A Black man was wrongfully arrested and held for nearly a week in jail because of the alleged misuse of facial recognition technology, according to a civil lawsuit filed against the arresting police officers. Randal Quran Reid, 29, was driving to his mother’s home outside of Atlanta the day after Thanksgiving when […]
(WASHINGTON) — A showdown on Tuesday with a breakaway faction of his own party saw House Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed as leader of the chamber — a historic development that signals chaos to come on Capitol Hill. Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida led the charge against McCarthy, a fellow conservative. Gaetz introduced a […]
(MEXICO CITY) — Roadside banners prohibiting the production and sale of fentanyl have appeared in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa, where the eponymous drug cartel is based. The machine-printed banners were purportedly signed by a faction of the Sinaloa cartel led by the sons of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The sons […]
(WASHINGTON) — For the first time in U.S. history, the speaker of the House was toppled with a motion to vacate that laid bare the divisions in the Republican Party. Now, the question becomes who will replace Kevin McCarthy in the top post. The horse race began not long after Rep. Patrick McHenry, the speaker pro […]
(NEW YORK) — The annual ozone hole that forms over Antarctica has ballooned to near-record size, scientists say. Measurements from satellite imaging taken on Sept. 16 showed that the ozone depletion area had reached 26 million square kilometers — roughly three times the size of Brazil, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth observation program. […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden weighed in Wednesday on the historic ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, calling on Congress to change the “poisonous atmosphere in Washington” and come together on important issues, such as funding for Ukraine. “More than anything, we need to change the poisonous atmosphere in Washington. You know, we have strong disagreements, […]
(BALTIMORE) — Four students were among five people shot during Homecoming week at Morgan State University in Baltimore, police said. The victims — four men and one woman, between 18 and 22 years old — all suffered non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The gunfire broke out Tuesday night “on campus within the vicinity of the Murphy Fine […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump Organization executives are accused by New York Attorney General Letitia […]
(NEW YORK) — Costco, the wholesale retailer that offers everything from PlayStations to pizza slices, is now selling gold bars. Even more, the precious metal is flying off the shelves, a company executive says. The company’s website says the price of the one-ounce bars of 24-karat gold can only be viewed by Costco members, who […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump Organization executives are accused by New York Attorney General Letitia […]
