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(BOCA CHICA, Texas) — About three minutes after SpaceX’s Starship rocket launched Thursday morning, the boosters failed to separate, and it was forced to self-destruct. Despite not going according to plan, SpaceX said it was still a successful first part of the mission, and CEO Elon Musk congratulated the team. When Starship is eventually perfected, here’s […]
(SANTA FE, N.M.) — Charges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped in the fatal on-set “Rust” shooting, according to sources familiar with the matter. Baldwin, 65, had been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the New Mexico set of the Western in October 2021. The actor was […]
JanValls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — An American Airlines employee at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was killed in a “crash incident” Thursday, authorities said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. local time, officials said. The airline employee was injured outside the terminal where aircraft park at their gates, the airport said in a statement. Austin-Travis […]
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — A Colorado school bus driver faces 30 counts of child abuse after he braked hard in an apparent attempt to teach students on the bus a lesson, according to school and court records. Brian Fitzgerald, 61, had recently started driving for the Douglas County School District when the incident occurred the afternoon […]
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s aides have told allies they could be ready to announce a run for reelection as soon as next week. Next Tuesday is seen as a likely target as it would be the four year anniversary of his 2020 announcement. Democratic donors are being invited to Washington, […]
(MIAMI) — Weather-related delays and panic-buying have led to a gas shortage in South Florida. Over 55% of gas stations in Miami/Fort Lauderdale and over 34% of gas stations in West Palm Beach were without fuel as of Thursday morning, according to GasBuddy, a gas-tracking database. “We ask that you please only purchase gas when you […]
First Coast Guard District/Twitter (HAMPTON, N.H.) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the waters off New England for four people reported missing after they sailed for a fishing trip Wednesday. Michael Sai and three unidentified passengers departed Hampton, New Hampshire, in a 17-foot white center console boat, according to the Coast Guard. “Their reported destination […]
(ATLANTA) — An investigation into the death of a man whose family claims he was “eaten alive by insects and bedbugs” in an Atlanta jail has led to “sweeping changes,” according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Patrick “Pat” Labat said in a statement Monday that he’s asked for and received the resignations of multiple […]
(DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Four people, including two teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a birthday party in Alabama over the weekend where four victims were killed and 32 others were injured. Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both of Tuskegee, have each been charged with four counts of […]
(NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Thursday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking the deposition of Mark Pomerantz by the House Judiciary Committee less than two hours before it was set to begin. The subpoena of Pomerantz, a former prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s office, is part of an investigation into the […]
