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(HARRISBURG, Pa.) — A future where motorists share streets and highways with driverless cars may still be years away, but transportation experts are saying now’s the time for elected leaders to plan for that scenario. Pennsylvania is the latest state to test drive the idea. The state’s Senate Transportation Committee approved a non-partisan bill on […]

Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Boston is digging out from the record-tying snowfall left behind by this weekend’s massive nor’easter. Boston tied its record for most snow in one day in January with a whopping 23.6 inches. The Boston suburb of Sharon, Massachusetts, saw even more snow, with 30.4 inches recorded in Saturday’s […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 884,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 63.8% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 884,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 63.8% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Police announced Saturday they arrested a suspect in connection with the series of swastika graffiti markings around Washington, D.C. Geraldo Pando, 34, has been charged with “display of certain emblems and defacing private/public property,” the Metropolitan Police said, Pando, who investigators say has “no known fixed address,” allegedly spray-painted […]

(HOUSTON) — The man charged with shooting three Houston police officers on Thursday had a warrant issued for him in connection with a December robbery, according to court records. In December, Roland Caballero, 31, had an open warrant issued for an unlawful carrying a weapon charge and an aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon charge, […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.) — A California ticket won a $421 million Mega Millions Jackpot, the equivalent of $289.5 million in cash, on Friday. The winning ticket was sold at a Chevron gas station in Woodland Hills, California, according to the California Lottery. A ticket holder matched all six numbers, white balls 3, […]

iStock/Motortion (NEW YORK) — Police in New Mexico performed a daring rescue to save an injured hiker who was stuck 9,100 feet in the air. The New Mexico State police said the unidentified 50-year-old woman was stranded in the LaDrones Mountains in Socorro County on Jan. 22. Officers and paramedics attended to the hiker and […]

iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — A suspect charged in the murder of a Houston police officer will be held without bond, according to court documents. Oscar Rosales, 51, faces a capital murder charge in the death of Cpl. Charles Galloway. Rosales allegedly shot Galloway when he was pulled over in a traffic stop, prosecutors said. Police […]

(KENOSHA, Wis.) — The AR-15-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used in the shooting of three men during a 2020 protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will be destroyed. State prosecutors, the defense and the man who purchased the gun agreed to let the Kenosha Police Department and Kenosha Joint Services destroy the firearm, along with the magazine […]