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(NEW YORK) — A white mother who says she was accused of trafficking her biracial daughter has filed a federal lawsuit against Southwest Airlines alleging she and her daughter were victims of “blatant racism” by airline employees. According to the lawsuit, filed Aug. 3 in the District Court of Colorado, Mary MacCarthy and her then […]
(PHOENIX) — When President Joe Biden lands Monday in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., intends to raise with him legislation he has introduced in the U.S. House to tackle extreme heat as the American Southwest struggles with record-breaking temperatures this summer. “I’m going to drive up and meet him on the tarmac,” […]
(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Police in Montgomery, Alabama, issued four arrest warrants for suspects who attacked a Black dock worker in an altercation that led to brawl at a dock at Riverfront Park. There are four active arrest warrants and “there’s a possibility more will follow after the review of additional video,” a police spokesperson told […]
(WASHINGTON) — The nearly dozen Russian and Chinese ships that sailed near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands last week as part of a joint exercise — leading the U.S. to deploy warships and aircraft to monitor the formation — are now moving away from the region, according to two American officials. In response to the ships’ movements […]
(NEW YORK) — Over 1,100 flights have been canceled within, into or out of the U.S. on Monday as severe storms target the East Coast. Cities seeing major impacts at airports include Atlanta, New York City, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Boston. The Federal Aviation Administration said thunderstorms are also expected to impact airports in Memphis, […]
belterz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the highest-ranking FBI officials ever criminally charged is expected to plead guilty next week in Manhattan federal court, according to a new court filing. Charles McGonigal, the former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office, is scheduled for a “plea proceeding” Aug. 5, according to […]
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (WESTLAND, Mich.) — A 4-year-old was uninjured Friday night after being run over by a golf cart after a dog laid down on the go pedal, according to fire department officials in Michigan. The incident took place at a summer party called Blues, Brews, and BBQ in Westland, Michigan, which featured the […]
(UVALDE, Texas) — Fourteen months after a school shooting left 21 dead in Uvalde, Texas, the investigation into whether law enforcement inaction might have contributed to the deaths of any of the victims has yet to make any progress, according to the official leading the review. The Texas Department of Public Safety, which conducted the […]
(NEW YORK) — Stormy weather spawned tornadoes, triggered flash flooding, knocked out power and uprooted trees across the United States over the weekend. There were more than 300 damaging storm reports from Colorado to Virginia. There were also 10 reported tornadoes — eight across Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Colorado on Saturday and two in Illinois […]
(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — A boat fire in Long Beach, California, killed two people and injured three others, according to fire officials. The fire broke out near the 200 block of Marina Dive at Alamitos Bay on a 35-foot pleasure craft on Saturday, the Long Beach Fire Department said. The boat was near a fuel […]
