PeskyMonkey/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced plans to sue New York City for allegedly fraudulent practices by its Taxi and Limousine Commission, accusing the agency of running a scheme on taxi drivers that created a “trapdoor of despair.” A taxicab medallion, often seen bolted to a […]
Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(MIAMI) — The highways flowing through Miami are swapping their Confederate identity with one that recognizes the iconic leader of the Underground Railroad. Miami-Dade commissioners unanimously voted Wednesday to change the name of parts of the Old Dixie Highway to the Harriet Tubman […]
iStock/hocus-focus(NEW YORK) — Images of tweets flagged by Twitter as “Harmfully Misleading” were leaked to NBC News and are making rounds on social media. Twitter confirmed that the images are part of the social media company’s experiment with ways to tackle misinformation on its platform. “This is a design mock-up […]
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Harvey Weinstein trial jury deliberations have ended for the day with no verdict. The jury sent notes to the judge in rapid succession at the end of their third day of deliberations — both focused on Annabella Sciorra’s testimony. “We the jury request for the court […]
Marin County Sheriff’s Office(MARIN COUNTY, Calif.) — Nearly a week into the search for a married couple in their 70s who vanished at their vacation cottage, Northern California authorities have said those efforts now are a “recovery mission.” “We’ve worked tirelessly combing through all leads and areas surrounding the cottage […]
uatp2/iStock(WASHINGTON) — For the second year in a row the number of people who died in car crashes declined in 2019, according to the National Safety Council’s preliminary estimates released on Thursday. The data showed an estimated 38,800 people died in motor vehicles on the road last year — a […]
California Highway Patrol(NAPA, Calif.) — A California Highway Patrol pilot said he was momentarily blinded and is still suffering some pain in his left eye after his aircraft was hit by a blue laser on a return flight to the airport. “It’s pitch black. We’re flying and all of a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — A Utah man has been found guilty of three hate crimes for shouting that he wanted to “kill Mexicans” before attacking three Latinos at a tire shop. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that Alan Dale Covington was convicted of attacking Jose […]
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV-TV) — Police in Utah say a man has turned himself in amid reports that authorities were searching for a driver who fled after striking a 9-year-old boy walking on a sidewalk in Payson. The boy was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon in serious condition. A […]
Chmiel/iStock(FORT BRAGG, N.C.) — Fort Bragg welcomed home 800 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division Thursday. They had been rushed to the Middle East in late December to assist with regional security after protesters attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. It was unclear when the remaining 2,700 soldiers who were […]
