amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has opened a civil investigation into the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and its police department to determine whether law enforcement engages in unconstitutional policing. The investigation is just the latest in a series of similar “pattern or practice” probes launched […]
Lt. Chris Olivarez (NEW YORK) — Seven people were killed after a car suspected of smuggling migrants crashed head-on into another vehicle while allegedly evading local authorities, officials said. The collision occurred on U.S. Highway 57 near Batesville in Zavala County on Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Public […]
Jamesburg Police Department via Facebook (NEW YORK) — A search is underway in central New Jersey for a man wanted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said. The FBI said Wednesday its Newark SWAT team is searching for the suspect, identified as Gregory Yetman, […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Toronto 127, Dallas 116 Denver 108, Golden State 105 Sacramento 121, Portland 118 Indiana 134, Utah 118 Philadelphia 106, Boston 103 Washington 132, Charlotte 116 Brooklyn 100, LA Clippers 93 New York 126, San Antonio […]
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Cherelle Parker is literally one in a hundred after being elected Philadelphia’s first female mayor. In a historic vote, Parker became the City of Brotherly Love’s 100th mayor and the first woman elected to the office. “Who is Cherelle Parker going to be? A get-it-done Philadelphian. […]
LOGAN, Utah-Wednesday, Utah State men’s basketball head coach Danny Sprinkle announced the signing of point guard Terrence Hill Jr. (Portland, Ore., Roosevelt High School, AZ Compass School) and wing Kase Wynott (Winchester, Idaho, Lapwai High School). Hill chose the Aggies over Colorado State, Montana, New Mexico and Oregon State. Wynott […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston Wednesday prompted a school evacuation and a warning for residents to shelter in place, according to authorities. There was an explosion at the plant in the town of Shepherd just after 8 a.m. local time Wednesday, according […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric Trump and and Donald Trump Jr., and […]
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (DETROIT) — A suspect is in custody in connection with the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll, police said. Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home on Oct. 21. Detroit police said last month that there was no evidence to point to the crime […]
JazzIRT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Florida mom is suing American Airlines after she claims the airline “misplaced” her two unaccompanied children and put them in a “cold room akin to a jail cell” for a night after the kids’ connecting flight during a July 2022 trip was canceled. “It’s […]
