Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images (HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) — A New York state trooper who claimed to have been shot in the line of duty in October is now facing criminal charges for having allegedly “staged” the shooting, according to officials. Thomas Mascia, 27, surrendered to police Monday […]

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Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Less than a week after a massive wildfire shut down California’s Interstate 5, a major freeway between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley, the traffic artery was closed again due to heavy snow, authorities said. Both the southbound and northbound lanes of Interstate […]

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Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — One pedestrian was killed and several pedestrians and officers were hurt by a driver who allegedly drove into people in multiple intentional hit-and-runs in Tampa, Florida, Sunday night, police said. “Tonight was a tragic night involving an extremely dangerous suspect” who was fatally shot […]

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(YORK HARBOR, MAINE) — A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston. The quake was centered 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, Maine. Homes and businesses in Concord, Massachusetts, reporting feeling […]

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Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mayor Eric Adams of New York City will limit his public schedule this week, as he undergoes “routine” medical tests during a series of doctors’ appointments, an aide said. “Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn’t been feeling his best,” Fabien Levy, […]

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