Lorain Police Department (LORAIN, Ohio) — An Ohio officer has died a day after a gunman opened fire on him and a fellow officer while they were eating lunch in their patrol vehicles, authorities said. Lorain Police Department officer Phillip Wagner, 35, was critically wounded in what police described as […]
Benji Paysnoe (NEW YORK) — A new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, officials said. Named Macadens olsoni, the fossils were found in the Ste. Genevieve Formation, dating back approximately 340 to 335 million years to when Mammoth Cave was submerged in […]
Hersheypark (HERSHEY, Pa.) — A 9-year-old child has died after an incident at The Boardwalk inside Hersheypark in Pennsylvania, Hersheypark’s CEO has confirmed. The incident occurred on Thursday evening at the amusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when a 9-year-old child “was tragically lost at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark,” said John […]
Sopa Images via LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Communications Commission announced on Thursday the approval of a massive, $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media. The deal includes the CBS broadcast network, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon. Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, […]
Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department filed suit Thursday against New York City, Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials challenging the city’s sanctuary laws for undocumented immigrants. The suit was filed in the Eastern District of New York. The department argued the city’s […]
On July 23, a 4th District judge dismissed a lawsuit that sough to block a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Heber City from being built. Sam Penrod, a spokesman for the church, shared in a statement, “since the temple site plan was approved by Wasatch County […]
Saverio Marfia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It may be the best time of year for stargazers to witness meteors blazing through the night sky. Late July will offer the chance to witness three separate meteor shower events happening at the same time, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS). Adding […]
North Port Police Department (NORTH PORT, Fla.) — Three men were arrested after posing as Amazon delivery drivers in order to gain entry and ransack a home in Florida, according to the North Port Police Department. The three suspects — Robert St. Germain, Anton Bradley Brown and Adlet Javon Francis […]
Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said at a hearing Thursday that he will follow up on a former DOJ official’s allegations that Trump administration officials suggested defying orders from courts in order to enforce the administration’s immigration policies. The development came at the start […]
Kyle Green-Pool/Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — Though the motive behind University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger’s violent attack remains unknown, the former police chief says “new information could come out still.” “There’s always cases that, you know, 10 years later, somebody says something,” James Fry, who was the Moscow police […]
