Adam Gray/Getty Images (COLCHESTER, Vt.) — A judge has ordered that Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student who was arrested two weeks ago by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following his citizenship interview, be released from detention while his case proceeds. “The two weeks of detention so far demonstrate great […]
Adam Gray/Getty Images (COLCHESTER, Vt.) — Attorneys for Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested two weeks ago by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following his citizenship interview, are expected to argue in a hearing Wednesday that he should be released while his deportation case proceeds. Mahdawi, who co-founded […]
Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors said no one from the state or federal government eavesdropped on a jailhouse phone conversation between accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione and his lawyer. Defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo claimed at a court appearance last week that prosecutors at the Manhattan […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MADISON, WI) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan after she was arrested by the FBI and charged last week for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest, an order from the court shows. “The court has learned that Milwaukee […]
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the United States Capitol. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” addressed a backlog of roughly 17 million pieces […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — Two people died during storms in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, authorities said. A Pittsburgh man was electrocuted by live wires around 7 p.m. while another man, a 22-year-old from State College was electrocuted when he was putting out a mulch fire caused by live wires […]
(MACON COUNTY, AL) — A runaway kangaroo caused a car crash that ended up shutting down an Alabama highway, police said. The incident took place on Tuesday when the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency responded to a two-vehicle crash in the southbound lane of Interstate 85 near the 46 mile marker […]
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Catholic school in Oklahoma is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for it to become the nation’s first religious charter school funded directly by taxpayers. Oral arguments will be heard in the landmark case on Wednesday, pitting claims of religious freedom against […]
(TOULUMNE COUNTY, CA) — The parents of a 1-year-old child have been arrested after the child tested positive for fentanyl and THC in California, authorities said. The incident occurred on April 22 when deputies from the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) responded to a report of a medical emergency where […]
mbbirdy/Getty Images (CHATHAM, Ill.) — An Illinois community is reeling after an SUV drove into an after-school camp, killing four girls, but police said the crash does not appear to be targeted. The driver struck the YNOT After School Camp building in Chatham, just outside of Springfield, on Monday afternoon, killing […]
