Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — The suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter declined to change his plea to guilty at a Wednesday hearing, crushing victims’ families who watched on in the courtroom. Robert Crimo III is accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens of others in the […]
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Columbia University professors Ari Goldman and Gregory Khalil, each with their unique perspectives as individuals of Jewish and Palestinian descent, respectively, co-teach the complexities of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The two professors are embarking on a joint educational mission at Columbia’s Graduate School of […]
(Beaver, UT) — A firefighter is in the hospital after getting hurt battling a southern Utah wildfire. Officials say the first responder was severely injured Sunday during suppression efforts on the Little Twist Fire south of Beaver. The extent of their injuries is unknown but the firefighter was hit by […]
(St. George, UT) — The Republican primary in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District is too close to call. Representative Celeste Malloy had a narrow lead over challenger Colby Jenkins as of early this morning, holding nearly 52-percent of the vote. Maloy is running for her first full-term after she took over […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is poised to contend for another term in November. Unofficial results from the primary election showed the incumbent with nearly 57-percent of the vote as of early this morning. His challenger, Phil Lyman, told the Salt Lake Tribune he had no plans […]
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook (NEW YORK) — A wind-driven wildfire that ignited on Tuesday in Central Oregon spread overnight to 1,700 acres and was threatening homes as residents were ordered to evacuate, officials said. The Darlene 3 Fire burning in Deschutes County was 0% contained early Wednesday, according to the […]
Tim Drivas Photography/GETTY Images (NEW YORK) — A pro-Palestinian protester who was captured on video this month leading what city officials deemed an “antisemitic” call-and-response chant on a New York City subway surrendered to police, authorities said. The protester, whose name was not immediately released, turned himself in Wednesday at […]
Honolulu Emergency Services Department (NEW YORK) — Hawaii Island police said they’re investigating a possible shark attack that injured a 20-year-old man visiting the island from Romania. The man was swimming about 15 to 20 feet offshore at Anaeho’omalu Bay in Waikoloa at the time, the Hawaii Police Department said. […]
Exterior view of Elvis Presley’s house Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. (Gab Archive/Redferns via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The Tennessee Attorney General turned the investigation into the failed foreclosure of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate to federal investigators, according to a spokesperson for the office. “The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office looked […]
High water levels at the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River in Mankato, Minn., June 24, 2024. (Ben Brewer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As southern Minnesota battles an onslaught of rain and severe flooding, the fate of the Rapidan Dam hangs in the balance, with officials saying […]
