Police released footage of three suspects wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a Brooklyn bishop during a livestream of his service. Bishop Lamor Whitehead said he and his wife were robbed of “hundreds of thousands” in jewelry, including his wedding band, during a targeted incident on Sunday at […]
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Pipeline company to pay nearly $1M over California oil spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — The owner of an underwater oil pipeline that spilled some 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Southern California last year will pay nearly $1 million in cleanup costs. The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to accept a proposed claim settlement with […]
New Los Angeles bridge opens, then quickly closes amid chaos
LOS ANGELES — The newest bridge in Los Angeles, a $588-million architectural marvel with views of the downtown skyline, opened to great fanfare on July 10. It has already been closed, to great dismay, several times since then amid chaos and collisions. The 6th Street Viaduct — which soars over […]
Manchin surprises with spending deal announcement — on health care, climate, more
In a surprise move Wednesday, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced that not only had he reached a deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a major health care-focused spending package — he had also signed onto climate and energy provisions. It was a reversal of sorts for the conservative […]
New York moving ahead with ‘congestion pricing’ toll plan
NEW YORK — New York is inching toward becoming the first U.S. city to charge motorists an extra fee for entering its most congested areas. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Wednesday a long-delayed environmental assessment should be released by federal regulators next month, to be followed by public hearings. The […]
Facebook parent Meta posts first revenue decline in history
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta posted its first revenue decline in history Thursday, dragged by a drop in ad spending as the economy falters — and as competition from rival TikTok intensifies. The company’s stock dropped slightly in after-hours trading following the results, suggesting Wall Street was largely expecting […]
Hawaii couple charged with stealing IDs of dead Texas kids
HONOLULU — A U.S. defense contractor and his wife who lived for decades under the identities of two dead Texas children have been charged with identity theft and conspiring against the government, according to federal court records unsealed in Honolulu. Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison, both in their […]
Highland Park mass shooting suspect indicted on 117 counts
The young man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Fourth of July parade, killing seven people and injuring dozens of others, has been indicted on 117 counts, prosecutors in Lake County, Illinois, said Wednesday. Robert “Bobby” Crimo III is charged with 21 counts of first-degree […]
Stuart Woods, author of Stone Barrington novels, dead at 84
HARTFORD, Conn. — Stuart Woods, an author of more than 90 novels, many featuring the character of lawyer-investigator Stone Barrington, has died. He was 84. Woods passed away in his sleep on Friday, July 22, at his home in Litchfield County, Connecticut, his publicist, Katie Grinch, said Wednesday. Woods, a […]
RNC to Trump: If you run for president, we stop paying your legal bills, per official
Republican leaders who worry that Donald Trump could hurt their midterm chances by announcing a presidential run too soon are hoping he’ll be dissuaded from doing so by the prospect of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal payments, according to an RNC official. Since October 2021, the Republican […]