ALLEN, Ky. — Several police officers were shot and wounded while trying to serve a warrant in eastern Kentucky on Thursday, authorities said. A suspect was taken into custody and at least one person was killed, Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt told WYMT-TV. The sheriff’s department described the shooting as […]
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Last-minute deal averts casino strike in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, providing for what one its president called “the best contract we’ve ever had” and labor peace that will avoid a strike on Fourth of July weekend, one of […]
Uvalde families demand answers from City Council
More than one month since the massacre at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, families of victims demanded answers from city leaders during a special council meeting on Thursday. Frustrated by the lack of information from the ongoing state investigation, families turned to […]
Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024
In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024. The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12’s current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten […]
Aide’s testimony raises fresh questions about Secret Service’s handling of Jan. 6
A former White House aide’s stunning testimony before the House panel investigating the Capitol attack indicated that the U.S. Secret Service may have had advanced warning of the potential for violence at the Capitol, raising new questions about the agency’s planning ahead of the riot and actions taken by agents […]
Lawyer: Hussle lifted up neighborhood he was gunned down in
LOS ANGELES — Nipsey Hussle was a hip-hop star who sought to raise up his neighborhood with him until a friend from the same streets gunned him down, a prosecutor said in his closing argument Thursday. “This man was different,” Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told jurors, […]
Woman attacked by Yellowstone bison
A 71-year-old woman was gored by a bull bison at Yellowstone National Park, making her the third person attacked by a bison at the park this year. A park official said that the Pennsylvania woman and her daughter were headed back to their vehicle at Storm Point at Yellowstone Lake […]
4 dead in car crash involving smuggling operation: Police
Four people were killed and three others are in critical condition Thursday following a car crash involving an alleged migrant smuggling operation in Texas, police said. The incident took place on Interstate 35 in Encinal, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. “The driver suspected of human smuggling […]
Family of boy killed in Adventureland accident sues park
DES MOINES, Iowa — The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at an Iowa amusement park a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit in state court Thursday, alleging the park failed to properly maintain and repair its rides. David and Sabrina Jaramillo, of […]
‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova added to FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list
Ruja Ignatova, the so-called Cryptoqueen, has now been named a most-wanted fugitive by the FBI. The FBI added Ignatova to its 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list for allegedly defrauding investors of more than $4 billion through OneCoin, a cryptocurrency company she helped found in 2014. The move comes after Europol […]