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Hans Neleman/Getty Images/STOCK (ATWATER, Calif.) — A Federal Bureau of Prisons employee died after coming into contact with an unknown substance in the mail room at the U.S. penitentiary in Atwater, California, according to a bureau spokesperson. The employee began to feel unwell on Friday after coming into contact with the substance and was rushed […]
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — A United States military base in eastern Syria was attacked by a one-way drone, according to a U.S. defense official. Initial reports do not indicate there were any injuries in the attack, but the official said that medical evaluations and a damage assessment following the attack were ongoing. “On Aug. […]
John Lamparski/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The sheriff for Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, which employed the former deputy charged with fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 to report a prowler, will be retiring later this month, he announced Friday in a statement. “As elected leaders, we must always put […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This week, hours after Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 election, the website domain “HarrisWalz.com” sold for $15,000. It was a tidy profit for domain owner Jeremy Greene Eche, who bought it for around $9 in 2020. Eche is […]
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Utah placed a blanket ban on at least 13 books in schools, including works by Sarah J. Maas, Judy Blume, Rupi Kaur, Margaret Atwood and other authors, in what free speech advocates say is the first state book ban. The Utah State Board of Education put together a list of […]
Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board (NEW YORK) — A new Instagram filter will allow Jackson Hole visitors to interact with nature while keeping a safe distance from wildlife. Every summer season, when school is out and the weather is warm enough to explore preserved land around the country, images circulate of people attempting to […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case on Friday granted an extension requested by special counsel Jack Smith’s office. Smith on Thursday requested a delay in responding to a scheduling order from U.S District Judge Tanya Chutkan, citing issues related to the Supreme Court’s recent decision […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (DILLON, Mont.) — A suspect was identified through DNA in the 1996 cold case murder of a 15-year-old girl in Montana. But the suspected killer won’t go to trial because he died by suicide just hours after he was interviewed by police, authorities said. On Sept. 21, 1996, 15-year-old Danielle “Danni” Houchins […]
Custer County Sheriff/Facebook (CUSTER COUNTY, Idaho) — A search is underway for an 89-year-old hiker in Idaho who was last seen over a week ago when he was dropped off at a trailhead by a family member, according to the Custer County Sheriff’s Office. Bing Olbum left from Hunter Creek Trailhead, part of the Salmon-Challis […]
seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A California man convicted of carrying out some of the most extended and brutal assaults against police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday. The 20-year prison term for David Dempsey, handed down by senior D.C. […]