A Vermont driver accused of causing a crash that killed actor Treat Williams has been charged with grossly negligent operation causing death, officials said. An investigation of the June 12 crash in Dorset concluded a vehicle pulled in front of Williams, who was riding a motorcycle and was unable to …
Read More »Mass shooting at Muncie, Indiana street party leaves one dead, multiple people wounded, police say
A “mass shooting” at a large street party in Indiana early Sunday morning left one person dead, police said. A hospital said 19 people were being treated for injuries at its facility. Muncie police responded to multiple reports of gunfire on the city’s east side just after 1 a.m., The …
Read More »These seven automakers are making a national network of EV charging stations
Seven of the world’s largest automakers said Wednesday that they’re working together to build a new nationwide network of 30,000 electric vehicle charging stations, an effort to stoke already growing consumer demand for EVs. BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes and Stellantis said the first batch of their “high-powered …
Read More »Musk reveals Twitter ad revenue is down 50% as social media competition mounts
Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social media company’s advertising revenue has plunged roughly 50%, highlighting his struggle to revive the ailing company after buying it for $44 billion. The stark admission came in response to a comment by another Twitter user who suggested the billionaire form a consortium to …
Read More »Police search Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann’s home, storage unit for clues
The Gilgo Beach murder case remains an active investigation days after a suspect was arrested. Investigators remained at Rex Heuermann‘s home on Long Island on Monday, as people came by bicycle, car, and foot to catch a glimpse of police working on the sensational case. Law enforcement confiscated an arsenal …
Read More »Arizona GOP Rep. Eli Crane says he “misspoke” when he referred to “colored people” on House floor
Arizona Republican Rep. Eli Crane said he “misspoke” after he used the racially charged term “colored people” on the House floor and drew swift rebuke from Democratic lawmakers and the Congressional Black Caucus. “In a heated floor debate on my amendment that would prohibit discrimination on the color of one’s …
Read More »Tiffany Chen says Robert De Niro was “very supportive” when her face “melted on itself” after baby’s birth
Tiffany Chen, the partner of actor Robert de Niro, said she had a “really easy” pregnancy with the couple’s child — but shortly after giving birth in April, she began to experience troubling symptoms in her face. “It was like everything was starting to just fall down on itself. Like, …
Read More »Senators reflect on impact of first major bipartisan gun legislation in nearly 30 years
One year ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, marking the first major gun legislation in nearly three decades. The law introduced enhanced background checks for gun buyers under 21, closed the “boyfriend loophole” to prevent convicted domestic abusers from purchasing firearms for five years and allocated …
Read More »Hiring cools as employers added 209,000 jobs in June
Hiring cooled in June as employers put the brakes on hiring amid economic headwinds such as surging borrowing costs. The U.S. added 209,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday. That was in line with economists’ expectations for about 205,000 new jobs in June, according to a poll of …
Read More »Florida lawyer arrested for allegedly killing his father, who accused him of stealing from family trust
A Florida lawyer was charged on Monday for killing a man believed to be his father in a Boca Raton parking garage – after the son had been accused of stealing close to $500,000 from a family trust fund and barred from practicing law, according to court documents. Police arrested …
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