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Following Supreme Court ruling, Trump moves to have NY hush money conviction tossed: Sources

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling that President Donald Trump has some presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken to overturn results of the 2020 election, Trump on Monday sought to have his conviction thrown out in his New York criminal hush money case, according to sources.Trump's lawyers said the hush money verdict should be tossed because the jury saw evidence during trial that they believe should have been protected […]

todayJuly 1, 2024

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US Marshals rescue 200 missing children over six weeks

Kali9/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Marshals Service rescued and located 200 missing or endangered children over a six-week period, the agency announced on Monday."Operation We Will Find You 2" focused on several hot spot cities such as Phoenix, Arizona, and Miami, Florida, where there were kids missing, it said."Whenever a child is missing, whether we cannot explain how they went missing, whether we think it was a family abduction, or whether it's a runaway, they are at risk of being […]

todayJuly 1, 2024

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Two children among five dead after plane crashes in upstate New York: Police

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Five people, including two children, were killed Sunday in a plane crash in upstate New York, police said.The victims were family members from Georgia. They were headed back to Atlanta after a trip to Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament, police said.The victims were Roger Beggs, 76; Laura VanEpps, 43; Ryan VanEpps, 42; James R. VanEpps, 12; and Harrison VanEpps, 10, according to police.On Sunday at approximately 2 p.m., state police said authorities were […]

todayJuly 1, 2024

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DHS rolls out new technology for firefighters

DHS(WASHINGTON) -- A helmet-mounted indoor visualization and navigation device that allows first responders to see through dark smoke could soon be available to fire departments around the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security.The Department's Science and Technology Directorate is opening applications for fire departments around the country to apply for the technology developed by an Austin, Texas, startup Qwake Technologies. The technology was developed by Qwake along with the DHS through a 2020 contract to develop fire safety […]

todayJuly 1, 2024

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Judge declares mistrial in Karen Read murder case after jury says it’s still undecided

Jason Marz/Getty Images(DEDHAM, Mass.) -- The judge in the Karen Read murder trial has declared a mistrial after the jury said it was unable to reach a unanimous consensus on the fifth day of deliberations Monday.Read was charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, in January 2022.Prosecutors allege she hit O'Keefe with her car and left him to die in the middle of a snowstorm after the two got into an argument earlier in the day. Read […]

todayJuly 1, 2024

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Hunter Biden sues Fox News over fictional miniseries

seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hunter Biden on Monday sued Fox News and its parent company over their production of a fictional miniseries that attorneys for the president's son called "an effort to harass, annoy, alarm, and humiliate him, and tarnish his reputation."The miniseries, called "The Trial of Hunter Biden," is described by Fox as a mock trial that seeks to show "how a possible Hunter Biden trial might look," and includes several sexually graphic images […]

todayJuly 1, 2024

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Fourth of July mass shootings increased over the past three years, group says

Steve Prezant/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Mass shootings are becoming more frequent during a holiday typically known for fireworks and barbecues, according to a nonprofit that tracks shootings.There were 80 total mass shootings over the past three years between July 1-7, said Mark Bryant, the executive director of the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), a nonprofit which tracks shootings in the United States.The GVA defines a "mass shooting" as a shooting that kills or injures four or more people not including the shooter.There […]

todayJuly 1, 2024

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Fourth of July travel forecast: How to avoid traffic and what to know before flying

onurdongel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Record-high travel numbers are possible this Fourth of July holiday.Here's what to know before you head to the airport or hit the highway:Air travelAccording to Expedia, Saturday, June 29, will be the busiest day in the airports before the Fourth of July.Wednesday, July 3, is the busiest day to leave for vacation and Sunday, July 7, and Monday, July 8, are the busiest days to fly home, according to Hopper.United Airlines said it expects to fly […]

todayJuly 1, 2024

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Fourth of July forecast calls for extreme heat for most of US

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Fourth of July holiday is stacking up to be a scorcher for most of the nation.Numerous record temperatures are expected to be broken as highs in California are forecast to stay in the triple digits through Independence Day and beyond, and hot, humid weather down South will make some places like New Orleans feel close to 120 degrees.California, particularly cities in the San Joaquin Valley, is expected to see temperatures soar past the 110 mark […]

todayJune 30, 2024

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