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House explodes in Wisconsin with one man inside

PBNJ Productions/Getty Images(LAFAYETTE, Wis.) -- A house in Lafayette, Wisconsin exploded Tuesday afternoon, officials said.One man who was in the home at the time was taken to the hospital by helicopter, according to Elkhorn Fire Chief Trent Eichmann.It took 30 to 40 minutes for firefighters to get to the man, who was rescued from the basement of the house.His identity and condition are not yet known.According to the man's family, he was the only person inside the home when it […]

todayJuly 3, 2024

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Three firefighters injured battling Thompson wildfire in California, Cal Fire says

Law enforcement members watch as the Thompson fire burns over Lake Oroville in Oroville, California on July 2, 2024. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Three firefighters sustained heat-related injuries while battling the Thompson Fire in Butte County, California, as red flag conditions persist in the area, according to Cal Fire.The state on Tuesday secured federal assistance to support the response to the fire, Gov. Gavin Newsom said."We're working proactively to bring in additional funding to help ensure the […]

todayJuly 3, 2024

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Following Supreme Court ruling, what happens next in Trump’s criminal hush money case?

SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With Donald Trump's sentencing in his New York hush money case delayed until September following Tuesday's decision by Judge Juan Merchan, the judge now faces the task of applying the Supreme Court's new test for the limits of presidential immunity to the former president's criminal conviction.Trump in May was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order to boost […]

todayJuly 3, 2024

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Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre call on President Biden to open investigation into 1921 attack

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(TULSA, Okla.) -- Two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are calling on President Joe Biden to open an investigation into the deadly attack following the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision last month to dismiss the survivors’ lawsuit that sought reparations.Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Ford Fletcher, 110, made a plea to the Biden administration on Tuesday to invoke the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007, which allows for cold cases of violent crimes […]

todayJuly 2, 2024

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Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect rejects plea deal ahead of state trial

Sean Gallup/Getty Images(CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y.) -- The New Jersey man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on stage at a speaking event in 2022 rejected a plea deal that involved state and potential federal charges, attorneys said Tuesday.Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York in August 2022 in what prosecutors said was a "preplanned" attack.Hadi Matar was charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault in connection with the attack. He has pleaded not […]

todayJuly 2, 2024

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Husband of missing Arizona woman arrested for assault as search continues

Flagstaff Police Department(FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) -- The husband of a missing Arizona woman has been arrested for assault as the search for her continues, police said.Kelly Paduchowski, 45, was reported missing Sunday evening, according to the Flagstaff Police Department. Paduchowski had gone for a run and swim at Campbell Mesa Trail at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to authorities.Her white Mazda CX-5 was located at the trailhead, Flagstaff police said.The Flagstaff Police Department said they arrested her husband, 58-year-old Daniel […]

todayJuly 2, 2024

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LGBTQ+ residents find safe haven in Arkansas town steeped in history

ABCNews.com(EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.) -- A small town in Arkansas boasts a statue of Jesus, 7 stories tall, arms outstretched over a community dotted year-round with Pride flags.Eureka Springs is a town that welcomes all, a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community. It has made history as one of the first towns in the South where gay couples have legally married.One of those was Zeek Taylor and Dick Titus, who are widely considered the first male married couple in the South. […]

todayJuly 2, 2024

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Manhattan DA says he wouldn’t oppose Trump’s request to have his hush money conviction tossed

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday it would not oppose former President Donald Trump’s request to file a motion arguing that his conviction should be tossed, a move that will almost certainly delay Trump’s sentencing, which is currently set for July 11.“Although we believe defendant's arguments to be without merit, we do not oppose his request for leave to file and his putative request to adjourn sentencing pending determination of his motion,” assistant district […]

todayJuly 2, 2024

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Rudy Giuliani disbarred over ‘false and misleading’ statements on 2020 election

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rudy Giuliani's association with former President Donald Trump has cost him his law license.Giuliani has been disbarred, according to a decision handed down Tuesday by the Appellate Division First Department in New York.The ruling is a consequence of Giuliani's "demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers, and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign in connection with Trump's failed effort at reelection […]

todayJuly 2, 2024

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