(NEW YORK) -- Gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash the FBI found in Sen. Bob Menendez's home were not given to him as a bribe, a defense attorney insisted Tuesday during closing arguments in the New Jersey senator's federal corruption trial.While waving his arms and pacing…
(SEATTLE) -- A Seattle mom who lost her 3-year-old son in a drowning incident has now established a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives through water safety education, legislation and increasing equitable access to swimming lessons.Chezik Tsunoda created "No More Under" to increase awareness about drowning dangers and to offer…
(HANOVER, N.H.) -- The death of a Dartmouth College student and fraternity member has prompted a hazing investigation, police said.Won Jang, 20, was reported missing Sunday afternoon, having been last seen the prior night by the docks of the Connecticut River on the school's New Hampshire campus.Search and rescue teams…
(WASHINGTON) -- A deputy U.S. Marshal allegedly shot an 18-year-old who tried to carjack him while he was on guard outside a Supreme Court justice's home in Washington, D.C., according to officials.The shooting unfolded outside of the apartment where Justice Sonia Sotomayor lives, according to public records.Two deputy Marshals were…
(WASHINGTON) -- A deputy U.S. Marshal allegedly shot an 18-year-old who tried to carjack him while he was on guard outside a Supreme Court justice's home in Washington, D.C., according to officials.The shooting unfolded outside of the apartment where Justice Sonia Sotomayor lives, according to public records.Two deputy Marshals were…
(WASHINGTON) -- A junior sailor has been punished after he tried to access President Joe Biden's restricted medical records while searching through a government database in February, the U.S. Navy revealed Tuesday.The incident took place on Feb. 23, and the unidentified sailor searched "Joseph Biden" three times, a U.S. official…
(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Tuesday withdrew their bid for a new trial in his federal gun case, conceding in court papers that a motion they filed last month misunderstood a technicality in the district court's capacity to carry out a trial.Hunter Biden's legal team had argued in…
(NEW YORK) -- Harvey Weinstein appeared in Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, where prosecutors accused him of raping more women than those included in the previous prosecution of the disgraced movie producer.Prosecutors told Judge Curtis Farber they have not yet decided whether to file additional charges against him, saying they…
(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Beryl has passed very closed to downtown Houston, Texas, as it produced wind gusts of over 80 mph causing massive power outages in the region.The highest Beryl winds gusts were in Freeport, at 97 mph, Houston International Airport at 83 mph and Galveston which clocked in…
(CHICAGO) -- More than 100 people were shot -- 19 fatally -- over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chicago, according to police.Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a press conference Monday morning he was "heartbroken" by gun violence in the city."These are not just numbers on pages.…
