(NEW YORK) -- Protecting children and teens from online dangers is no easy feat. It's an ever-changing landscape and in many ways, it's easier than ever for predators to target children online.In 2023, reports of child online exploitation made to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) Cyber…
(NEW YORK) -- Michael Cohen took the stand at former president Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Monday, testifying that Trump told him it was Melania who came up with the infamous “locker room talk” defense.When the Access Hollywood tape dropped in October 2016, Cohen said he became very concerned…
(NEW YORK) -- Although the number of days that there is a tornado in the U.S. is decreasing overall, the average annual number of tornadoes has remained roughly the same, according to the latest research.Last week, more than 125 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. over a five-day period across…
(NEW YORK) -- The criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump reached a crescendo Monday when the state's star witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, testified about his ex-boss directing him to "just take care of" a payment to silence adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the waning…
(BALTIMORE) -- Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage was demolished in a controlled explosion on Monday evening after being delayed due to lightning near the site on Sunday.The removal process took place Monday at 5:00 p.m., officials said.Engineers set off controlled explosives in the steel remains of the Key Bridge…
(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal…
(WASHINGTON) -- A man who drove a U-Haul truck into metal barriers outside of the White House in May 2023 pleaded guilty on Monday, admitting he carried out the attack fueled by Nazi ideology and an intent to replace the U.S. government.Sai Varsith Kandula, a non-U.S. citizen who was residing…
(WASHINGTON) -- Foreign terrorist organizations may seek to exploit "LGBTQIA+-related events and venues," including events during 2024 Pride month -- celebrated in June, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned in a recent public service announcement."Organizations like ISIS may seek to exploit increased gatherings associated with the upcoming June…
(MIAMI) -- Authorities in Florida are seeking a boat involved in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a teenager waterskiing in the Miami area over the weekend.The victim was waterskiing near Nixon Beach in Key Biscayne Saturday afternoon when the incident occurred, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,…
(MIAMI) -- Donald Trump Jr. visited Peter Navarro in a Miami federal prison, according to sources familiar with the situation.Navarro, the former Trump White House adviser, was convicted in September of two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to provide testimony and documents to the House Select Committee that…
