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Names of victims killed in Louisville UPS cargo plane crash are released

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — More names of victims of the fatal UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville were released Wednesday by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.

At least 14 people have been confirmed dead after a UPS cargo plane crashed Nov. 4 during takeoff from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.

Three of the victims were members...Read more

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff arrested by FBI public corruption probe

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Federal officials charged Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff, Wednesday with public corruption, according to a federal indictment obtained by The Sacramento Bee.

Williamson, who left the Governor’s Office in December 2024, is named along with her employees Greg Campbell, Sean McCluskie and two...Read more

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Ignoring trends, President Donald Trump credits 'Operation Midway Blitz' for drop in Chicago violence

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CHICAGO — President Donald Trump this week ignored several consecutive years of decreases in Chicago’s violent crime and instead credited “Operation Midway Blitz” for the continuing downward trend.

In a Tuesday social media post, Trump, with no citation, said shootings, robberies and carjackings are all down at least 35% since the start...Read more

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Ignoring trends, President Donald Trump credits 'Operation Midway Blitz' for drop in Chicago violence

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CHICAGO — President Donald Trump this week ignored several consecutive years of decreases in Chicago’s violent crime and instead credited “Operation Midway Blitz” for the continuing downward trend.

In a Tuesday social media post, Trump, with no citation, said shootings, robberies and carjackings are all down at least 35% since the start...Read more

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff arrested by FBI public corruption probe

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Federal officials charged Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff, Wednesday with public corruption, according to a federal indictment obtained by The Sacramento Bee.

Williamson, who left the Governor’s Office in December 2024, is named along with her employees Greg Campbell, Sean McCluskie and two...Read more

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Trump-Greene spat exposes friction on right over his second-term priorities

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WASHINGTON — The latest friction between Donald Trump and Georgia Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene has exposed cracks in the MAGA coalition over perceptions that the president has failed to live up to his economic campaign promises.

Even before the longest government shutdown in American history, the firebrand Republican congresswoman had begun ...Read more

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An anxiety-filled Veterans Day for victims of Camp Lejeune water

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WASHINGTON — Michelle James, who lost her husband to cancer that she believes was caused by contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, is among thousands of people with U.S. military connections who did not feel very appreciated this Veterans Day.

The Florida woman is the founder of a website that provides support for ...Read more

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New Jeffrey Epstein emails: Trump 'spent hours' with sex victim at mansion

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A never-before-seen email written by Jeffrey Epstein says President Donald Trump once spent hours with one of the victims of the notorious late sex trafficker, according to documents released Wednesday by congressional Democrats.

Epstein told convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell in a 2011 email that Trump spent significant time at Epstein’s...Read more

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Food influencer Michael Duarte was shot dead by police in Texas, report says

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Michael Duarte, the food influencer and barbecue aficionado known as “Food with Bear Hands,” was shot dead by Texas officers after lunging at one of them with a knife, according to a new report.

Friends and family revealed Monday that the beloved foodie had died in a “horrible incident” over the weekend while traveling in Texas, without...Read more

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Residents were left behind at senior facilities as Eaton fire raged. State finds serious lapses

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LOS ANGELES — They were forgotten amid the frantic evacuation of two senior care facilities, according to state investigators, leaving the elderly women in immediate danger as the smoke and flames of the Eaton fire drew closer.

In two reports published recently by the California Department of Social Services, investigators describe the ...Read more

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Trump 'knew about the girls,' Jeffrey Epstein claimed in emails as Democrats, GOP release troves of records

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Donald Trump “spent hours at my house” and “knew about the girls,” Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier accused of orchestrating sex trafficking of girls and young women, wrote in private emails House Democrats released Wednesday.

“Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein said of Trump in an email to author and journalist ...Read more

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson floating change to head tax proposal, sources say

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CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team has been floating a change to his corporate head tax proposal that would increase the minimum size of companies affected from 100 to 200 employees, sources told the Chicago Tribune.

The mayor’s team this week has begun asking some members of the City Council if they would support the $21-per-employee...Read more

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Georgia's State Election Board settles records lawsuit brought by watchdog group

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ATLANTA — The Georgia State Election Board voted to approve a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by a left-leaning watchdog group that alleged the board obstructed access to public records.

In a lawsuit filed last year in Fulton County, American Oversight claimed the board had “systematically obstructed public records ...Read more

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Vandal draped in LGBTQ rainbow flag graffitis 3 Queens churches, calling them 'anti-gay cults'

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NEW YORK — A vandal riding a CitiBike carrying a LGBTQ rainbow flag is being sought for vandalizing three Queens churches in a 20-minute span, spray-painting graffiti calling them “anti-gay cults,” police said Wednesday.

Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect, who wore sunglasses and a rainbow handkerchief that covered his nose...Read more

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Pennsylvania House approves $50.1 billion state budget as monthslong impasse nears an end

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House approved a nearly $50.1 billion state budget Wednesday as part of a breakthrough deal, clearing a key hurdle to end the state’s four-month-long budget stalemate.

If the deal is approved by the Republican-controlled state Senate — as is expected to occur later on Wednesday — it would mark the ...Read more

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New Jeffrey Epstein emails: Trump 'spent hours' with sex victim at mansion

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A never-before-seen email written by Jeffrey Epstein says President Donald Trump once spent hours with one of the victims of the notorious late sex trafficker, according to documents released Wednesday by congressional Democrats.

Epstein told convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell in a 2011 email that Trump spent significant time at Epstein’s...Read more

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Trump 'knew about the girls,' Jeffrey Epstein claimed in explosive emails released by House Democrats

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Donald Trump “spent hours at my house” and “knew about the girls,” Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier accused of orchestrating sex trafficking of young girls, wrote in private emails House Democrats released Wednesday.

“Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein said of Trump in an email to author and journalist Michael Wolff...Read more

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'Our message is simple': Charlotte-area leaders speak out on Border Patrol plans

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-area elected officials issued a statement of support for the region’s immigrant communities after reports of planned U.S. Border Patrol operations in the city.

CNN and CBS News reported Tuesday some border patrol agents could be moved to Charlotte and New Orleans for operations expected to begin this month.

The ...Read more

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New Epstein emails claim Trump 'spent hours' with victim

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Emails from sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein released by a House Oversight Committee Wednesday say that President Donald Trump “spent hours” with a victim at his house and “knew about the girls.”

The three emails – one of them between Epstein and his now-convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell – are the first to be released publicly ...Read more

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Haiti gangs have slowed attacks in the capital, but they have intensified elsewhere

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Gang violence continues to be responsible for hundreds of deaths and injuries in Haiti, where attacks by criminal groups have slowed in recent months in the capital but have intensified against farming communities and other rural areas outside of Port-au-Prince.

During the third quarter of this year, July 1 to Sept. 30, at least 1,247 people ...Read more