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Three charged with taking or trying to take pieces of blue sealant from Reflecting Pool
The three have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor destruction of public property less than $1,000.
Sherrone Moore’s ex-assistant sues University of Michigan alleging records requests violations
Paige Shiver and her attorneys filed a lawsuit seeking requested records and punitive damages.
Ex-Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug possession charges
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama after police say they pulled him over for erratic driving and found marijuana and meth in his vehicle.
‘CatsOnACouch’ Instagram creator sues after being barred from JD Vance event
Amanda McGonigle, who runs the Instagram account @catsonacouch, was waiting to attend a vice presidential event in Bangor, Maine, when five armed Secret Service agents approached her in line.
Man found amid 1,000 pounds of trash in national forest said he’d lived on parkland for 8 years
A man amassed around 1,000 pounds of trash at a campsite in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, where, he told police, he’d been living for eight years, according to court documents.
California dad who drove family off cliff has charges dropped after mental health treatment
All charges against a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast have been dismissed by a judge following his completion of a mental health program.
Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony appeal his murder conviction in track meet stabbing
The attorneys say Karmelo Anthony, who was convicted last month in the fatal stabbing of fellow student athlete Austin Metcalf, was denied his constitutional rights and also asked that the judge who presided be removed from the case.
Prosecution shows video showing suspected Charlie Kirk shooter on campus before the attack
Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt, bought a meal at Chick-fil-A and made contact with Kirk’s staff, before returning in different clothes to shoot the conservative activist from a rooftop, an investigator testified Tuesday.
‘Buckling’ beams at Manhattan high-rise under construction trigger mass evacuations
Two structural support beams on the 21st floor of a 37-story under-construction building in Manhattan started buckling Tuesday morning, triggering a mass evacuation, street closures and a large emergency response, officials say.
Utah revokes license for boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen
SPRINGVILLE, Utah — The state of Utah has revoked the license of a boarding school where socialite Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager, saying the school has “failed to provide applicable health and safety services for clients.”