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(WASHINGTON) -- Lesley Groff, the former executive secretary of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, attempted to deflect any culpability in Epstein’s crimes, telling lawmakers that she routinely scheduled massages for her boss but never booked appointments for anyone she knew to be underage, according to a House Oversight Committee transcript released Tuesday."I never met these women, so I didn't know if they were young or how old they were," Groff […]

(WASHINGTON) -- After Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tried to end his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender attempted to use compromising information about Gates' extramarital affairs to force his way back into Gates' life -- but never explicitly threatened him, Gates told the House Oversight Committee earlier this month, according to a transcript of the closed-door session released Tuesday.Gates appeared before the panel on June 10 as part […]

(WYOMING) -- Another hydrothermal explosion has occurred at Yellowstone National Park, highlighting the unstable nature of the reserve's extensive volcanic network, the U.S. Geological Survey says.On June 13, a small hydrothermal explosion occurred at Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin -- a popular thermal area located less than 2 miles northwest of Old Faithful, according to the USGS.The explosion occurred at 5:09 a.m. local time and did not cause any injuries, according to […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Police arrested an 18-year-old suspect in a shooting Monday evening at a Northern California library, which left two dead and one injured, according to the Chico Police Department.Shots were fired soon after 5 p.m. at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library in Chico, California. Law enforcement took the suspect into custody as he fled the library out the back, Chico Police Chief Billy Aldridge said […]

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Three women are dead in a double murder-suicide in a South Philadelphia home, police said.Janice Picano, 67, is believed to have shot Angelina Picano, 18, and Denise Grottini, 55, before turning the gun on herself on Monday, according to a preliminary investigation by the Philadelphia Police Department.Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. When officers arrived on the […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Firefighters continue to battle a massive blaze at a Los Angeles warehouse that has been burning for nearly a week, which has spread heavy smoke for miles.As of Tuesday morning, the fire at the Boyle Heights Storage Facility, which stores frozen food, is still ongoing, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.Due to the facility's architecture and cold storage shelving, crews have to battle the blaze from […]

(NEW YORK) -- A wildfire burning in Utah tripled in size overnight, prompting mandatory evacuations of homes and campgrounds and completely closing a highway in the mountainous area.Fueled by drought conditions and wind gusts up to 50 mph, the Cottonwood Fire in Beaver County started Monday afternoon and spread rapidly overnight, according to Utah Fire Info.As of Tuesday morning, the blaze has burned more than 10,000 acres and was 0% contained, officials […]

Stock image of car air conditioning ventilation grille. (aire images/Getty Images) (RIVERVIEW, Fla.) -- A 3-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car in Florida, according to authorities.Deputies responded to a home in Riverview, just outside of Tampa, at about 10:40 p.m. Saturday after the boy's father found him unresponsive in a parked car, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.The boy was taken to a hospital where he […]

(NEW YORK) -- An emotional Savannah Guthrie spoke out on Tuesday following new reports that a ransom note said her mother, Nancy Guthrie, died shortly after she was abducted.The "Today" show host's 84-year-old mother was kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona, home in the early hours of Feb. 1 and remains missing, according to authorities.Various ransom notes were sent to the media in the days after Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. The second […]