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(NEW YORK) -- Former FBI Director James Comey's attorneys have filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the indictment charging Comey for posting a picture on his Instagram account of seashells spelling out "8647," which federal prosecutors say constituted a threat against President Donald Trump's life."This indictment targets protected speech at the heart of the First Amendment," Comey's attorneys said in their filing, regarding the charges announced in April over […]

Police officers walk on patrol at the scene of a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival on July 26, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. At least two people are dead and at least five are wounded after a mass shooting at the event at Seattle Center. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) (SEATTLE) -- A 15-year-old is in custody and a second suspect is at large following a shooting […]

(SEATTLE) -- Three people were killed and four others were injured after shots rang out at the Bite of Seattle food festival at the Seattle Center on Sunday, according to officials.The Seattle Fire Department said first responders were dispatched to the scene at about 6 p.m.When officers arrived, two people were shooting at each other, according to the Seattle Police Department."Our officers were there within seconds. They performed emergency aid […]

(WINDER, Ga.) -- A teenage boy accused of carrying out a mass shooting at his Georgia high school pleaded guilty Friday to all 55 counts against him, including murder and aggravated assault.Colt Gray, 16, agreed to a non-negotiated guilty plea, the judge said, meaning there is no plea deal; the state will present its argument for an appropriate sentence, and the defense will do the same.The judge said the minimum […]

(NEW YORK) -- The House Oversight Committee is set on Thursday to interview Jeffrey Epstein's former private JPMorgan Chase investment banker, Jes Staley, whose career as a finance executive came crashing down after the convicted sex offender's death in 2019.Staley, 69, spent more than thirty years at JPMorgan Chase, including in senior roles in the private banking and investment divisions, where he managed relationships with ultra-wealthy clients, including Epstein.After Staley […]

(NEW YORK) -- About 6,600 people in New Jersey who said they were not U.S. citizens had been incorrectly registered to vote due to a technical error during the previous gubernatorial administration, Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office this year, said Tuesday. She added that fewer than 400 were found to have actually voted and that the state is taking action to remove them from its voter rolls.The admission came […]

Alaskan authorizes said a brown bear attacked a hiker on July 18, 2026, in Bear Valley, Alaska. (Anchorage Police) (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -- A woman is recovering after she was attacked by a brown bear while hiking through an Alaskan trail over the weekend, Alaskan authorities said.The unidentified victim was hiking on a trail above Bear Valley, a neighborhood in south Anchorage, with another person and three dogs Saturday around 5:30 […]

(NEW YORK) -- A fourth person has died in New York City amid an ongoing cluster of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side, according to health officials.At least 76 cases have been identified and seven people remain hospitalized, the New York City Health Department announced.Since the cluster began, 53 people have been discharged from the hospital, according to the department.Health officials advised that anyone who has spent time in […]

(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Bertha was churning early on Tuesday about 110 miles south-southwest of Panama City, Florida, moving northwest at about 5 mph, with maximum sustained winds at about 50 mph.Tropical storm watches and warnings were in effect for parts of the Florida Panhandle to the coast of southeastern Louisiana, including Florida's Panama City and Pensacola, along with Mobile, Alabama, and Gulfport, Mississippi.A tropical storm watch was in […]