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Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (PHOENIX) -- A number of ballots were damaged after a United States Post Office collection mailbox was lit on fire in Phoenix, police said.An unknown individual lit a fire inside a drive-up collection mailbox at a USPS station early Thursday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department, which said it responded to the scene at 1:20 a.m.The Phoenix Fire Department was able to open the mailbox and […]

Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (ATLANTA) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with former President Barack Obama for the first time Thursday night in must-win Georgia at a star-studded rally near Atlanta to kick off her "When We Vote We Win" concert series to turn out voters in the election's closing stretch.Bruce Springsteen, whose music has peppered many Democratic presidential candidates' set lists, is set to perform at the get-out-the-vote concert, […]

(NEW YORK) -- When Cory Martin wanted to know how to cover up a grisly crime and dispose of a murder victim's dismembered body, he turned to television, watching "The First 48" and "Dexter" for tips, according to federal prosecutors."The defendant directed Witness-1 to watch the television show Dexter with him in preparation for the murder. In Dexter, a serial killer murders and dismembers his victims, concealing forensic evidence by […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said he will announce his decision on Thursday regarding the potential resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are each serving two consecutive life prison terms without parole.Gascón is holding a news conference at 1:30 p.m. local time.If Gascón recommends resentencing -- in the wake of pressure from the brothers' relatives, attorneys and supporters in the public -- his decision will then […]

Ahmaud Arbery, Courtesy Arbery family (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) -- The three Georgia men convicted in the 2020 killing of 25-year-old jogger Ahmaud Arbery are in court Thursday to ask for a new trial in the murder case.One of the men, Travis McMichael, claimed that he and his father suspected Arbery -- who had been jogging through the neighborhood -- had just burglarized a nearby home under construction. He testified that Arbery resisted a citizen's arrest […]

Courtesy Omar Rodriguez (NASSAU, Bahamas) -- Search efforts have been suspended for a 66-year-old woman who fell overboard on a Taylor Swift-themed cruise Tuesday night, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday.The Coast Guard previously said they were assisting with the search, which was being led by the Royal Bahamas Defense Force."We were informed by @TheRBDF this afternoon that they are suspending the active search efforts pending further developments & were no […]

(NEW YORK) -- When Cory Martin wanted to know how to cover up a grisly crime and dispose of a murder victim's dismembered body, he turned to television, watching "The First 48" and "Dexter" for tips, according to federal prosecutors."The defendant directed Witness-1 to watch the television show Dexter with him in preparation for the murder. In Dexter, a serial killer murders and dismembers his victims, concealing forensic evidence by […]

(NEW YORK) -- On a recent Sunday night in Virginia, Henrico County registrar Mark Coakley was waiting for the start of the Cowboys-Steelers NFL game that was delayed due to inclement weather.Coakley was scanning X, formerly known as Twitter, when he came across a post by the platform's billionaire owner, Elon Musk, who is a vocal Trump supporter. Musk had reposted a tweet from 2023 that falsely claimed that "election […]

(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of people across the U.S. have contracted E. coli traced to ingredients in McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.As a result, McDonald's announced it has proactively removed two ingredients from stores across two impacted regions, but the company's leadership team has assured that a majority of other menu items are not impacted, according to the CDC investigation.What to know […]