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(WATERBURY, Conn.) -- A 19-year-old man has been arrested and identified as the alleged gunman who shot five people at a Connecticut shopping center on Tuesday, police said.During a news conference Wednesday morning outside the Brass Mill Center mall in Waterbury, where the shooting erupted, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo announced the arrest of Tajuan Washington.Spagnolo said Washington of Waterbury was captured on security video running out of an exit at the […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A team from the Department of Government Efficiency can now access a sensitive Treasury Department system that controls trillions of dollars in federal payments, a judge ruled late Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas gave permission for four DOGE employees to access the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which essentially serves as the checkbook for the federal government. Vargas said she would no longer require the […]

(NEW YORK) -- The third week of testimony in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial resumed on Tuesday with emotional testimony from the rap mogul's former personal assistant, who testified about the violence and threats she said she witnessed on the job.Crying at points on the witness stand, Capricorn Clark told jurors that she was told she would be "thrown into the East River" if she failed a lie detector […]

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, according to a video posted by Trump's communications adviser Margo Martin on X. The couple was sentenced to prison for tax evasion and bank fraud.According to the video, Trump called Savannah Chrisley, the couple's 27-year-old daughter, to share the news that her parents were getting pardoned and would be released from prison soon.Savannah Chrisley appealed to […]

(WATERBURY, CT) -- Five people were shot at a Connecticut shopping center on Tuesday, police said.Officers responded to the Brass Mill Center in Waterbury at approximately 4:40 p.m. following reports of a "disturbance," Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said during a press briefing. They found several victims suffering from gunshot wounds, he said.The victims were transported to local hospitals for medical treatment. There are no fatalities at this time, according […]

(LAS ANGELES) -- A violent break-in occurred at the California home of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner that left a woman in a coma, officials said.A Nevada man now faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, in connection with the home invasion and assault, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.The incident unfolded on May 21 at the Montecito home of Warner, according to court filings obtained by ABC […]

(WASHINGTON) -- After hearing the news that President Donald Trump will pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who served time for tax evasion and bank fraud, their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, in a video on Instagram posted on Tuesday, celebrated the news.“The president called me personally as I was walking into Sam's Club and notified me that he was signing paper pardon paperwork for both of my parents,” Chrisley […]

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's efforts to force New York City to end its congestion pricing program.Judge Lewis Liman granted a temporary restraining order on Tuesday barring the Trump administration from withholding "federal funds, approvals, or authorizations from New York State or local agencies to enforce compliance" with its demands to terminate the tolling program. The order is in effect until June 9.The development […]

(TEXAS) -- Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children, despite the current measles outbreak in West Texas.The bill -- HB 1586 -- would allow parents to download and fill out a form available on the Texas Department of State of Health Services website to exempt their children from all vaccinations required to attend public school.Under current state law, a […]