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(NEW YORK) -- An attorney for the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial vowed overnight to fight a recent defense motion urging the judge to probe whether the holdout juror was honest with the court during jury selection and deliberations. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked Judge William Sullivan -- the judge overseeing Clancy's murder trial -- to question the juror about his "truthfulness" during the jury selection process, as well […]

Department of Homeland Security. (Getty Images stock photo) (WASHINGTON) -- A 36-year-old immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an agency notification sent to lawmakers on Monday.Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena was found unresponsive Sept. 18 at the Winnfield Correctional Center in Louisiana, according to ICE."Upon arrival at WPMC, medical staff and EMS continued resuscitative efforts," ICE said in its notification to Congress. "Despite […]

Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal B. (Getty Images stock photo/Visual Aviaton) (NEW YORK) -- Flyers across the United States are facing massive disruptions to their travel plans on Monday after equipment outages stopped flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania, with no estimated time for resuming.More than 600 flights have been canceled nationwide and another 4,000 are delayed on Monday, with Newark […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Education is launching the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) earlier than ever before -- a change it says will help families navigate the rising cost of college amid affordability concerns.The department's early rollout is welcome news for the millions of American families eager to receive financial aid for the 2027-2028 school year.The critical resource is used to help applicants achieve funding for […]

Flowers and candles are seen at an intersection near an ICE-related shooting on Sept. 21, 2026, in Austin, Texas. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national who was working as a DoorDash delivery driver, Sunday afternoon in North Austin. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the 28-year-old Venezuelan who was shot by an Immigration and […]

(NEW YORK) -- Investigators in New Hampshire said they were looking for two minimum security inmates, who they allege escaped from their transitional housing facility Monday while leaving to find work.Aris Karamousianis, and James Brouillard, two minimum-security inmates of the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit in Manchester, signed out of the facility around 11:05 a.m. to seek employment, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections said."Neither returned to the facility, and their […]

(NEW YORK) -- Nearly two dozen states are calling on Congress to regulate artificial intelligence, warning that unchecked development could put Americans and the country at risk.The attorneys general of 23 states, along with the District of Columbia and American Samoa, signed a letter to congressional leaders Thursday demanding "comprehensive federal regulation and safety protocols" for AI."Recent developments show that unchecked AI endangers Americans and could soon threaten our financial […]

(NEW YORK) -- More than 167,000 pounds of beef, pork and goat meat are being recalled nationwide after being produced without required federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.Star Meat Delivery Inc., based in Lucama, North Carolina, is recalling approximately 167,639 pounds of meat that was distributed to restaurants and retailers nationwide, USDA announced on Tuesday.The meat was produced on various dates before […]

(NEW YORK) -- Local officials are looking for answers after two Ole Miss students were found dead in separate incidents in Oxford, Mississippi, this week, police said.Despite "packaged Kratom" being found during both investigations into the students' deaths, officials asked students not to speculate as the police conduct their probe.A cause of death hasn't immediately been determined, according to the school. The victims' identities have not been released."Out of an […]