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Edith Polverini/Getty Images (HOUSTON, Texas) — More than 20 million people remain under a flood watch in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday. Harris County, Texas, Judge Lina Hidalgo said Sunday that 224 people and 153 pets have been rescued amid the flooding. No deaths or injuries have been reported. “Unfortunately, what we saw was […]
Doug Armand/Getty Images (VIRGINIA) — A former government official in Virginia has been charged for allegedly submitting false tips to the FBI and accusing seven of his coworkers of participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, newly unsealed court records show. Miguel Zapata was taken into custody Thursday after prosecutors accused him of […]
Ryan Herron/Getty Images (NORTH CAROLINA) — Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is in an ongoing battle with the IRS and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Board of Trustees after the historically Black school’s previous finance department “mismanaged” a $34 million budget, according to university officials. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), […]
WABC (NEW YORK) — Columbia University is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education following allegations of discriminatory treatment of Palestinian students and their supporters. Palestine Legal, an advocacy group centered on Palestinian Rights, filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of four students and the student group Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine […]
Edith Polverini/Getty Images (TEXAS) — A flood watch remains in effect for more than 11 million people in Texas and Oklahoma on Saturday morning as a number of flood warnings are in effect as residents are urged not to drive on flooded roads. Several rivers in the Houston area are at major flood stage, with […]
Kevin Dietsch / Staff/Getty Images (TEXAS) — Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife were indicted Friday on charges of conspiracy and accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities, the Justice Department announced. Prosecutors allege Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, began accepting the roughly $600,000 in bribes beginning as early as December […]
Barry Winiker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — College campuses in the U.S. have been at the center of controversial debate since Hamas launched a terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel responded with a widespread bombing and invasion of the Gaza Strip. Students, faculty and other members of university communities supporting Palestinians in Gaza […]
DrPixel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jurors in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Thursday were played a recording found on Michael Cohen’s phone, in which the two appeared to be discussing the alleged plan to pay off a former Playboy model who claimed to have had an extramarital affair with Trump. The conversation, […]
New Mexico State Police (NEW MEXICO) — An urgent search is underway in Clovis, New Mexico, after police say a 10-month-old baby was abducted, two women were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds, including the child’s mother, and the mother’s 5-year-old child was found injured on the scene. Police issued an Amber Alert for the […]
mphotoi/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A homicide investigation is underway after a pregnant woman was found stabbed to death in her Los Angeles County home, authorities said. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in Palmdale Tuesday night to conduct a welfare check, authorities said. “When deputies arrived on scene, they forced entry […]
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