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Five people, including at least two kids, mysteriously found dead at home in Oklahoma City: Police

Kali9/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Five people — including at least two children — have been mysteriously found dead at an Oklahoma home, according to authorities. Oklahoma City police said they were notified around 9:35 a.m. Monday and responding officers found the five bodies inside the house. All five people had injuries consistent with homicide, police said, noting that …

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Officer’s gun taken in fatal shooting in Chicago: Sources

Chicago Police Department (CHICAGO) —  A Chicago police officer who was gunned down Sunday outside his home after returning from his shift had his gun taken from him as well as his car in the attack, ABC station WLS reported Monday. The slain 30-year-old officer, Luis M. Huesca, was shot multiple times in the Gage Park neighborhood on the southwest …

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Man facing federal hate crime charges for allegedly breaking into Rutgers Islamic Center during Eid

Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University (CILRU) (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors charged a man with hate crimes Monday for allegedly breaking into and vandalizing the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University during Eid al-Fitr two weeks ago. Jacob Beacher, 24, was arrested after investigators said they determined he broke into the center on the New Brunswick, New …

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Top four takeaways from Day 5 of Trump’s hush money trial

Angela Weiss – Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Day 5 of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial was also the first day of legal arguments before jurors. Proceedings lasted little more than three hours on Monday, but both parties delivered opening statements, lifting the veil on arguments they plan to present over the coming weeks. The former president is on …

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What to know: Columbia University student protests against Israel-Gaza war continue

Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Columbia University has been thrust into turmoil in the last week, reeling from a congressional hearing on antisemitism with President Nemat Shafik and NYPD’s arrest of more than 100 protesters in support of Palestinians on the university’s lawn. Now, Columbia University’s classes are being held remotely due to the ongoing protests citing …

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What did jurors in Trump’s criminal trial say they think of the former president?

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Before any jurors were seated in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial in New York, defense lawyers seeking to whittle down the pool of prospects asked them a vital question: What do you think of the former president? “We all know that every one of you knows President Trump,” defense attorney Todd Blanche told the …

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Earth Day 2024 report card: Experts address America’s climate change action

Bill Ross/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Earth Day offers an annual opportunity for citizens, experts and lawmakers to not only celebrate the planet, but examine our impact on the changing environment and demand a push toward a sustainable future. To make a united step forward, awareness of the mounting climate crisis is vital, Dr. Virginia Burkett, chief scientist for Climate …

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Attorneys to present opening statements in Trump’s historic hush money case

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defendant’s table during his criminal trial as jury selection continues at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 19, 2024 in New York City. (Sarah Yenesel-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — After a week-long selection process, the jurors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case will hear opening statements Monday in the first criminal trial …

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Trump hush money trial live updates

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last April pleaded not guilty to …

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Chicago police officer fatally shot while heading home from his shift: Officials

WLS-TV (CHICAGO) — A Chicago police officer heading home from his shift early Sunday was shot and killed, the “victim of the type of crime he was working against,” the Chicago police superintendent said. The slain 30-year-old officer was shot multiple times and had his car taken, Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling said during a news conference Sunday morning. …

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