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No 'credible' threat ahead of Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, security assessment finds
Michael Lee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A security assessment issued Thursday said there is no "credible" threat at this time ahead of next week's New Year's Eve celebration in New York City's Times Squ...
Dec 23, 2021
Snow storm, heavy rain expected to slam parts of the West through Christmas weekend
Manuel Peric / EyeEm / Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Weather alerts are in effect from California to the Texas Panhandle, and rounds of heavy mountain snow, rain and strong winds are expected to impact mu...
Dec 23, 2021
Former Boston College student charged in boyfriend's suicide pleads guilty
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(BOSTON) -- A former Boston College student charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with her boyfriend's suicide pleaded guilty Thursday as part of a plea d...
Dec 23, 2021
Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in death of Daunte Wright
Star Tribune/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter has been found guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. ...
Dec 23, 2021
What's inside that 1887 time capsule opened in Confederacy's capital
Bob Brown - Pool/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) -- A time capsule estimated to be more than 130 years old, unearthed from the base of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was opened Wednesday...
Dec 23, 2021
'Major industrial accident' at Exxon Mobil plant in Texas, sheriffs say
Bloomberg/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- Exxon Mobil emergency response teams have extinguished a fire at the Baytown Refinery in Baytown, Texas. "Our first priority is people in the community and in o...
Dec 23, 2021
Private jet firms are soaring in popularity after big COVID-19 bailouts. Were they a 'handout to the wealthy'?
Viaframe/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Lingering health concerns about commercial air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled a boom in private jet travel, a trend that has led to fresh scrutiny o...
Dec 23, 2021
DC mayor announces vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars, starting in January
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that certain establishments, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, gyms, events and meeting spaces, will require p...
Dec 22, 2021
2 officers involved in Manuel Ellis' fatal arrest return to duty
Tacoma Police Department(TACOMA, Wash.) -- Two Tacoma Police Department officers are back on the job and have been cleared of wrongdoing in the detention and arrest of Manuel "Mannie" Ellis, according...
Dec 22, 2021
Biden extends student loan payment pause until May
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was extending the pause on student loan repayments an extra 90 days ahead of its expiration at the end of January...
Dec 22, 2021