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NEW YORK (AP) — Video cameras stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial caught the gruesome scene Friday of a man who lit himself on fire and the aftermath as authorities tried to rescue him. CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC were all on the air with reporters talking […]

An Oklahoma City federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit that the families of three transgender students had filed in 2022 to challenge a law regulating school bathroom use by biological sex. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY — A lawsuit challenging an Oklahoma law affecting transgender students’ use of school restrooms has been appealed […]

SAUSALITO, Calif. – Golden Gate Ferry service is suspended between San Francisco and Sausalito until further notice, transit officials announced on Friday afternoon. The ferry service posted to X at 3:44 p.m. that there was a structural compromise at the pier. In an update, they said the compromise was discovered at the Sausalito pier during […]

Former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party announced a new program to supposedly “safeguard the integrity of the electoral process” by recruiting 100,000 people to serve as election workers and therefore “ensure a big win” in November. In a Friday news release, the Republican National Committee and Trump’s campaign said they will deploy volunteers […]

TechCrunch Hackers are threatening to leak World-Check, a huge sanctions and financial crimes watchlist A financially motivated criminal hacking group says it has stolen a confidential database containing millions of records that companies use for screening potential customers for links to sanctions and financial crime. The hackers, which call themselves GhostR, said they stole 5.3 […]

Savannah Chrisley is opening up about her life after her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley‘s imprisonment, and sharing her hope for their future. The couple, who became famous for their show “Chrisley Knows Best,” were sentenced in November 2022 to a combined 19 years in prison on charges including fraud and tax evasion. Todd was […]

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Gunfire broke out at a park in Greenbelt, Maryland, where hundreds of high school students had gathered while skipping school on Friday, wounding five males aged 16 to 18, police said. One victim was in critical condition and the others were in stable condition, Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers told […]

Eugene DePasquale (l) and Jared Solomon (Capital-Star composite) Throughout the campaign for the Democratic Party nomination for Pennsylvania attorney general, the five candidates have often avoided taking direct shots at each other. With the April 23 primary election just a few days away, State Rep. Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia) has released a 15 second ad sharply […]

A man set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump‘s trial took place today, citing political motives in a manifesto. The individual, identified as Max Azzarello, is alive but critically injured. Police witnessed him douse himself with a liquid before igniting. Responders at the scene helped extinguish the fire. Azzarello’s […]

TechCrunch Post News, the a16z-funded Twitter alternative, is shutting down Post News, a microblogging site that emerged in the days after Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, is shutting down just a year and a half after launching in beta. Founder Noam Bardin, previously CEO of Waze, broke the news in a post on Friday. “A consumer […]

Following NATO’s decision to further strengthen Ukraine’s air defences, President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed reserved satisfaction. “We in Ukraine appreciate the efforts of every leader, every state that is really active, keeps its promises and tries to improve the capabilities of our air defence,” Zelensky said on Friday evening in his daily video address, which […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two mayoral candidates in Mexico were found dead Friday, bringing to 17 the number of contenders slain in the lead-up to the June 2 election. One candidate was killed Friday in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas. Noé Ramos Ferretiz was running for a coalition of the opposition National Action […]