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3h ago

Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests

The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, seeking $38 million for policing the protests.
Pipeline Protest-Policing
Pipeline Protest-Policing
6h ago

New Jersey wildfire burns thousands of acres and triggers evacuations

The Jones Road Wildfire started in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management area in Ocean County on Tuesday and exploded to 13,250 acres, the Forest Fire Service said.
A fire burns in a forest at night
A fire burns in a forest at night

EXCLUSIVE

8h ago

EXCLUSIVE

Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say

Plans were discussed in a meeting Tuesday night in Brooklyn, where participants wore masks and identified themselves only by their Signal handles.
The Columbia University campus on March 4, 2025.
The Columbia University campus on March 4, 2025.
8h ago

California man accused of kidnapping 10-year-old he met on Roblox

Matthew Macatuno Naval was charged with kidnapping and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor Sunday, authorities said.
sacramento county main jail
sacramento county main jail
8h ago

Tennessee board recommends Jelly Roll be pardoned for crimes committed in his youth

The Tennessee Board of Parole voted to recommend a pardon for the country star's crimes, for which he was released from prison nearly 10 years ago.
Jelly Roll musician
Jelly Roll musician
9h ago

Mom of police officer allegedly killed by Karen Read recalls learning her son was 'found in a snowbank'

Peggy O'Keefe didn't testify during Read's previous trial, which ended with a hung jury last summer.
Karen Read Trial peggy o'keefe cry emotion emotional
Karen Read Trial peggy o'keefe cry emotion emotional

Unpublish from Apple News

9h ago

Unpublish from Apple News

Army suspends base's commander after Trump portrait was flipped to wall

Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez had been the first female garrison commander of Fort McCoy in Wisconsin.
Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez, former Garrison Commander at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez, former Garrison Commander at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
11h ago

Surveillance video shows New York-to-Paris flight stowaway slipping past gate agents

The video shows Svetlana Dali slipping by two gate agents who were checking boarding passes and strolling onto an airbridge with a group of other passengers.
svetlana dali
svetlana dali

Lethal Injection

11h ago

Lethal Injection

Texas man executed for 2004 stabbing, strangling death

Moises Sandoval Mendoza was convicted of killing a young mother in North Texas and then burning her body.
Texas death row inmate Moises Sandoval Mendoza.
Texas death row inmate Moises Sandoval Mendoza.
11h ago

DOJ appeals judge's order to move detained Tufts student to Vermont

Öztürk faces deportation after writing an essay about Israel and the war in Gaza.
Rumeysa Ozturk sits for a photo Rumeysa Öztürk
Rumeysa Ozturk sits for a photo Rumeysa Öztürk
12h ago

California Bar discloses AI was used to develop some questions in problem-plagued February exam

The new exam led to complaints after many test-takers were unable to complete their bar exams. The online testing platforms repeatedly crashed before some applicants even started.
exterior building office state bar of california los angeles
exterior building office state bar of california los angeles