A 21-year-old intern in a congressman’s Washington office was fatally shot Monday in the city after gunmen opened fire on a group of people, authorities said. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was not the target of the shooters, who got out of a vehicle at 7th and M streets NW and started firing …
Read More »Skydiving plane goes off New Jersey runway into woods, sending 15 to hospital
Fifteen people were taken to a hospital when a skydiving aircraft went off a runway and crashed in the woods near an airport in southern New Jersey on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. The incident at the Cross Keys Airport, about 21 miles southeast of Philadelphia, involved a Cessna 208B …
Read More »CIA declassifies review of intelligence report on 2016 Russia election interference
WASHINGTON — CIA officials failed in some cases to follow standard procedures in an intelligence analysis of Russian interference efforts in the 2016 election, according to an internal review declassified Wednesday. Intelligence officers were given an unusually short timeline for the analysis, there was “excessive involvement” by senior leaders, and …
Read More »Judge ends order blocking deportation of Boulder firebomb attack suspect’s family
DENVER — A federal judge on Wednesday ended an order blocking the deportation of the family of the man charged in the fatal firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, noting government lawyers say the man’s relatives are not being rushed out of the country as the White House originally stated. Hayam …
Read More »At Wimbledon, stars like Coco Gauff exit with ‘shocking’ losses
No one in women’s tennis was better than Coco Gauff in early June. Standing on a clay court in Paris, Gauff lifted a silver trophy after winning the French Open, the second major championship of the 21-year-old’s career and the first time an American had won it since Serena Williams …
Read More »Chuck E. Cheese has launched a new arcade, and it’s for adults
Chuck E. Cheese wants to make sure the grown-ups have fun, too. The iconic kids arcade chain announced it’s looking to cater to teens and adults by opening Chuck’s Arcade locations across eight states, according to a news release. Chuck’s Arcade will feature retro favorites like Ms. Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat …
Read More »A chilling risk of recreational nitrous oxide use: Frostbite
Recreational use of nitrous oxide — often referred to as whippets or laughing gas — left a 23-year-old with frostbite in his mouth and throat, according to a report of the man’s case published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Recreational nitrous oxide use has been on the …
Read More »Student loan borrowers will have fewer repayment options under GOP megabill
The Senate narrowly passed its spending megabill on Tuesday night. The House is aiming to vote on the bill and send it to President Donald Trump by July 4, but it’s unclear whether Republicans have the votes to pass the bill in its current form. Among numerous provisions aimed at …
Read More »Knicks expected to hire Mike Brown as next head coach: Reports
The New York Knicks are set to hire two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown as their head coach, according to multiple reports. Brown, 55, was most recently head coach of the Sacramento Kings. The Kings hired Brown in 2022 and he led the team to back-to-back winning seasons …
Read More »U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest
TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the U.S. …
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