New York City Mayor Eric Adams stepped into a Manhattan courtroom and into the history books Friday when he was arraigned on federal corruption and bribery charges that could force him out of office. “I am not guilty, your honor,” Adams, in a confident voice, told federal Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker, during a brief court … Read more
PERRY, Fla. — The Taylor County sheriff has a grim warning for residents who have chosen to ignore evacuation orders and wait out Hurricane Helene at home: Mark yourself with your information so officials can identify you later. Taylor County expects to take a direct hit from the Category 4 storm, which is expected to … Read more
The Raiders left for Los Angeles in 1982, came back to Oakland in 1995 and then uprooted for Las Vegas in 2020. The Golden State Warriors moved to San Francisco’s Chase Center starting in the 2019-20 season after having played in Oakland since 1971. Oakland even briefly had an NHL team: the California Golden Seals, … Read more
A third of teens and young adults in the U.S. can’t afford or otherwise access menstrual products, according to new research from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. The study found that “period poverty” — that is, insufficient access to menstrual hygiene products and related education — appears to affect young people equally, despite differences … Read more
McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner after the governor rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare his life. Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was declared dead at 10:17 a.m. His execution … Read more
Two years after an Alabama prisoner was spared when staff members struggled to execute him by lethal injection, officials plan to try again Thursday — using the rare method of nitrogen gas. Alan Eugene Miller, 59, would be the second person in the country executed via nitrogen hypoxia, in which a person breathes only nitrogen … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been hit with five federal charges – including wire fraud, bribery and solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national – according to a sprawling 57-page federal indictment unsealed Thursday. Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York accuse the Democrat of seeking and accepting luxury international travel … Read more
Florida State University students who live off campus sought shelter at their school this morning, ahead of Hurricane Helene’s expected landfall later today as a destructive Category 3 or 4 storm. FSU opened a refuge facility for off-campus students at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center this morning, where students with backpacks, white garbage bags full … Read more
Los Angeles graffiti artists and squatters seem to be drawn to the abandoned mansions of Hollywood producer John Powers Middleton. The defaced domiciles are located about five miles apart in the Hollywood Hills, and residents of the posh Los Angeles neighborhood say the buildings have become eyesores. It’s so bad that Los Angeles City Councilmember … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Residents of Florida’s capital prepared to evacuate their homes and stocked up on sandbags, food and supplies Wednesday as Hurricane Helene sped toward the Gulf Coast as what the city’s mayor said could be the “strongest hurricane in recorded history ever to hit” the Tallahassee area. Helene was forecast Wednesday evening to … Read more