Inmates at New York state’s Woodbourne Correctional Facility will get to view Monday’s solar eclipse after all, lawyers for the inmates who sued over the matter said Thursday. Six inmates at the medium-security men’s prison in Woodbourne in upstate New York sued the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision over not being allowed to … Read more
After a Denver official was recorded telling newly arrived migrants they would “suffer” if they stayed there and encouraging them to consider New York City or Chicago instead, the city on Wednesday defended the comments and said promoting “onward travel” is part of its strategy for addressing the influx of new residents. Mayor Mike Johnston’s … Read more
The remains of an infant were discovered Tuesday night at a trash plant in West Palm Beach, Florida, police said. NBC Miami reported that a Solid Waste Authority worker called 911 at around 5:25 p.m. to report possible human remains at the SWA Renewable Energy Facility on North Jog Road, according to West Palm Beach … Read more
Prosecutors on Wednesday said they will ask a judge to sentence the Michigan parents convicted in their son’s deadly school shooting to 10 to 15 years in prison each, according to copies of the prosecution memos obtained by NBC News. James and Jennifer Crumbley, both found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials, are facing … Read more
Kim Melvin Hill and Tonya Mitchell sat before a bank of TV cameras Wednesday, mystified as to why anyone would kill their octogenarian parents inside their Fort Lauderdale home and, it appears, only steal their 10-year-old car. “We’re angry. We’re angry. We’re very angry,” said Hill, the youngest of the couple’s 11 children. Major and … Read more
The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the virus had also been detected at a poultry facility in Michigan. Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. said in a statement that approximately 1.6 million laying hens … Read more
A budding television actor was reported missing after authorities named him as a suspect at-large in an alleged domestic violence incident in Lawrence, Kansas, over the weekend, police said. Cole Brings Plenty, 27, is an actor on “1923,” a Paramount+ spinoff of successful Western drama series “Yellowstone,” where his uncle, Moses J. Brings Plenty, is … Read more
A new bill is aiming to give Californians more work-life balance by restricting when employers can contact them during off hours. So-called “right to disconnect” laws have already made headlines overseas. If passed, California would be the first state in the U.S. to try it. Under the bill proposed by San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney, … Read more
A Texas stay-at-home mom said she was trying to renew her driver’s license when she learned there was a warrant for her arrest stemming from overdue library books. “I really didn’t believe it,” Kaylee Morgan told NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston. “Like I really thought I’m on Punked or something like this is not true.” … Read more
America’s marijuana map just got a little bigger. Voters in Ohio voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November’s election. Ohio joins almost two dozen states across the county that have approved recreational use. Nationwide, 23 states, two territories and Washington, D.C., have legalized marijuana for recreational use, while 37 states and two more territories allow … Read more