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Sopa Images via LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Communications Commission announced on Thursday the approval of a massive, $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media. The deal includes the CBS broadcast network, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon. Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said in a statement after […]

(HERSHEY, Pa.) —  A 9-year-old child has died after an incident at The Boardwalk inside Hersheypark in Pennsylvania, Hersheypark’s CEO has confirmed. The incident occurred on Thursday evening at the amusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when a 9-year-old child “was tragically lost at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark,” said John Lawn, Hersheypark’s CEO. “From the moment […]

Cheng Xin/Getty Images UnitedHealth Group faces a criminal and civil investigation from the Department of Justice, the company disclosed on Thursday. The company in an SEC filing said it was complying with the requests from the DOJ. UnitedHealth said it reached out “proactively” to the DOJ after media reports about a probe into its Medicare […]

(BOISE, Idaho) — Though the motive behind University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger’s violent attack remains unknown, the former police chief says “new information could come out still.” “There’s always cases that, you know, 10 years later, somebody says something,” James Fry, who was the Moscow police chief at the time of the murders, told […]

(NORTH PORT, Fla.) — Three men were arrested after posing as Amazon delivery drivers in order to gain entry and ransack a home in Florida, according to the North Port Police Department. The three suspects — Robert St. Germain, Anton Bradley Brown and Adlet Javon Francis — are now in custody after being involved in […]

(NEW YORK) — It may be the best time of year for stargazers to witness meteors blazing through the night sky. Late July will offer the chance to witness three separate meteor shower events happening at the same time, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS). Adding to the sky show, the moon will be […]

(NEW YORK) — U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said at a hearing Thursday that he will follow up on a former DOJ official’s allegations that Trump administration officials suggested defying orders from courts in order to enforce the administration’s immigration policies. The development came at the start of a hearing in which Boasberg was seeking to determine […]

(NEW YORK) — At least 130 million people from Texas to Maine are under alert for dangerous heat and humidity over the next few days. Hot and sticky temperatures will make it feel as high as 115 degrees in parts of the Mississippi River Valley. Even Niagara Falls will get no relief from the sweltering […]

Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MARTIN COUNTY, Fla.) — A woman was attacked by an alligator while swimming in waist-deep water with her boyfriend and dog in Florida, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The attack occurred on Wednesday, when the 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend took their boat out in the South Fork of […]

(NEW YORK) — Columbia University has agreed to pay $200 million over the next three years to resolve claims it discriminated against Jewish students — an agreement the university said will restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants the Trump administration had terminated or paused earlier this year. “While Columbia does not admit […]