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Scott Olson/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial on federal charges alleging she tried to help an undocumented immigrant evade arrest has been set for Dec. 15. Jury selection will be on Dec. 11 and 12, Judge Lynn Adelman determined during a scheduling hearing on Wednesday. Dugan has pleaded not […]

(WASHINGTON) — A group of more than 85 climate scientists released a critical review of a recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report on climate change, finding it “biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policymaking.” The DOE report, compiled by the agency’s “2025 Climate Working Group,” a five-person panel hand-picked in March by Energy Secretary […]

(KEY LARGO, Fla.) — The family of the 8-year-old old boy who was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, on Labor Day released a statement Wednesday thanking those who helped with his rescue. Richard Burrows was bitten by a blacktip shark Monday afternoon while snorkeling with his father, […]

(NEW YORK) — Dozens of fires are burning throughout the West as parts of the country remain under advisories for high temperatures. Red flag warnings are in place for Northern California and parts of Oregon due to dry thunderstorms possible on Wednesday. The storms bring little to no rain but still produce lightning and strong […]

(BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev.) — Officials in Nevada are investigating a homicide after a Burning Man participant was found dead, according to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday at approximately 9:14 p.m., a sheriff’s deputy was alerted by an event participant at Burning Man — an annual festival that takes place in Black Rock […]

Evanston Police Department via Meta (EVANSTON, Ill.) — Officials in Illinois are searching for a Northwestern University professor who was reported missing after leaving home to go on a walk, according to the Evanston Police Department. Nina Kraus, a 72-year-old professor at the university’s school of communication, was last seen on Monday after she left […]

Views from the Drift Hotel March 25, 2019 Overseas Highway, Key Largo Florida (Photo by Paul Harris/Getty Images) (KEY LARGO, Fla.) — An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, on Labor Day, officials said. The incident occurred around 3:24 p.m. on Monday, Monroe County Sheriff’s […]

(HARRISBURG, Pa.) — A woman faces multiple charges after allegedly driving her minivan impaired through a Pennsylvania festival on Monday, critically injuring a 6-year-old boy, officials said. A woman in a wheelchair and another adult were also struck by the vehicle in the incident, which occurred during the Kipona Festival in Harrisburg, officials said. The […]

Police are searching for a California wedding crasher who stole about $60,000 in cash and checks gifted to a bride and groom at a wedding. Glendale Police Department (LOS ANGELES) — Police are searching for a wedding crasher who stole about $60,000 in cash and checks gifted to a bride and groom at a California […]

Jason Allen Glidewell II, 19, is wanted in a shooting, August 28, 2025, on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, that left a 20-year-old driver dead and his female passenger injured./ (Virginia State Police) (NEW YORK) — A manhunt for the suspect in a Virginia freeway shooting that left a 20-year-old driver dead and his passenger injured […]