Category: US News

Deadly Crash of Marine Osprey Last Year Was Caused by Mechanical Failure, Report Says

WASHINGTON—The deadly crash of a Marine V-22 Osprey in California last year was caused by mechanical failure, according to an investigation that ruled out pilot and maintenance errors. The more than 400-page report released on Friday concluded that the Marines were doing routine flight operations when a “catastrophic, unpreventable, and unanticipated mechanical failure occurred.” The…


Brother of Former NFL Star Aqib Talib Pleads Guilty to Murder, Prosecutors Say

DALLAS—The brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas, prosecutors said. Yaqub Salik Talib, 40, pleaded guilty Thursday to the charge in the shooting of 43-year-old Michael Hickmon, according to Claire Crouch, a spokesperson for the…


Brother of Former NFL Star Aqib Talib’s Pleads Guilty to Murder, Prosecutors Say

DALLAS—The brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas, prosecutors said. Yaqub Salik Talib, 40, pleaded guilty Thursday to the charge in the shooting of 43-year-old Michael Hickmon, according to Claire Crouch, a spokesperson for the…


Tropical Storm Don Becomes Hurricane, NHC Says

Tropical storm Don became a hurricane on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. Hurricane Don, which is moving in a northwest direction over the central Atlantic, is located about 775 kilometers (481.56 miles) south-southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland and packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, the Miami-based…


Fire Damages Building That Houses Office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.—A fire has caused heavy damage Friday morning to a building that houses the Bowling Green office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as well as a local law firm. Fire crews were called to the building on State Street around 2 a.m. Friday and found a heavy blaze that required additional units,…


Prosecutors Say FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Is Harassing a Key Witness at His Upcoming Trial

NEW YORK—FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is harassing a key witness against him at his upcoming trial by giving a newspaper personal things she wrote while she was the chief executive of his cryptocurrency hedge fund trading firm, prosecutors say. They asked a judge late Thursday to order trial participants not to make statements that might…


Michigan Man Charged With Murder and Other Crimes in Case Involving Ex-girlfriend and Her Toddler

Lansing, Mich.—A man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping and killing her 2-year-old daughter has been charged with murder by Michigan’s attorney general. Attorney General Dana Nessel charged Rashad Trice, 26, on Friday with 20 counts, including one count each of first-degree premeditated murder and felony murder in Wynter Cole Smith’s strangulation death. Both…


Murder Trial of Rapper YNW Melly Ends in Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks; Retrial Likely

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial Saturday in the South Florida trial of rapper YNW Melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago. The 12-member panel could not reach a unanimous verdict after three days of deliberations. Broward County prosecutors, who had been seeking the death penalty, will…


School District Reveals Why It Banned Opt-Outs From LGBT Lessons Given to Children as Young as 3

A large school district near Washington says it banned opt-outs from lessons based on books featuring gay and transgender characters because too many parents requested their children be excused from the lessons. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland banned opt-outs on March 23, after initially allowing some students to leave classrooms when the lessons…


‘If You Put Me Back in the White House, America Will Be Free Again’: Trump Speaks at Turning Point Conference

American nonprofit organization Turning Point Action held its two-day annual summit July 15–16. Former President Donald Trump, former Fox host Tucker Carlson, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and many others attended the event. …