6 eighth graders face criminal charges over 'hateful and racist' online chat: DA

Google Maps Street View (SOUTHWICK, Mass.) — Six Massachusetts eighth graders face criminal charges in connection with “hateful and racist comments” in a group chat that allegedly included threats and a mock slave auction, officials said. The
Judge declines to dismiss charges against Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York declined to dismiss bribery charges against Sen. Bob Menendez, ruling his conduct is not protected by the nature of his job as a United States
80-year-old man pleads guilty to genetically engineering giant hybrid sheep in 'audacious scheme,' DOJ announces

Dennis Fast/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (GREAT FALLS, Mont.) — A Montana man pleaded guilty before a federal judge to two felony wildlife crimes for an almost decade-long effort to create giant sheep hybrids to sell
Man sentenced to 6 months in prison for threatening World Jewish Congress in wake of Hamas attack

J. David Ake/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Florida man was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for leaving a threatening voicemail with the World Jewish Congress in New York City two weeks after Hamas’ Oct.
Appeals panel rejects ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro's bid to avoid being jailed for contempt conviction

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A panel of federal appeals court judges on Thursday unanimously rejected former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s bid to avoid reporting to prison next week as he works to overturn his conviction on
Manhattan DA asks to delay start of Trump's hush money trial

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office asked on Thursday for a delay to the start of the trial in the hush money case against Donald Trump, citing newly disclosed evidence from
5 people, including infant, injured after FedEx semitrailer rolls over bridge in New York: Officials

Henrietta Fire District (PITTSFORD, N.Y.) — Five people, including an infant, are injured after a FedEx semitrailer rolled over a bridge in Pittsford, New York, Thursday morning, according to officials. The terrifying incident took place before 8:30
Officials investigating if missing college student Riley Strain was overserved before vanishing in Nashville

@MNPDNashville/X (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission said it is investigating whether missing college student Riley Strain was overserved before he vanished during a night out in Nashville. Strain, 22, was last seen by friends
Statista: Will TikTok be banned in the United States?

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the popular social media platform in order to cut any ties between TikTok, its current parent company and
19-Year-old Man Arrested in Santa Rosa for Illegal Handguns And Child Endangerment

A 19-year-old Santa Rosa man has been arrested for possessing illegal firearms. Last month, Santa Rosa police began to investigate Dominic Mastropasqua for illegal firearms. Yesterday, they served a search warrant at a hone in the 1100