Napa County to purchase Skyline Wilderness Park

More than 800 acres of pristine open space is coming under the fold of Napa County, as the Board of Supervisors this month approved an intent to purchase Skyline Wilderness Park from the state of California. The
20-year-old mother, infant killed in drive-by shooting in Connecticut

Hartford Police Department (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Police are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son while they were sitting in their car in Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, in what
Convicted Jan. 6 rioter now found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents

Blount County Sheriff’s Office (KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — A convicted Jan. 6 rioter has now been found guilty of plotting to murder FBI agents who were investigating the Capitol insurrection. Edward Kelley, 35, was convicted Wednesday in the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to waive tuition for families making less than $200K

Adam Glanzman/Getty Images (MASSACHUSETTS) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that students with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend the Cambridge institution tuition-free starting next fall. The bulk of American households meet
4 University of Rochester students arrested over antisemitic 'Wanted' posters

Libby March/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — Four University of Rochester students were arrested and another is under investigation for allegedly being involved with the antisemitic “Wanted” posters found on campus. The posters were discovered last week in
Questions loom about TikTok as Trump's cabinet comes into shape

CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, one of his first orders of business will be to decide about the fate of TikTok in the United States — and some of
Laken Riley case: Suspect found guilty of all counts in campus killing

ABC News (ATHENS, Ga.) — The suspect accused of murdering Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus was found guilty on all charges Wednesday, including malice murder and felony murder. Prosecutors called the evidence against the suspect “overwhelming,”
Texas land commissioner offers 1,402 acres to Trump for 'deportation facilities'

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering the incoming Trump administration 1,402 acres it purchased along the Texas-Mexico border to be used in a mass deportation operation. In a
Grad student discovers planet orbiting around nearby star, astronomers say

Ismail Sen/Anadolu via Getty Images (CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — Madyson Barber, a grad student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was researching young transiting systems in space when she made a remarkable discovery. Barber
Trump seeks dismissal of hush money conviction on immunity grounds

Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal hush money conviction in New York must be dismissed “to facilitate the orderly transition of Executive power,” Trump’s defense attorneys argued Wednesday in a letter to the court. Defense