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Third body recovered from Bronx apartment building destroyed by fire
NEW YORK — FDNY firefighters have recovered a third body from a demolished Bronx apartment building that caught fire following a massive explosion, officials said Saturday.
The body was found inside the rubble of the fire-ravaged E. 209th St. apartment building in Norwood just before 12 p.m., FDNY officials said.
The deceased is an adult, ...Read more
The manager at Trump's North Jersey golf club set up the botched renovation of the Reflecting Pool, according to a NYT investigation
The person who set up the botched renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington is the manager at President Donald Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, according to an investigation by The New York Times.
The Times found that David Schutzenhofer, who has run the Trump Organization’s golf club in North Jersey since...Read more
Witkoff, Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow soon, Tass says
Key members of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team — special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner — may visit Kyiv and Moscow within the next seven to 10 days, Russian state-run Tass news agency reported, citing an official who wasn’t identified.
The possible trip would mark a renewed push by Trump’s two main ...Read more
Connecticut secretary of state issues new guidance giving police more discretion at election sites
HARTFORD, Conn. — Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas issued new guidance Thursday regarding a controversial law that prohibits police officers from coming within 250 feet of election sites.
In a letter to Farmington Police Chief Paul Melanson, who also serves as legislative chair of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, Thomas granted ...Read more
Four declare, so far, for vacant justice seat on SC's Supreme Court
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Four judges have publicly acknowledged they will run for the prized vacant associate justice seat on the five-member South Carolina Supreme Court.
The application process — handled by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission — opened July 20 and will close at noon Monday, Aug. 24.
The term is for 10 years and the ...Read more
The diarrhea-causing parasite has been linked to more states, CDC says. Is SC still safe?
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The parasitic outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the diarrheal disease caused by the Cyclospora parasite, has made headlines once again as six more states have been reportedly exposed, according to a recent update from the CDC.
Since May 1, the CDC has received reports of 10,468 laboratory-confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis....Read more
Nevada has no child abuse pediatrician, experts say. Here's why that's a problem.
LAS VEGAS — Since February, University Medical Center has advertised online for a forensic or child abuse pediatrician.
As of Thursday, no one had applied.
Multiple experts said in recent interviews that Nevada has no board-certified child abuse pediatrician, a doctor whose extensive training ideally enables them to tell whether or not an ...Read more
Man lying in Bronx street run over by two vehicles, including marked NYPD SUV
NEW YORK — A man who fell unconscious on a Bronx street after fighting a rival early Saturday was run over by two passing vehicles, one a marked NYPD police cruiser, police said.
The grisly death was one of two fatal crashes on city streets within two hours, cops said. In a second, unrelated incident, a 66-year-old man crossing Ninth Ave. in ...Read more
Wildfire forces evacuations across top Canadian wine region
More than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate one of Canada’s top wine-producing regions as an uncontrolled wildfire spread rapidly, forcing local authorities to declare a province-wide state of emergency.
Authorities ordered the town of Summerland and nearby communities in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley to be evacuated on Saturday ...Read more
Trump amps up pressure on billionaire Sargeant to exit Venezuela
The Trump administration is dialing up pressure on Florida oil magnate and Republican Party donor Harry Sargeant III to divest from Venezuela.
The Treasury Department on Friday froze the assets of Sargeant’s offshore company that participates in Venezuelan oil-producing ventures, according to people with knowledge of the measure who declined ...Read more
Agonized families await answers after remains recovered from Chicago funeral home: 'It's unimaginable'
CHICAGO — The Young family hired South Chicago Chapel to prepare Keith, one of seven siblings, father of three and garage door installer, for his visitation. They gathered at a Baptist church on the West Side Thursday and waited to receive his body.
As the hours ticked by, the family grew anguished. They called the funeral home director, ...Read more
Iran says Hormuz deal close but its conditions must be met
Iran said it’s “very close” to a deal with Oman on a new maritime transit route in the Strait of Hormuz, even as the Islamic Republic renewed a list of demands for the U.S. to agree to before the waterway would open.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that negotiators are closing in on temporary maritime transit ...Read more
Wildfire forces evacuation of town in top Canadian wine region
Authorities ordered a town of 12,000 people in one of Canada’s top wine-producing regions to evacuate as an uncontrolled wildfire spreads.
Authorities ordered the town of Summerland in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley to be evacuated on Saturday morning as the Bald Range wildfire advanced toward the community. The fire, first reported ...Read more
Mamdani terminating Haitian city employees in country under TPS program Trump killed
NEW YORK — City Hall is identifying and terminating potentially hundreds of Haitian city employees living in the country under federal temporary protected status, an immigration program that President Donald Trump ended, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced.
In a statement put out late Friday night, Mamdani said that the White House has directed ...Read more
Drones sighted over German military base after airport incident
Two drones were sighted flying over a key military base in western Germany late on Thursday, just days after an armed unmanned aircraft was discovered at a major cargo hub in the country’s east.
The drones were spotted at the Mechernich army base close to the Belgian border around 10 p.m. local time on Thursday, a spokesperson for the German ...Read more
Kyiv struck as Ukraine targets 2 Russian oil refineries
A fire was sparked at Russia’s Ilsky oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region by Ukrainian drone debris, injuring five people, the regional task force said on Saturday, as Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight attacks including a large-scale missile barrage on Kyiv.
The blaze had been extinguished by late morning, Interfax reported, ...Read more
US says Ukraine to avoid targeting tankers, oil site
Ukraine has agreed not to target some non-Russian oil tankers and Black Sea infrastructure critical for exporting Kazakhstan’s crude after strikes on vessels last month halted loadings, according to a U.S. official.
Ukraine has set up points of contact to allow commercial shippers to communicate information and ensure safe passage, said the ...Read more
Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as attorney general
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Saturday approved acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice after a high-drama confirmation process.
The 50-49 vote to confirm Blanche fell mostly along party lines, with two Republicans breaking ranks to oppose him. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska ...Read more
Iran says Hormuz deal close but its conditions must be met
Iran said it’s “very close” to a deal with Oman on a new maritime transit route in the Strait of Hormuz, after expectations grew this week that an announcement may soon be made.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that negotiators are closing in on temporary maritime transit route for ships entering and exiting the ...Read more
Zelenskyy wins Serbian pledges as Russian influence wanes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a landmark first visit on Saturday to Serbia to expand cooperation with the Balkan country whose leader has been scaling back once-close ties with Russia.
Serbia and Ukraine will work together on the common goal of joining the European Union, and intend to finalize a mutual free trade agreement by ...Read more
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