Justice Department IG refuses to investigate botched Reflecting Pool case after Trump’s false vandalism claims
The Justice Department’s inspector general is refusing to investigate what went wrong in the botched criminal case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, including whether there was any…
Brad Lander among 80 Americans, Israelis detained in West Bank: NPR
Israeli security forces, including the army and police, declared a closed military zone around an olive grove and escorted activists and rabbis away from the area before arresting them near the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit in the occupied West…
SEIU Local 1000 workers stage one-day strike
SACRAMENTO, California. — Thousands of California state workers walk out Wednesday in a historic one-day strike. The May Lee State Office Complex in Sacramento is one of several sites where state workers will strike. The SEIU Local 1000 union is leading…
Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer and accountant sued by New Mexico AG
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, April 14, 2026. José Luis Magana | P.A. New Mexico’s attorney general filed a federal complaint Wednesday accusing Jeffrey Epstein’s…
The winners of the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition – in pictures | Photography
The 52sd The annual Nikon Small World competition recognizes the world’s most remarkable images captured under a microscope. First prize went to student and experimental photographer Ole Bielfeldt for his image of ink droplets suspended inside an…
Toledo chemical tank explosion forces evacuations, shelter-in-place orders
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A chemical tank explosion in Toledo, Ohio, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes and others to stay indoors Wednesday because of fears of a toxic release and the possibility of another explosion. Videos show a plume…
Brad Lander released after detention in West Bank during olive harvest
WEST BANK (WABC) — Brad Lander, Democratic candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District and former New York City comptroller, said Wednesday that he was released by the Israeli military after being taken into custody while…
Live updates: Chemical leak in Toledo forces evacuations
On Wednesday, the city of Toledo offered advice to residents affected by the explosion and those in the surrounding area. The Toledo Fire Department ordered everyone within a one-mile radius of the tank terminal to evacuate and everyone within a…
Rockland man killed in possible road rage shooting on George Washington Bridge
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — A 46-year-old Rockland County man was shot and killed on the George Washington Bridge in what investigators believe may have been a road rage attack, authorities said. Surveillance video from the incident is being reviewed as…
Russia ready to resume talks with Ukraine, US to end war – BBC News Africa
Russia ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine and the United States to end the war BBC Russia releases American Stephen Hubbard from prison, state media report The New York Times Putin agrees to resume three-party peace talks with Ukraine and the…