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New Jersey millionaire pleads guilty to sex with underage girl in plane

A 53-year-old millionaire from New Jersey is facing prison after pleading guilty to engaging in sexual relations with an underage girl.

May 20, 2019

By Reema Roy

Man refused oral sex on date, woman shoots at him

The man invited the woman to his apartment after they "spent much of the day together." She pulled out a gun and fired a shot at his direction when he refused oral sex.

May 16, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Trump declares national emergency over IT security

President Donald Trump declares a national emergency to limit the threat posed to the US by foreign IT technologies.

May 16, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Donald Trump

Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces trial for calling British diver 'pedo'

Elon Musk and British diver Vernon Unsworth will meet in court Oct. 22 to settle a legal dispute triggered by Musk.

May 13, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

US seizes North Korea coal ship, Trump says Kim doesn't want to negotiate

President Donald Trump said he does not think North Korea is ready to negotiate with the US, adding "nobody is happy" about North Korea's missile launch.

May 10, 2019

By Reema Roy

Divers rescue shark tangled to fishing rod, 'tied to reef' underwater

Two divers rescued a nurse shark stuck in the reef near Florida coast

May 9, 2019

By Reema Roy

US Sends Carrier Strike Group, Bombers in 'Clear Message' To Iran

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group sent to Iran in response to troubling warnings, says John Bolton

May 6, 2019

By Reema Roy

Iran

3-year-old child mauled to death by 'ferocious' dog

Police responded to the home on reports of a child in the mouth of a dog. Officers arrived and performed CPR on the child before he was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to injuries.

May 3, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

UNC Charlotte shooting: 2 dead, 4 injured as gunman opens fire on campus

A former UNC student shot dead two people and wounded four others at his alma mater's campus.

May 1, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Gives Statement On Robert Mueller Indictment Of I3 Russian Nationals

US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein resigns, 2 weeks after Mueller report release

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has resigned, bringing an end to two years of non-stop tensions with the White House.

Apr 30, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Donald Trump

Congregation Chabad Synagogue Poway California

1 killed in California synagogue shooting, suspect in custody

A 60-year-old woman was killed and several others including a rabbi were injured when a gunman opened fire on the Congregation Chabad in Poway on Saturday, the last day of Passover.

Apr 28, 2019

By S Unnikrishnan Nair

Man allegedly drugged women, forced them into prostitution; operated from parents' basement

Raymond Rodio III, 47, pleaded not guilty to eight counts of sex trafficking and other charges of promoting prostitution during a court hearing Thursday.

Apr 26, 2019

By Pritha Paul

New York

72-year-old stabs nephew for taking too long in the bathroom

Dan Johnson of Florida stabbed his nephew after yelling at him over using the bathroom and later telling authorities he felt his life was being threatened.

Apr 26, 2019

By Amethyst Tate

Former Vice President Joe Biden Calls Trump Presidency A "Tragedy"

Trump welcomes 'Sleepy Joe' as Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential bid, his third

The 76-year-old centrist Democrat faces a crowded field, which includes the progressive Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Apr 26, 2019

By S Unnikrishnan Nair

Donald Trump

Man 'deliberately' drives into pedestrians in California, 8 injured

An unidentified male driver has been arrested after deliberately running into eight pedestrians in California on Tuesday night.

Apr 24, 2019

By Amethyst Tate

Army veteran, wife dead after vulture caused their Harley-Davidson to crash

The vulture came out of a ditch in Southern Kansas and struck Brandon Husband in the head, causing him to lose balance of his motorbike.

Apr 23, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Former New York teacher raped minor student, allegedly molested another ex-student

When one of Tyler Sick\'s Bronx students became aware of his arrest in a Westchester County rape case, she alerted school officials about his inappropriate behavior during gym classes.

Apr 22, 2019

By Pritha Paul

New York