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The guilty verdict Thursday in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial likely will not affect plans by U.S. intelligence agencies to provide him with briefings after he is formally named the Republican presidential nominee, a U.S. official told NBC News. The intelligence briefings for presidential nominees are not mandated...

Guilty verdict will likely not affect plans for intel briefings for Trump

Newark, NJ

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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

For most of his life, singer David Archuleta was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — until inner turmoil over his sexuality nearly drove him to self-harm. “The church is very much emphasized on family; you’re supposed to get married and have babies,...

David Archuleta on leaving the Mormon church, coming out and 'living a meaningful life'

Connecticut State

In a case that captivated the nation, a Connecticut judge sentenced Michelle Troconis to 14 1/2 years in prison for helping to plan the killing of her boyfriend's estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos. Troconis's lawyer said an appeal is planned. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports.

Michelle Troconis sentenced to more than 14 years in Connecticut killing

A U.S. sailor was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 18 years in a military prison Thursday after being found guilty of espionage while working for the Navy in Japan. Bryce Pedicini, a former chief petty officer fire controlman, was convicted of attempted espionage, failure to obey a general order and attempted violation of a general order through a court-martial procedure. He was assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins in Japan when he was taken into pretrial confinement last year.

Navy sailor sentenced to 18 years in prison over espionage charges

TORONTO — Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison, authorities said Friday. He was 74. The Correctional Service of Canada said in statement...

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault

Akron, OH

A 27-year-old man is dead and more than 20 people were injured in an Akron, Ohio, shooting early Sunday morning, according to the Akron Police Department. Police received calls reporting shots fired near Kelly Avenue and 8th Avenue, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, just after midnight. It’s not clear at this time what happened in the lead-up to the shooting.

1 dead and more than 20 injured in Ohio mass shooting

Northern Kentucky Tribune

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding Iran:. “Last night, Iran confirmed that its president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. The condolences from sympathetic regimes were swift.

Opinion – Sen. Mitch McConnell: Untimely death of president of Iran does not change regime’s threats

North Dakota State

Minot, ND

A North Dakota woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing her boyfriend of a decade by poisoning him because she believed he was going to leave her after inheriting $30 million, according to court documents and officials. Ina Thea Kenoyer, 48, was arrested Oct. 30, and charged with killing Steven Edward...

North Dakota woman pleads guilty to poisoning longtime boyfriend over $30 million inheritance

Okaloosa County, FL

Fort Walton Beach, FL

The Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a U.S. Air Force airman while responding to a report of a disturbance has been fired, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. An internal investigation of the May 3 shooting found Deputy Eddie Duran’s use of deadly force that ended...

Florida deputy who fatally shot U.S. airman fired after sheriff's investigation

Antioch, CA

Golden Gate Media

In the early hours of May 20, 2024, Antioch police officers responded to a distress call in the 2500 block of Somersville Road, where an armed robbery had occurred. Upon arrival, officers encountered two victims who were employees of the Contra Costa County Event Park (Fair Grounds). According to reports, the victims had been tasked with conducting the night deposit at the BMO Bank after the conclusion of the Contra Costa County Fair. It was during this routine procedure that they were confronted by an unknown suspect.

California county fair workers depositing day's cash haul at bank robbed at gunpoint, police say

Bergen County, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the arrest of four individuals from Bergen County, implicated in a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing substantial quantities of heroin in Newark.

Major Drug Trafficking Bust: 4 Arrested in Bergen County

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in November’s election, has joined an unusual club: presidential contenders who have also been convicted of a crime. Before Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic verdict on Thursday, the most well-known convict seeking the Oval Office had been Eugene Debs, a socialist who conducted his presidential campaign behind bars in 1920.

Trump isn't the first person convicted of a crime to run for U.S. president. Over a century ago, Eugene Debs ran from his prison cell.

Canton, OH

An Ohio K9 officer is under investigation after police body camera video captured the officer’s dog appear to attack a man on his stomach with his hands behind his back, authorities said Friday. The officer, Nicholas Casto, was placed on administrative leave while the inquiry into Thursday's incident north...

Ohio K9 officer on leave after video appears to show police dog attacking man lying on stomach

Baker, CA

A planned 12-hour power outage next week in Baker, California, will significantly impact services along a 90-mile stretch of Interstate 15. The outage, scheduled for infrastructure reliability upgrades by Southern California Edison, will take place from 10 p.m. on Wednesday until 10 a.m. on May 30, according to an announcement from the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) on Thursday.

An entire town on the California-Nevada border will be without electricity for 12-hours this week

The Trump-era First Step Act has allowed thousands of nonviolent federal offenders to leave prison sooner, but advocates say they have reviewed numerous instances of inmates remaining behind bars longer than they should be — raising questions about ongoing implementation failures. Sreedhar Potarazu, a former federal inmate who sued...

Despite First Step Act, some federal inmates remain in prison extra months

Chicago Star Media

The Biden administration declared on Wednesday that it will cancel an additional $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 Americans. Qualified borrowers have been made eligible through repayment programs like the administration's SAVE Plan, or the Public Student Loan Forgiveness plan for which supports public service workers, according to CNN.

Biden Administration cancels another $7.7 billion in student debt relief

Colorado State

Commerce City, CO

A man’s silver chain saved his life after a bullet shot at him became lodged in it, according to a Colorado police department. The chain, about 10 millimeters in width, “is likely the only reason” the unidentified victim of the Tuesday shooting is still alive, the Commerce City Police Department said in a news release. Commerce City is about nine miles north of Denver.

Colorado man's silver chain saves his life after bullet becomes lodged in it

NBC News filmed the sad scene as PRCS staff bid farewell to two colleagues killed when their ambulance was targeted while trying to reach casualties from an earlier attack. The ambulance was easily visible and should be protected by the Geneva convention and international humanitarian law, said one medic.

Gaza paramedics killed in Israeli attack on Red Crescent ambulance

Cape May, NJ

Somers Point, NJ

Austin T. Mahan misused USPS credit cards for personal purchases totaling over $54,000. Austin T. Mahan, 44, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, pled guilty today to misappropriating postal funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Mahan admitted to the charge before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn.

Postal Supervisor Embezzles $54K in USPS Funds

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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day

LONDON — A British court could give a final decision on Monday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States over...

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day

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