President Trump’s administration must return detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student originally from Turkey, has been held for weeks in an immigration jail in Louisiana while her case was argued in multiple courts. But the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals gave ICE … Read more
Newark Airport was again plagued by dozens of cancellations and delays Sunday, the latest in a series of issues that prompted United Airlines to cut 35 daily flights from the airport. As of Sunday afternoon, more than 100 total flights in and out of Newark were canceled, while more than 300 were delayed, according to … Read more
Jill Sobule’s friends believed the singer-songwriter escaped their house amid a blaze that killed the “Supermodel” singer in Minnesota early Thursday, as authorities try to establish whether Sobule died before or amid the fire. The couple, whose names have not been released, rushed out of the suburban St. Paul home upon realizing it was ablaze, at … Read more
UPS is cutting 20,000 jobs and closing some facilities as the delivery company reduces the amount of Amazon packages it handles. The company said it plans to conduct the layoffs before the end of the year and close 73 facilities in buildings it owns or leases by the end of June — with more closings … Read more
Eleven people were killed and at least 20 more hurt in a car-ramming attack on a Filipino festival in Vancouver, police said Sunday. A 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene of the Lapu Lapu Day festival after the Saturday night attack, authorities said. The street party in south Vancouver honors an indigenous Filipino chief. … Read more
An electrical issue, not a gas leak, sparked a manhole explosion that blew open a section of Poughkeepsie sidewalk seconds after a woman walked over it with two children, power company officials said Tuesday. Dramatic video caught the harrowing near-miss as the woman wheeled a stroller holding one child, while another walked beside her. The … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of President Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation’s democratic ideals. The disparate events ranged from a march through Midtown Manhattan and a rally in front of the White House to a … Read more
Nicky Katt, the respected character actor best known for “Dazed and Confused” and “Boston Public,” died by suicide at his Southern California home, according to a report published Monday. He was 54. Katt’s body was found hanging inside his Burbank residence, TMZ reported. His landlord discovered the grisly scene on April 8. The landlord had … Read more
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The temporary order comes hours after a Justice Department emergency appeal to the Supreme Court arguing U.S. District … Read more
Taylor Schabusiness, the Wisconsin woman serving a life sentence for the 2022 killing and dismemberment of her ex-boyfriend, appeared in court Friday morning, where she was tackled by officers after screaming and lunging at her attorney. Schabusiness was sentenced in September 2023 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She was convicted of … Read more