A New York district attorney said that she will seek to vacate the convictions and charges of over two dozen people who allegedly sold drugs to undercover officers in her region after a conviction review unit found a “pattern of inconsistencies, errors and disclosure issues” in the operation. Miriam …
Read More »After bariatric surgery, some patients lose weight but gain huge medical debt
Seven months after Lahavah Wallace’s weight-loss operation, a New York bariatric surgery practice sued her, accusing her of “intentionally” failing to pay nearly $18,000 of her bill. Long Island Minimally Invasive Surgery, which does business as the New York Bariatric Group, went on to accuse Wallace of “embezzlement,” alleging she …
Read More »Rep. Jim Jordan and Judiciary Committee ask court to toss lawsuit by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg
Attorneys for the House Judiciary Committee and its chairman, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, fired back Monday at a federal lawsuit filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is trying to halt a congressional subpoena of an ex-prosecutor who was involved in the investigation of former President Donald …
Read More »In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts
The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday of competing plans for how seven Western states and tribes reliant on the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River should cut their use but declined to publicly take a side on the best option. On one side is California and some …
Read More »1 in 5 U.S. adults say they’ve had a family member killed by a gun, new study finds
Nearly one in five American adults say they have had a family member who was killed by a gun, including suicides, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Roughly the same number (21%) said they have been personally threatened with a gun, the study found. People of …
Read More »Brandy and Paolo Montalban are reprising their roles from “Cinderella” after 26 years
Brandy became the first Black actress to play Cinderella in a movie. Twenty-six years later, she is reprising the iconic role. The singer and actress, who starred in the 1997 TV movie adaptation of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” will play the princess again in Disney’s “Descendants: The Rise of Red.” …
Read More »Missing Washington mother and daughter found dead, police say
The search for a missing mother and her 7-year-old daughter ended in tragedy after their bodies were discovered in rural Washington state, police said. On Wednesday, police in the city of Vancouver discovered what they believe to be the bodies of 27-year-old Meshay Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter Layla Stewart …
Read More »How downtown San Diego rebounded from the pandemic, even as others struggle
At the onset of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, downtowns across the country emptied out. Soft lockdowns, office closures and a massive shift to remote work meant businesses in the urban core that were traditionally dependent on the daily foot traffic of commuters were at risk of financial …
Read More »Nathan Chasing Horse: “Dances With Wolves” actor indicted by grand jury on 19 new charges
Charges are mounting against a “Dances With Wolves” actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades. A grand jury in Nevada indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on Wednesday on 19 counts, expanding on previous charges of sexual assault, trafficking …
Read More »Business partner charged in murder of missing Pennsylvania mother
Police charged the business partner of the missing Pennsylvania mother who was found wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave with first-degree murder. Blair Watts, 33, was arrested on Friday for allegedly killing 43-year-old Jennifer Brown and disposing of her body, police said. Brown and Watts entered a business …
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