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Who are the first seven jurors of Trump’s historic criminal trial

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the close of the second day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial, seven jurors have been selected to sit in judgment of the former president. Below is everything you need to know about the jurors: Juror 1 Juror 1 — a middle-aged salesman from Ireland — will serve as the case’s foreman. He lives …

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US Army financial counselor admits to defrauding millions from Gold Star families: DOJ

quavondo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former financial counselor for the United States Army pleaded guilty to defrauding the families of fallen servicemembers out of life insurance payments, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Gold Star family members are the immediate beneficiaries of servicemembers who have died in active-duty military service and are entitled to a $100,000 payment and the …

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One man dead, three injured after men on scooters open fire on corner in the Bronx: Police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One man is dead, and three others were injured after men on scooters allegedly opened fire on them at a street corner in the Bronx, police said Tuesday night. Four men were at a street corner at the intersection of Mount Eden and Townsend Ave in the Bronx when four people approached them — …

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Kansas women identified as two dead bodies discovered in Texas County, Oklahoma: Medical Examiner

Texas County Sheriff’s Department (NEW YORK) — The Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner’s Office announced Tuesday it had positively identified the two deceased persons found in Texas County, Oklahoma as missing Kansas women Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39. “Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones, along with everyone throughout their community,” the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation …

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Maui fire officials to release new report on deadly wildfires

Mario Tama/Getty Images (MAUI, HAWAII) — The Maui Fire Department is set to release its report on Tuesday about how it responded to the deadly wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui last year, the deadliest natural disaster in state history. At least 101 people died in connection with the wildfires. Much of the historic town of Lahaina …

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Streams that supply drinking water in danger following 2023 Supreme Court decision that stripped wetlands protections: Report

d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Supreme Court decision that stripped protections from America’s wetlands will have reverberating impacts on rivers that supply drinking water all over the U.S., according to a new report. The rivers of New Mexico are among the waterways that will be affected most by the May 2023 Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA, which …

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Trump hush money trial live updates: Jury selection to continue on Day 2

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last April pleaded not guilty to …

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Severe weather stretches from Wisconsin to Arkansas, golf-ball-sized hail hits DC

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Severe weather is expected on Tuesday to move east, with storms stretching from Wisconsin to Arkansas, with the highest tornado threat in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. In addition to tornadoes, damaging winds and hail are threats. Cities that are under the threat are: Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; and just north of …

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Kansas women killings: Court documents detail alleged murder-kidnapping motive

Texas County Sheriff’s Department (NEW YORK) — In the wake of the disappearance and killing of two women from Kansas, newly released court documents detail, according to prosecutors, the motive and evidence behind the alleged murder-kidnapping. On Monday, the affidavit of probable cause for the arrest warrants of the four suspects arrested in connection with the alleged murder of moms …

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Salvage team recovers body of another missing worker in Baltimore bridge collapse: Officials

In this aerial image, the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after the bridge collapsed, Baltimore, March 26, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) (BALTIMORE) — The body of one of the three victims that had been unaccounted for following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has been recovered, Baltimore’s Unified …

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