Facing 'emergency,' DC prepares to pass new crime bill

Kali9/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politicians in the nation’s capital are expected on Tuesday to pass what is being called an emergency public safety bill to address rising crime rates in the city. As of Monday, homicide in
Multiple homes in Southern California evacuated after landslide, officials say

Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A dozen homes in a Southern California community were evacuated over the weekend after the ground beneath them shifted, putting them at risk of a collision
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and attorneys respond to dismissal of lawsuit

boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (TULSA, Okla.) — Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and their attorneys gathered Monday afternoon to respond to the dismissal of their lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 deadly event. This gathering comes just days after
California murder suspect Eric Abril, who escaped from hospital, captured following massive manhunt

Placer County Sheriff’s Office (ROCKLIN, Calif.) — A murder suspect who escaped from a Northern California medical facility on Sunday has been captured following a massive manhunt, authorities said. Eric Abril, a suspect in Northern California hostage-taking
See Anthony Mackie tear up the post-apocalyptic road in trailer to Peacock's 'Twisted Metal' adaptation

Peacock/Skip Bolen Peacock released a trailer to Twisted Metal, the adaptation of the hit Sony Playstation video game series, on Monday — and it doesn’t watch its language. Straight out of the gate, the series shows off
Music notes: Snoop Dogg, Drake, Jack Harlow and more

Snoop Dogg kicked off his High School Reunion Tour with Too Short, Warren G, Berner, special guest DJ Drama and more at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver last week. Snoop shared the stage with Wiz Khalifa for a special performance of “We Dem Boys.” The hip-hop icon performed
Rikers Island jail violence not addressed, NYC should be held in contempt: Fed monitor

Charles O’rear/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge should consider holding New York City and its Department of Correction in contempt for failing to adequately address security, management and discipline at the problem-plagued Rikers Island jail
Missing Florida teen found after routine traffic stop in North Carolina: Police

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NASH COUNTY, N.C.) — A routine traffic stop in North Carolina may have prevented a case of child trafficking, according to police. Deputies with the Nash County Police Department arrested Alejandro Hernandez Vazquez, 40,
New York state flooding updates: 'Complete chaos' overnight as water receded, county exec says

Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A few moments after Idlewild Creek began to rise on Sunday, the first wave of murky water washed into the ground floor of Kristine Schmidt’s blue-and-white house. Moments
Nicki Minaj says her contribution to new Barbie film is a “full circle moment”

Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage The new Barbie movie couldn’t have happened without the head Barb Nicki Minaj, so producers called upon the beloved rapper to add her flair to the film. Speaking about her recent song “Barbie World” with rising rapper Ice Spice, which appears on the