Maui mayor targets short-term rentals, timeshares to address housing crisis after wildfire
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WAILUKU, Hawaii) — Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen hopes to incentivize short-term rental owners to use their units as temporary housing as victims of the wildfires continue to face housing insecurity issues. His proposed bill,
Attorney warned Trump 'it's going to be a crime' if he didn't comply with subpoena for classified docs: Sources
Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images (MIAMI) — One of former president Donald Trump’s current attorneys told special counsel Jack Smith’s team that, within days of the Justice Department issuing a subpoena last year for all classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Actor Jonathan Majors' trial begins on domestic violence charges
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marvel actor Jonathan Majors’ trial on domestic violence charges began Wednesday in New York. Majors, 34, faces misdemeanor assault and harassment charges stemming from an incident in March with his then-girlfriend, Grace
Famous authors' lawsuit against ChatGPT developer gets underway
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Wednesday will hold the first hearing in a closely watched case about copyright concerns raised by artificial intelligence. A group of well-known authors, including
Murder-for-hire plot targets Sikh separatist in New York
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An Indian national was charged Wednesday in New York with plotting to kill a Sikh separatist, a scheme uncovered earlier this year by a consortium of law enforcement officers working an
'Ghost forests' threaten New Jersey's water, ecosystem
Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A disturbing sight is growing in southern New Jersey’s woodlands. Acres of “ghost forests” have been popping up as an increase of saltwater in the soil has been killing
Boyfriend arrested for murder after 21-year-old woman found dead in trunk of her car: Police
KTRK-TV (HOUSTON) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend after she was found dead in the trunk of her own car, Houston police announced on Wednesday. The victim,
Maine's yellow flag law use spikes after Lewiston mass shooting
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The use of a Maine law that temporarily restricts access to guns during mental health crises has dramatically spiked in the month since the mass shootings in
The Israel-Hamas war has college campuses on edge. How some are tackling the issue.
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Colleges and universities across the United States are struggling to handle the ongoing debate over the Israel-Hamas war with pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests erupting on campuses and federal agencies launching investigations
Police release internal investigation results in Jayland Walker's death
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (AKRON, Ohio) — The Akron Police Department has finished an internal investigation into the fatal police killing of Jayland Walker, following a car and foot chase by police on June 27, 2022. Akron Chief