A US Marine Corps attack helicopter fired a new missile towards a moving sea target in the Pacific. It marked a first for the AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile. The JAGM faced earlier testing challenges, but it is considered key to boosting the lethality of US attack helicopters. A US Marine Corps attack helicopter fired off a […]
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Hit-and-run Infiniti driver busted 3 years after fatally striking Queens man: NYPD
A hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a pedestrian crossing a notoriously dangerous six-lane Queens street nearly three years ago has been busted, police said Wednesday. Andre Dweyer, 34, indicted for leaving the scene of a fatal accident and failure to exercise due care, surrendered to police on Tuesday, police said. Dweyer was driving a 2014 […]
Buffalo woman admits to striking 3 bicyclists with car, killing 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman pleaded guilty Friday morning in connection with a 2022 incident that left two people seriously injured and one person dead, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Officials said Carmen Martin, 35, was driving on South Park Avenue when she hit a bicyclist near the Seneca Buffalo […]
Striking French workers block delivery trucks at ExxonMobil refinery
PARIS (Reuters) – Striking workers blocked delivery trucks carrying oil products, including petrol, from leaving the ExxonMobil Chemical France’s Port-Jerome-Gravenchon refinery in northern France on Friday. Some 200 workers are on strike, an FNME-CGT union member said, and the action will continue until management returns to the negotiations over ExxonMobil Chemical France’s plans to close […]
Striking photos show how our planet is changing – for better and for worse
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. A photograph of a solitary man walking along terraces in China, […]
What to know about bump stocks and the Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on the gun accessory
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks, the gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern American history — a Las Vegas massacre that killed 60 people and injured hundreds more. The court’s conservative majority said Friday that then-President Donald Trump’s administration overstepped its authority with […]
Aileen Cannon striking a paragraph from the indictment won’t derail Trump case
Given U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s slow handling of Donald Trump’s classified documents case and the backlog of motions holding up a trial, it’s always notable when she makes decisions that might let a trial take place someday. That happened Monday, when she rejected a defense motion that sought to dismiss charges for “pleading deficiencies,” […]
Judge sets bond at hearing for Decatur man accused of striking girlfriend
Jun. 8—A Decatur man initially held without bond after he was arrested and charged with first-degree domestic violence was granted bond by a Morgan County judge at an Aniah’s Law hearing on Friday. Christopher Key, 33, was arrested by Decatur police on Thursday in connection with an incident last month. According to a detective’s affidavit, […]
Biden moves within striking distance of Trump in Florida, poll shows
Former President Donald Trump continues to hold an edge among Florida voters, but President Joe Biden is starting to close the gap, according to a new Fox News poll released Thursday. The poll of 1,075 registered Florida voters, which was conducted from June 1-4, shows Trump leading Biden 50% to 46% in a head-to-head contest […]
Springfield man accused of intentionally striking 3 people with car in Dayton
Jun. 4—A Springfield man indicted Tuesday is accused of intentionally striking three people with a car last month following an argument in Dayton. Kamauri Tucker is scheduled to be arraigned June 18 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for six counts of felonious assault. There was a fight the night of May 2 in the […]
Bobcat tries to eat striking rattlesnake in this uniquely Arizona video. See the fight
A bobcat was caught on camera trying to grab a quick rattlesnake snack at Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona. The national park posted the epic video, which shows the big cat batting at a rattlesnake that is striking from under a bush, on Monday on Facebook. As the video ends, the creatures disappear into […]
Man ejected from vehicle after striking tree, fence in fatal Highlands County crash: FHP
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 26-year-old Okeechobee man died after diverting from the roadway and crashing, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Early Saturday morning just after 5 a.m., the man was heading south on County Road 721, just south of State Road 70 at a high rate of speed. Bradenton motorcyclist ejected from […]