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Water park that cancels black teen's birthday party accused of being racist

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A father has accused a water park of racial discrimination after his teenage son’s birthday party was abruptly canceled after over 500 guests arrived. Chris Evans said he signed a $1,900 contract to reserve the Summit Waves Aquatic Facility to […]

Man a number from Mega Millions jackpot wins $1,000,000 after second opinion

A Mega Millions player who was just one number away from the jackpot narrowly missed a smaller, but still hefty prize. Malcolm Meredith showed his lottery ticket from the May 20 drawing to someone, who has not been named, and was told his ticket was no good, according to the Virginia Lottery. Meredith’s ticket, with […]

'Primary suspect' arrested in killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque

Police have arrested a ‘primary suspect’ in connection with the murders of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Investigators followed a Volkswagen sedan with tinted windows detained the driver, the Albuquerque Police Department announced on Tuesday afternoon. ‘We tracked down the vehicle believed to be involved in a recent murder of a Muslim man […]

Boy makes up a story about mum's death then admits to accidentally shooting her

A 12-year-old boy admitted he ‘unintentionally’ shot and killed his mother over the weekend after police said he first told a made-up story about how she died. On Saturday, police in Alabama responded to a 911 call and found a 29-year-old woman dead in her home, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. […]

White woman whose accusation set off Emmett Till's lynching won't be indicted

A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the accuser of Emmett Till, a black boy who was lynched in 1955. Carolyn Bryant Donham will not face any charges for her role in Till’s death, Leflore County District Attorney Dewayne Richardson said on Tuesday. Donham was 21 at the time of the lynching. She […]

The F.B.I. search is separate from the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 investigation.

Katie Benner The F.B.I.’s search of former President Donald J. Trump’s home on Monday to obtain information related to his handling of classified information is separate from the Justice Department’s investigation into the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. The search appears to be focused on Mr. […]

Court rules Donald Trump's tax returns can be obtained by Congress

A federal appeals court has ruled that lawmakers in the House can have access to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. The DC Circuit of Appeals’ 3-0 ruling on Tuesday grants the House Ways and Means Committee’s request to obtain Trump’s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service. Judge David Sentelle wrote in the majority opinion […]

Moment massive 7-foot shark comes up on oblivious swimmers

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video Striking video captured with a drone shows two oblivious beachgoers swimming within feet of a massive shark at Daytona Beach last week. Robert Russ spotted seven-foot long creature while with his brother as it swam about a mile and a […]

Nurse who 'killed pregnant mum and five others' in crash charged with murder

An intensive care unit nurse has been charged with six counts of murder after a crash in Los Angeles that killed a pregnant mother, her unborn baby, her one-year-old son and four others. Nicole L Linton, 37, could face up to 90 years in prison if convicted in the 100mph crash on Thursday. Linton was […]

Two children and two adults killed after 'drunk driver' crashes into golf cart

Two adults and two children riding in a golf cart were killed Saturday when a seemingly drunk man ran a stop sign and crashed into them, police said. Miguel Espinoza, 45, of Rosenberg, Texas has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter in the crash, which took place around 11.30pm Saturday in Galveston, about […]