The group spent Dec. 16 diving into the frigid, five-degree waters, collecting more than 144 pounds of trash from its depths. Henry Wang with his underwater scooter and trash bag in Sasamat Lake on Dec. 16. screenshot from Henry Wang’s Youtube.Patrick Penner, Local Journalism Initiative Reportersun Just before Christmas, Henry Wang and a group of … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — New York building officials have issued emergency work orders to stabilize a historic synagogue and its neighboring structures after an illicit underground tunnel was discovered at the sanctuary earlier this week. An investigation by the city’s Department of Buildings uncovered a tunnel that was 60-foot-long (18.3 meter), 8-foot-wide (2.4 meter) and … Read more
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The bodies of two men who died while incarcerated in Alabama’s prison system were missing their hearts or other organs when returned to their families, a federal lawsuit alleges. The family of Brandon Clay Dotson, who died in a state prison in November, filed a federal lawsuit last month against the … Read more
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s, ruling Wednesday that the former cleric is incompetent for trial because of dementia. The decision will be reviewed at the end of the year, according to court records. McCarrick, who … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed island holds an election for a new president this weekend, a move that could upset Beijing in an already-fragile bilateral relationship. A senior administration official confirmed the plan on Wednesday without offering more … Read more
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police on Wednesday arrested a third person in connection with the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant Texas woman and her boyfriend, who were reported missing before Christmas and found fatally shot days later in a San Antonio parking lot. Authorities said Myrta Romanos, 47 was taken into custody and is facing … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, who presides over one of the largest and busiest offices of prosecutors in the nation in Manhattan, issued what amounts to a casting call for whistleblowers Wednesday in a bid to discover non-violent crimes his office doesn’t yet know about. The prosecutor whose Southern District of New … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of campaigning, the Republican candidates vying to unseat President Joe Biden in November will face their first formal test at the ballot box in the Iowa caucuses on Monday. The Hawkeye state once again kicks off the presidential primary season, at least on the Republican side, where former president Donald … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a meeting of the National Space Council in Washington on Dec. 1. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) As if Vice President Kamala Harris’ week hasn’t been tough enough. On Thursday, she will be the virtual keynote speaker at an event at which Alec Baldwin is the master of … Read more
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A judge has rejected several claims lodged by Delaware’s attorney general in a lawsuit alleging that the fossil fuel industry has downplayed the risks of climate change. Tuesday’s ruling significantly narrows the scope of the suit seeking to hold the industry liable for the effects of air pollution in the state. … Read more