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A Wisconsin lawyer who spat at a teen Black Lives Matter protest leader has been awarded $760,000 because cops wrongly burst into her home with guns drawn to arrest her without a warrant. Stephanie Rapkin eventually served 60 days in jail after being filmed spitting on a high schooler during a tense showdown at a march in Shorewood on June …

The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, US wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and laid what experts estimate may be her 60th …

A coveted pair of Japanese fishing gloves nearly cost Martynka Wawrzyniak her life during a trip to the Catskills to climb frozen waterfalls. The Brooklynite was waiting her turn on a very small ledge in Stony Clove Notch when she dropped one of her new, specially insulated Showa gloves. “I was very sad to see it go down the cliff, …

A father has been charged with fatally shooting his adult son with Down syndrome at a home in East Texas after claiming he had mistaken him for an intruder and then later burning his body in what authorities on Thursday described as a “bizarre crime.” Michael C. Howard, 68, who is an attorney in Houston, told investigators he was at …

The family of the Missouri teen who fell over 200 feet to his death while riding a Florida amusement park thrill attraction was awarded $310 million for the 2022 freak accident, as the heartbroken parents blasted the ride maker for not showing face at the trial. Tyre Sampson’s grieving parents sat inside an Orlando courthouse Thursday as Austrian-based amusement ride …

The widower who donated this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree hosted a “little watch party” of Wednesday night’s lighting ceremony in his room at a rehab facility after a recent stroke stopped him from attending in person, his family said. Earl Albert provided the 74-foot-tall, 11-ton Norway spruce in honor of his late wife Leslie, who died in 2020. The …

JetBlue revealed it will cease operating flights from popular US cities, including multiple routes from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, in the foreseeable future. Travelers hoping to catch flights from JFK to Austin and Houston, Texas., and Miami, Fla., should reevaluate their travel plans as JetBlue told staff on Wednesday that those routes would be cut in 2025, according …

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) shockingly revealed his support for President Joe Biden to pardon President-elect Donald Trump on the heels of Sunday’s controversial blanket pardon for first son Hunter. Appearing on ABC’s “The View,” Fetterman was asked by co-host Joy Behar about his views on Biden’s about-face regarding his sons’ criminal case. “It’s undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden’s …

He’s keeping the faith. Former President Jimmy Carter’s “stubbornness” and his faith in God are keeping him alive at 100 years old, according to a new interview with his grandson. Jason Carter revealed that he and his family are shocked and in awe of his grandfather, who is marking an improbable second anniversary in hospice care — with the two …

President-elect Donald Trump accepted the “Patriot of the Year” award Thursday at a Long Island event organized by Fox Nation. Trump, 78, accepted the award, designed to resemble the American flag, after a live performance of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” – the president-elect’s go-to entrance song. In his acceptance speech, Trump reflected on his campaign for the White …