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NBC4 Washington acknowledged Monday that veteran anchor Leon Harris “appeared unwell” when he struggled through a news segment last week – while announcing he was “stepping away” for health reasons. The well-known broadcaster raised eyebrows on Thanksgiving when he stumbled over his words and awkwardly hesitated at times while delivering local news. The 63-year-old anchor had trouble on Thanksgiving delivering …

Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo committed “medical malpractice” and publicly undercounted the total number of COVID-related nursing home deaths in New York during the worst period of the killer pandemic, a damning final investigative report released by a key House panel found. The report from the Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, released Monday, also concluded that Cuomo “likely gave …

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) opened a new front in his public war against Gov. Kathy Hochul — calling for an investigation into claims her office rigged a bid to oversee New York’s allegedly fraud-ridden $9 billion home care Medicaid program. Torres sent a letter to state and federal authorities urging them “to investigate alleged attempts by the Hochul Administration …

The US will send Ukraine another $725 million in military hardware — including rockets, land mines and counter-drone systems — as Kyiv clamors for more arms to fight Russia’s heightened offensive. The American shipment will include munitions for Ukraine’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, US officials told The Associated Press — which could mean the weapons package includes more of …

A South Carolina woman has finally admitted to fatally mowing down a bride on her wedding night in drunken driving crash and pleaded guilty to all charges. Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty to all charges related to the deadly crash. FOX Jamie Lee Komoroski, 26, copped to driving under the influence, reckless homicide, and DUI causing bodily harm or death, …

An angry, drunken grandma has been busted in Tennessee for allegedly stabbing her daughter and grandson with a kitchen knife during a Thanksgiving Day argument. Lachunda Johnson, 55, of Memphis, had been drinking heavily before she grabbed the blade and charged her daughter after her daughter yelled at her for pushing her grandson at about 3 p.m. on Nov. 28, …

Former lawmaker and MSNBC analyst David Jolly appeared to take a shot at MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on Friday while talking about how Democrats should move forward.  “We didn’t wake up after the election and think, I’m upset because I was wrong. We’re upset because we know we’re right, but we’re on the losing side of this …

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A long-duration lake-effect snowstorm is continuing to pummel the Great Lakes region after dumping 3-5 feet of snow in cities from Michigan to New York that paralyzed travel as people tried to get home after the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This has been the first significant lake-effect snowfall of the season, and snow totals have been nothing less than epic in numerous communities. The highest snowfall totals so far have been found in …

A California pastor trained in mixed martial arts fought off an axe-carrying burglar who broke into his church on Thanksgiving. The burglar used the axe to smash open a window at the First Family Church in Antioch in the early morning hours when he was confronted by Pastor Nick Neves, who had gone to check on the church after hearing …

The illegal migrant charged with shooting a Jewish man in a targeted attack in Chicago killed himself while in custody, according to police. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, a 22-year-old from Mauritania, was found unresponsive in Cermak Health Services on Saturday afternoon in “an apparent suicide attempt by hanging,” according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Suspect Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi killed himself …