Marine researchers said they were surprised to spot a deep-sea anglerfish in blue waters off the coast of Tenerife. The fish is typically found at depths where little to no light penetrates.
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A New Jersey man was charged with threatening flight attendants and crew members on a flight from Miami to Newark on Sunday.
A New Jersey man was charged with threatening flight attendants and crew members on a flight from Miami to Newark on Sunday.
Mr. Adams has refrained from criticizing President Trump or his policies, even urging top aides not to do so, and has signaled a desire to work with the new administration. Mr. Adams has refrained from criticizing President Trump or his policies, even urging top aides not to do so, and has signaled a desire to work with the new administration. Before the Department of Justice instructed federal prosecutors to drop the charges against him, Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, had spent months making overtures to President Trump, a Republican. Now Mr. Trump has helped deliver the mayor a legal reprieve…
Eric Trump, in a radio interview last week, said Mayor Eric Adams had always been supportive of everything the Trump Organization did. Eric Trump, in a radio interview last week, said Mayor Eric Adams had always been supportive of everything the Trump Organization did. Eric Trump, a son of the president and the top family executive at the Trump Organization, which manages the family’s New York City office buildings, said Mayor Eric Adams of New York had always treated the family company well. His remarks came in a radio interview last week in which he discussed the criminal case against…
The dropping of federal corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams could affect criminal investigations involving his associates in different ways, or not at all. The dropping of federal corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams could affect criminal investigations involving his associates in different ways, or not at all. The Justice Department has asked prosecutors to drop the criminal charges that had loomed over Mayor Eric Adams, but what about all of the continuing investigations involving his close associates? The short answer: Many of the cases have been thrown into uncertainty, and the next steps will largely be decided by prosecutors.…
Mayor Eric Adams’s defense lawyer Alex Spiro welcomed the move to drop his federal corruption case and insisted that the mayor was innocent. His assertions conflicted with evidence described by federal prosecutors. Mayor Eric Adams’s defense lawyer Alex Spiro welcomed the move to drop his federal corruption case and insisted that the mayor was innocent. His assertions conflicted with evidence described by federal prosecutors. A defense lawyer for Mayor Eric Adams, Alex Spiro, celebrated the Justice Department’s push to drop federal corruption charges against the mayor on Monday, saying that the government’s case had relied on “fanfare and sensational claims”…
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Eric Adams’s former top adviser, and her son, Glenn Martin II, are charged in state court with taking $100,000 in bribes. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Eric Adams’s former top adviser, and her son, Glenn Martin II, are charged in state court with taking $100,000 in bribes. The criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams’s former chief adviser, who is charged with participating in a long-running bribery and money-laundering scheme, will proceed despite a request by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against Mr. Adams. The case against the adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, and her son, Glenn Martin II, was…
Lawmakers were ready to pass a bill to delay a special election in New York State, but Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is in discussions with President Trump on congestion pricing, sidelined it. Lawmakers were ready to pass a bill to delay a special election in New York State, but Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is in discussions with President Trump on congestion pricing, sidelined it. Lawmakers were ready to pass a bill to delay a special election in New York State, but Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is in discussions with President Trump on congestion pricing, sidelined it. Gov. Kathy Hochul of…
Mayor Eric Adams’s defense lawyer Alex Spiro welcomed the move to drop his federal corruption case and insisted that the mayor was innocent. His assertions conflicted with evidence described by federal prosecutors. Mayor Eric Adams’s defense lawyer Alex Spiro welcomed the move to drop his federal corruption case and insisted that the mayor was innocent. His assertions conflicted with evidence described by federal prosecutors. A defense lawyer for Mayor Eric Adams, Alex Spiro, celebrated the Justice Department’s push to drop federal corruption charges against the mayor on Monday, saying that the government’s case had relied on “fanfare and sensational claims”…
NEW YORK — The Trump administration on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from longstanding norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to aid the president’s crackdown on illegal immigration. In a two-page memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, the second in command at the Justice Department, told prosecutors in New York that they were “directed to dismiss” the bribery charges against Adams immediately. He said the order was not based on any assessment of the strength…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — At least one person was killed and others were injured when private jets collided Monday afternoon at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, authorities said. A midsize business jet collided with another midsize business jet that was parked on private property, according to Kelli Kuester, aviation planning and outreach coordinator at the Scottsdale Airport. One jet veered off the runway and collided with the Gulfstream 200 jet that was parked, according to Kuester. It appeared that the primary landing gear of the arriving jet, which had come from Austin, Texas, had failed, resulting in the collision, she said.…
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure Monday aimed at shoring up protections for domestic violence victims by spelling out when law enforcement is required to take guns from alleged abusers with orders of protection against them. What was popularly known as “Karina’s bill” was named after a woman who was shot and killed in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood about two years ago after she had filed a restraining order against her husband. That action should have required him to give up his gun as the case went through the court system. “Karina’s law will protect survivors of domestic violence and…
NEW YORK — The Trump administration on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from longstanding norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to aid the president’s crackdown on illegal immigration. In a two-page memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, the second in command at the Justice Department, told prosecutors in New York that they were “directed to dismiss” the bribery charges against Adams immediately. He said the order was not based on any assessment of the strength…
Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa
Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure Monday aimed at shoring up protections for domestic violence victims by spelling out when law enforcement is required to take guns from alleged abusers with orders of protection against them. What was popularly known as “Karina’s bill” was named after a woman who was shot and killed in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood about two years ago after she had filed a restraining order against her husband. That action should have required him to give up his gun as the case went through the court system. “Karina’s law will protect survivors of domestic violence and…
The National Institutes of Health is the largest funder of University of California research and UC received more than $2.6 billion in funding for the last academic year – accounting for more than half of UC’s total research awards. A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new Trump administration funding policy at the National Institutes of Health after California and 21 other states sued, arguing the ensuing cuts would jeopardize billions of dollars needed for medical research at the University of California and other institutions. “As the world’s leading public research institution, we depend on NIH funds to perform…
At least 55 people are dead after their bus plunged into a gorge and landed under a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala’s capital. Investigators from the public ministry said that there were 53 bodies recovered at the scene and the San Juan de Dios Hospital confirmed that two passengers brought there had also died. Firefighting spokesperson Edwin Villagran said a multi-vehicle crash sent the bus off the road and into the steep gorge below the bridge before dawn. Others were seriously injured. The bus fell 115 feet (35 meters) into a sewage-polluted stream. It landed upside down and…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed to consider a tariff exemption on Australian steel and aluminum imports after a telephone call on Tuesday with Australia’s prime minister. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese argued for an exemption during the call, which was scheduled before Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday. Trump said the United States trade surplus with Australia was one of the reasons he was considering an exemption from the tariffs. “We actually have a surplus,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office about trade with Australia. “It’s one of the only countries which we do.…