PHOENIX — Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday. Storms capable of causing hail and wind damage were traveling through central Arizona early Thursday, with some flood watches and
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there. Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud in her family’s immigration paperwork and have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of
Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago. Faith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was beaten to death in her off-campus apartment in September 2012. Miguel Salguero Olivares was
NEW YORK — The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years are set to be banished soon from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists. For the carriage drivers, it’s unclear what comes next. “No one can come up
CLINTON, Miss. — A fire broke out at a senior living facility in Mississippi on Wednesday evening, forcing residents to evacuate. There were no immediate reports of injuries at Brookdale Clinton, but authorities were not yet certain whether all the residents were accounted for. The “majority of the building is gone,” said Marlee Price-Cook, director
ORLEANS, Mass. — The “looksmaxxing” livestreamer Braden Peters, better known by his stage name Clavicular, is set to be arraigned Thursday in Massachusetts on charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family’s Cape Cod home. A social media personality known for promoting extreme devotion to male beauty, Peters, 20, is accused of giving