Florida man set himself on fire near NYC courthouse holding Trump trial

A man set himself on fire Friday outside the New York courthouse where the criminal trial of former President Trump was being held, authorities said. Maxwell Azzarello, 38, a resident of St. Augustine, Florida, entered Collect Pond Park near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse around 1:30 p.m. and began looking through …...Read More

Eagles' AJ Brown changes X profile picture to photo of Tom Brady amid trade speculation

The negative chatter involving A.J. Brown and the Philadelphia Eagles seems to be continuing. Back in February, the All-Pro receiver actually called into a Philadelphia radio station to call them out for "making up" rumors and reassure them he wanted to stay with the Eagles. However, fans have been rather …...Read More

Fans accuse Yankees announcer of insinuating Blue Jays were cheating: 'Such a moron'

Fans have come out of the woodwork to accuse New York Yankees broadcast Michael Kay of saying one of their rivals had pulled off a huge no-no in baseball. Ironically, the Yankees found themselves in a controversy against the Toronto Blue Jays last year when Aaron Judge hit a long …...Read More

If Congress passes funding, this is how the US could rush weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That's because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. Moving fast is …...Read More

3 NorCal officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2021 incident

Three Northern California law enforcement officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man who was pinned facedown during a 2021 incident that drew comparisons to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The charges against James Fisher, Cameron Leahy and Eric McKinley were announced Thursday …...Read More

Todd, Julie Chrisley appeal tax fraud convictions more than one year into prison sentences

Todd and Julie Chrisley's attorney argued on behalf of the incarcerated couple during a hearing at the federal appeals court in Atlanta on Friday. The "Chrisley Knows Best" stars were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison in November 2022 after a jury found the couple guilty of conspiring …...Read More

'View' host suggests Sen. Menendez's wife was mastermind behind alleged corruption: 'Not the Bob I know'

"The View" co-host Ana Navarro defended her friend Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on Friday, claiming that the allegations of his corruption and bribery schemes while in office don't sound like him. "This is not the Bob I know," Navarro said, also suggesting that the lawmaker’s wife, Nadine Menendez, may have …...Read More

Dominican soldier arrested for raping 14-year-old Hatian girl

Dominican authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of a Dominican soldier accused of raping a 14-year-old Haitian girl while searching for immigrants in the country illegally near the upscale resort town of Punta Cana. The soldier, identified as Paulino de la Cruz, is one of 15 members of the Dominican …...Read More

Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Bangkok-based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467 "egregious" violations of Iran sanctions, the U.S. Treasury announced on Friday. SCG Plastics Co. used U.S. banks to process $291 million in sales of Iranian high-density polyethylene resin from 2017 …...Read More

Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle

ROME (AP) — An Italian court on Friday dismissed a long-running case against rescue ship crews of three humanitarian organizations, dropping charges accusing them of collaborating with smugglers as they helped rescue thousands of migrants at sea. The judges in the Sicilian city of Trapani decided not to proceed to …...Read More