Category Archives: National News

Captain sentenced to 4 years in prison for deadly boat fire

Captain sentenced to 4 years in prison for deadly boat fire

Al Seib/ Los Angeles Times(SANTA CRUZ, Ca.) — The captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people, was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Thursday, according to ABC Los Angeles station KABC.The sentence also included three years of supervised release, KABC reported.A federal…read more »

College protests updates: Police release more details about protesters arrested in NY

College protests updates: Police release more details about protesters arrested in NY

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they are scared…read more »

Trump trial live updates: Day will begin with second contempt hearing

Trump trial live updates: Day will begin with second contempt hearing

SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges.Trump last April pleaded…read more »

Six people between the ages of 3 and 19 shot at apartment complex

Six people between the ages of 3 and 19 shot at apartment complex

kali9/Getty Images(FORT WORTH, Texas) — At least six people ranging between the ages of 3 to 19 years old have been shot at an apartment complex in Fort Worth, Texas, police say.The incident occurred on Wednesday evening at approximately 7:30 p.m. when the Fort Worth Police Department received a call and responded to a reported…read more »