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Watching online pornography in Louisiana now requires verifying one’s age with state ID

A new Louisiana state law is putting teeth into the 18-and-up requirement for pornographic sites. As of the new year starting Sunday, users trying to access such sites in the state will have to verify their age with a state-issued ID.

January 4, 2023

Icy taxiway causes Delta plane landing in Minneapolis to slide off pavement into snow

A Delta Air Lines plane arriving at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Tuesday night slid off the icy taxiway and into snow.

January 4, 2023

One teenager dead, another injured after shooting at Congress Heights Metrorail station

A 17-year-old was killed and a 14-year-old was injured in a shooting late Monday night at the Congress Heights Metrorail station on the Green Line.

January 3, 2023

Plane crash after takeoff in Provo, Utah leaves one dead, one in critical condition

A small four-passenger plane crashed just after taking off from Provo Municipal Airport in Provo, Utah on Monday, leaving one dead and another in critical condition.

January 3, 2023

Florida Keys inundated with migrants over New Year’s weekend, forcing closure of national park

After 300 migrants arrived over the New Year's holiday weekend, the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys closed to visitors Monday.

January 3, 2023

2 adults, 2 children survive Tesla’s 250-foot crash off Devil’s Slide cliff in California

A Tesla veered off the road Monday on Northern California's treacherous Devil's Slide promontory, falling 250 feet off a cliff to the rocks below.

January 3, 2023

Grubhub agrees to pay D.C. and customers $3.5 million over fees and transparency

Grubhub reached a $3.5 million settlement with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine Friday over a city lawsuit alleging the food delivery app was not transparent with its application of fees, which the city considered deceptive marketing.

January 3, 2023

Silver Spring rapper arrested in Maryland and extradited to Florida on human trafficking charges

Silver Spring, Maryland rapper Monriko Clements, who goes by the artist name "King Swuice," was arrested in Maryland and extradited to southern Florida this week on charges of human trafficking.

December 30, 2022

Buccaneers backup QB Gabbert saves passengers from downed helicopter while riding jet ski

Tampa Bay Buccaneers backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert became a "citizen hero" Thursday when, while out on jet skis with his brothers, he helped rescue a family of three and a pilot from a downed helicopter.

December 30, 2022

Sacramento statue of 19th-century meatpacking mogul decapitated

A Sacramento, California, statue of Charles Swanston, a meatpacking magnate in the 1800s, was vandalized with its head cut off Monday.

December 30, 2022

Two people killed by rockslide at Yosemite National Park

A rockslide in Yosemite National Park killed two people on Tuesday.

December 30, 2022

Efforts to find 4 men lost in Gulf of Mexico after helicopter crashed leaving oil platform suspended

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday night for four men aboard a Rotorcraft Leasing Co. helicopter that crashed leaving a Walter Oil & Gas Corp. platform in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning.

December 30, 2022

Amount wagered in U.S. online sports gambling jumps 98% in past year

The 2022 figure represents a 98% increase from 2021, and a 569% increase from 2020.

December 29, 2022

After rash of postal service robberies, reward offered for information on suspect in Maryland

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information about the man who robbed a Postal Service mail carrier in Silver Spring, Maryland on Wednesday morning.

December 29, 2022

Houston bat population rescued after dropping from bridges in extreme cold snap

Animal advocates rescued 1,544 bats that went into hypothermic shock during the recent cold snap and plummeted from roosts on two Houston-area bridges.

December 29, 2022

New allergy warning: Sesame about to hit the list for labeling laws on Jan. 1

Manufacturers must label products that contain sesame and prevent sesame from cross-contaminating products without it.

December 29, 2022

D.C. almost doubling its traffic enforcement cameras in 2023

Currently, the District has 136 traffic enforcement cameras: 36 at red lights, eight at stop signs and 92 for speeding.

December 29, 2022

Appeals court reverses insider-trading convictions involving Medicare information

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed this week the convictions of four defendants for insider trading involving information from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

December 28, 2022

Manhunt launched in Maryland for rape suspect who removed GPS monitor while on pretrial release

Police in St. Mary's County, Maryland, are searching for accused rapist Walter Crouse Prentiss, who is wanted for violating the terms of his pretrial release and removing his GPS monitor.

December 28, 2022

Three people dead after falling through frozen surface of Arizona lake

Walking atop the frozen surface of Woods Canyon Lake proved fatal for three Indian nationals after they fell through the ice, the Coconino County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.

December 28, 2022