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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, and his wife Rama Duwaji wave at members of media after a news conference at Gracie Mansion, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

NYPD denies security detail for Mamdani’s wife’s Middle East trip

The NYPD is refusing to send a security detail with Mayor Zohran Mamdani's wife on her planned trip to two Middle Eastern countries under State Department "do not travel" warnings, contradicting an earlier claim from the mayor's office that officers would accompany her. She is scheduled to travel to Syria and Lebanon.

August 12, 2026
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Puerto Rico slaughterhouse, execs indicted in Clean Water Act case

Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging four individuals and Ganaderos Borges Inc. (GBI), a Puerto Rico slaughterhouse operator, with four violations of the Clean Water Act and conspiracy to violate the act. They are accused of illegally discharging wastewater toward an adjacent creek that travels approximately half a mile to the Caribbean Sea at Tropical Beach in Naguabo.

August 12, 2026
Stanley Shockley's mugshot. (Credit: Onslow County Sheriff's Office)

North Carolina DoorDash driver beaten with bat, suspect arrested

A North Carolina mother of three is recovering from multiple skull fractures and a brain bleed after a man allegedly followed her during a DoorDash delivery and beat her with a bat. Investigators identified the suspect as Stanley Shockley, who lives six houses from where the attack occurred.

August 12, 2026
Victoria Gotti and her son, Carmine Agnello, attend a news conference for the film "Gotti: Three Generations" on April 12, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

5 questions about John Gotti grandson’s prison sentence

Carmine Agnello, grandson of the late Gambino boss John Gotti, has reported to federal prison after a judge ruled there was no evidence his promised kidney donation to his mother, Victoria Gotti, was actually imminent.

August 12, 2026
A Costco Wholesale is seen July 15, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Costco worker charged with murder in jealous-rage killing of coworker

A Costco employee outside Seattle has been charged with second-degree murder after prosecutors say he deliberately rammed his car into a coworker's motorcycle in a fit of jealousy over a hug, killing him. Investigators say the employee, Tyler Sorensen, became enraged after watching his male coworker hug a female coworker he claimed was his ex-girlfriend. The woman told police she and Sorensen had never dated and that she had previously warned him he was "crossing boundaries."

August 11, 2026
Storm clouds are seen over the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football practice in Cincinnati, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Meteorologists point to possible tornado, waterspout near Fort McHenry

A severe thunderstorm complex that rolled through the Baltimore region Monday may have spawned a brief tornado or waterspout near Fort McHenry, according to meteorologists and eyewitness accounts, though the National Weather Service had not confirmed a touchdown.

August 11, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) waits with teammates to start a drill during NFL football training camp Friday, July 31, 2026, in St. Joseph, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Chiefs’ Rashee Rice calls jail stint a ‘learning experience’

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice broke his public silence Tuesday on the 30 days he spent behind bars earlier this year, describing the stretch as a turning point rather than a setback heading into his final season under his rookie contract. "It was a learning experience and a reality check," he said.

August 11, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Massachusetts firm settles False Claims Act case over untested Navy wire

Judd Wire Inc., of Turners Falls, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $1,014,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to perform required testing on certain wire and cable products used by the U.S. Navy, the Justice Department announced.

August 11, 2026