New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammedelectricity company Con Edison for blackouts in Brooklyn and Queens on Sunday night amid a heat wave.
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New Hampshire lawmaker Werner Horn: ‘Owning slaves doesn’t make you racist’
A New Hampshire lawmaker came under fire this week for claiming American slaverywas based on economics, not racism.
Oklahoma man arrested for allegedly raping 4-year-old girl in McDonald’s restroom
An Oklahoma man was arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in a McDonald’s restroom Tuesday afternoon while she was on a field trip.
Florida man attacks wife’s lover with scissors and flees with his penis, police say
A Florida man allegedly cut off a man’s penis months after catching him sleeping with his wife, the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office said.
Is ‘The Big One’ next? California was shaking again Tuesday, with six earthquakes of 3.5 or greater
Multiple earthquakes rattled California on Tuesday, but theU.S. Geographical Survey quelled fears of “The Big One.”
Methed-up gators and ducks and geese: Tennessee police warn against flushing drugs down the toilet
A Tennessee police department urged residents not to flush drugs down the toilet, citing fears that wildlife could get “hyped up on meth.”
Police: A 69-year-old Arizona woman is missing in California’s Mojave Desert without supplies, cellphone
Authorities in California are searching for Barbara Thomas, a 69-year-old woman who went missing while hiking in the Mojave Desert.
A Texas grandmother fell three years ago. Her daughter let her decay on the floor, police say
Delissa Crayton lived with her mother’s decaying remains for three years after she fell in their shared residence, police in Seguin, Texas said.
Judge strikes down Trump administration’s bid to require drug companies to list prices in TV ads
A federal judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration regulation aiming to reduceprescription drugs prices through TV ad disclosures.
Not man’s best friend? Owner bites his dog while shopping at Whole Foods in Colorado, police say
A Colorado man bit his pit bull mix on the ear, Boulder Police said, and dragged it through a Whole Foods store by the collar.