Two reported shark attacks close New York’s Fire Island beaches
Two shark attacks were reported off Fire Island National Seashore east of New York City on Wednesday, with officials analyzing a tooth removed from one teenage victim’s leg to determine what bit him, authorities said.
Florida family allowed to keep ‘Starry Night’ house mural
A Florida couple has won a nearly year-long legal battle for their right to cover their house and wall with a mural of Vincent van Gogh’s famed “The Starry Night” painting, after being told the unusual decoration violated city code.
North Korea to return U.S. soldiers’ remains in weeks: Pompeo
North Korea will return to the United States in the coming weeks the remains of some of the American service members killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
Cuomo widens poll lead over Nixon in New York governor race
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo widened his lead over Cynthia Nixon, an actress and activist running to his left in the Democratic gubernatorial primary election in September, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.
Texas man convicted of hate crime in 2017 mosque burning
A Texas man was found guilty this week of a hate crime in the burning of a local mosque in January 2017, an attack that a rights group on Wednesday connected to an increase in anti-Muslim incidents in the United States.
U.S. to receive American soldiers remains in coming weeks: Pompeo
The United States will receive the remains of American service members in the coming weeks from North Korea, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
U.S. EPA eases Obama-era standards on toxic coal ash
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has eased Obama-era standards on the disposal of toxic coal ash, a move expected to be the agency’s first revision of the standards and one that was slammed by environmentalists.
Georgia teacher sentenced to two years for firing gun in classroom
A Georgia high school teacher who fired a handgun after he barricaded himself inside an empty classroom was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the incident, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Ohio executes man convicted of 1985 murder, mutilation
Ohio executed by lethal injection a man convicted of a 1985 murder and mutilation on Wednesday, in the state’s third execution since it lifted a temporary halt last year on carrying out death sentences.
U.S. asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial
The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Wednesday to detain alleged Russian agent Maria Butina pending her trial, saying she poses a serious flight risk, has ties to Russian intelligence and will likely appeal to people in the Russian gove…
