Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) -- A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still…
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3rd woman arrested for allegedly assisting New Orleans inmate escapee still at large
Your Daily Briefing – 05/23/2025
Crime & Courts Former Gooding Fire Chief Brandon Covey appeared in court on 14 felony counts of misusing public funds.…
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New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The newly sworn-in head of the Social Security Administration told agency staff this week that…
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Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (BOSTON) -- The former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue pleaded guilty to stealing body parts…
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Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris
Niagara County Sheriff's Office (NEW YORK) -- A federal jury has convicted Svetlana Dali of stowing away on a Delta…
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Nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes seized by federal officials
Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (CHICAGO) -- Federal authorities seized nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes in their latest…
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Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes ‘cents’
Tim Boyle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Treasury Department says it will phase out production of new pennies early next…
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Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle…
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Above-normal activity predicted for 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA forecasts
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will likely experience above-average activity, the National Hurricane Center…
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil set to appear in immigration court
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who the Trump administration has targeted for deportation after…
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