A 23-year-old man has been charged for allegedly shooting the mother of his 3-month-old daughter on a New York City street in broad daylight last month. Isaac Argro is facing one count of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg …
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FCC cracks down on scam “auto warranty” robocalls
Sick of getting robocalls about your extended car warranty? So are the feds. The Federal Communications Commission this week ordered carriers to stop letting scammers use their telecom networks for auto-warranty scams, extending a crackdown on robocalls that has become the agency’s top priority. “Consumers are out of patience and …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear in Georgia Trump investigation
Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to appear before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Trump’s behavior after losing the 2020 election. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor who was an attorney for Trump, was instrumental in Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the election in Georgia and …
Read More »Thieves steal millions in gems and jewelry in California Brink’s truck robbery
Millions of dollars worth of gems and jewelry were stolen in an armored truck robbery in Southern California, authorities said Sunday. The Brink’s truck was robbed in the early morning on July 11 near Los Angeles, said Dana Callahan, a spokeswoman for the security company. The merchandise had been loaded …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tie the knot
A-listers Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the not in Las Vegas over the weekend. The couple confirmed their nuptials on Lopez’s website and newsletter. In a post titled “We Did It,” the newlywed called her wedding “the best night ever” and shared multiple photos and videos of herself and …
Read More »Texas sues Biden administration over requirement that hospitals perform abortions in emergencies
Washington — Texas on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration seeking to block its new mandate that hospitals provide abortions if the life of the mother is at risk, even in states with bans on the procedure that do not include exceptions. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought …
Read More »Facebook Marketplace rife with banned, recalled products, regulator says
Facebook’s online marketplace is rife with banned and recalled products, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is calling on the social media giant to curtail the dangerous listings. The agency on Wednesday urged Meta, Facebook’s parent company, to use its “considerable resources and technological expertise” to identify …
Read More »Detroit police officer and suspect both killed in shooting
A police officer and a suspect were both killed in a shooting on Detroit’s west side, authorities said Wednesday night. The officer was fatally shot at about 7:40 p.m. local time after police responded to a report of shots fired. Police then came upon a suspect who had exited a …
Read More »Amazon Prime members get free Grubhub+ subscription for a year
Amazon Prime now comes with another perk: free food delivery for a year. Prime members will be offered a free one-year subscription to Grubhub+, a food delivery app through which consumers in more than 4,000 cities can order from a large network of restaurants with no delivery fees. “Prime already …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle’s accused killer attacked with razor in jail, lawyer says
The man on trial for fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019 was attacked Monday morning in a jail holding cell, his attorney told CBS News. Lawyer Aaron Jansen said Eric Holder was attacked by “multiple individuals,” one of whom had a razor. “Mr. Holder, Jr. was assaulted by multiple …
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