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WASHINGTON — Congress is considering boosting funding for the Secret Service after what the FBI called an apparent second attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in 10 weeks. “Congress has a responsibility to ensure the Secret Service and all law enforcement have the resources they need to do their jobs,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Continue reading

2 former NYFD chiefs arrested in ongoing federal corruption investigation Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs became the latest high-ranking city officials to be named in a series of federal investigations plaguing Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco, former Bureau of Fire Prevention Chiefs who are both retired, were arrested Continue reading

It was Pezeshkian’s first press conference since coming into office in July, replacing the ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi. Signs of a potentially more relaxed attitude to the country’s strict dress code for women were present at Pezeshkian’s press conference on Monday, where some female journalists wore loose head coverings. This was a noticeable departure from previous Continue reading

Researchers from Switzerland and other countries discovered that of the roughly 14,000 known chemicals in food packaging, 3,601 — or about 25 percent — have been found in the human body, whether in samples of blood, hair or breast milk. Those chemicals include metals, volatile organic compounds, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, phthalates and Continue reading

DEER PARK, Texas — A towering flame gradually subsided Tuesday morning in the aftermath of a massive pipeline explosion after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve, officials said. Deer Park officials said police and local FBI agents initiated investigations and found no preliminary reports that would suggest a coordinated or Continue reading

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump evidently spent nearly 12 hours in the bushes around the former president’s golf course before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle and opened fire, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in Florida on Monday. A Secret Service Continue reading

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump evidently spent nearly 12 hours in the bushes around the former president’s golf course before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle and opened fire, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in Florida on Monday. A Secret Service Continue reading

PORTLAND, Maine — A bill introduced after a mass shooting in Maine would require the Army to use state crisis intervention laws to remove the weapons of a service member who is deemed to be a serious threat to themselves or others, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the bill’s sponsor, said Monday. The Armed Forces Crisis Continue reading

(AP) — Warren Buffett’s adult children — Susie, Howard and Peter Buffett — have long track records as philanthropists, giving away more than $15 billion of their dad’s money through their foundations since 2006. Now that their father has entrusted them to donate the rest of his fortune following his death, the next generation of Continue reading

KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him. “You are free to assassinate Trump,” Continue reading