Federal agents seized materials from the home of new NYPD interim commissioner Tom Donlon on Friday, less than two weeks after New York City’s previous police commissioner resigned. Donlon confirmed Saturday night that the FBI searched his Upper East Side home a day earlier. Two sources familiar with the investigation told NBC New York that materials had been seized as part of the search. News 4 was told that the search appeared to be in relation to Donlon’s past work in national security, pre-dating his recent appointment atop the NYPD. One source said federal investigators were looking into whether he…
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The college football season is in full swing as conference play kicked off for most of the field on Saturday.Here are some knee-jerk reactions from the Week 4 action:Arch Manning’s time will come, but he may not be ready yetMaking his first college start in place of injured QB Quinn Ewers, Manning’s performance overall was impressive in Texas’ 51-3 win over ULM. However, it’s clear there are parts of his game that need improvement. Manning finished 15-of-29 for 258 yards (8.9 YPA), throwing for two scores. But he also threw two picks and didn’t look nearly as polished in the…
Workers use sandbags to block water as the worst floods to hit Central and Eastern Europe in at least two decades kill 24.The Danube River has peaked at a 10-year high in a heavily fortified Budapest with its water reaching the steps of parliament, after deadly Storm Boris lashed Europe. Torrential rains and strong winds have led to widespread flooding in Central and Eastern Europe since last week, killing 24 people and devastating towns and villages. As the swollen Danube waters moved south on Saturday, Hungarian emergency workers lugged sandbags to fortify settlements, including Budapest, where the river flooded the…
article Colt Gray, Colin Gray (Barrow County Sheriffs Office) BARROW COUNTY, Ga. – One of the surviving victims of the deadly Apalachee High School shooting has been granted a no contact order. That means suspected gunman Colt Gray, his father, Colin Gray, and their counsel are prohibited from reaching out to said victim. A no contact order is similar to a protective order. In the legal documents, Assistant District Attorney Patricia Brooks made it clear that the victim has the right to refuse interviews with the accused, their attorneys and anyone else speaking on their behalf. RELATED: How to help…
The only word to describe Kyle Larson’s performance at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night? Dominant. Larson decimated the NASCAR Cup Series field, leading 462 of the race’s 500 laps en route to his fifth victory of the 2024 season. Larson won both Stage 1 and Stage 2 on Saturday evening, accumulating seven more playoff points to add to his already impressive total. The win also officially locked Larson into the Round of 12 in the NASCAR playoffs. Harrison Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski and Ty Gibbs all saw their postseason hopes end on Saturday night. Mechanical issues doomed Burton’s night…
Advocates say early voting makes elections more inclusive, but the practice has been the target of false fraud claims.Election day in the United States may still be several weeks away, but Americans in several parts of the country are getting a chance to cast their ballots already. In-person, advanced voting became possible in the US states of Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia this week while several other states opened up their mail-in voting processes earlier this month. Both are forms of “early voting”, a mainstay of US elections that in recent years has become a target of false voter fraud…
The more Chelsea Walsh talked to the eccentric fellow American who seemed to pop up in every square and cobblestone street of Ukraine’s capital, the more she got creeped out. Walsh was in Kyiv as a nurse and aid worker in the early days of the war in Ukraine. Ryan Routh was there to recruit foreign soldiers to fight the Russians. But Walsh never saw him make much progress and instead watched him grow increasingly angry and unhinged, kicking a panhandler, threatening to burn down a music studio that slighted him and speaking of his own children with seething hatred.…
The Dagbani Pop Movement’s head honcho, Fad Lan, unleashes another new single, ‘Fully Strapped,’ to extend his remarkable run and put his innovative approach to music in the foreground. The fast-rising Tamale star continues to surpass our expectations. Fad Lan’s trailblazing antics know no bounds as he takes center stage. On the Ovation-produced ‘Fully Strapped,’ the versatile star fearlessly speaks his truth, armed with his lyrical prowess. He keeps listeners hooked with his youthful bravado, dismantling his opponents through casual yet exciting lyrics that fly off his lips. It is a declaration of power, one he announces with the hook: “We be making bagga/And they…
The college football landscape is coming into focus. As we approach Week 4, the true contenders (Tennessee, Texas, Ole Miss) are emerging while pretenders (Florida State, Florida) slip behind the pack.Each week, Yardbarker highlights the 10 most important people leading into the weekend in college football. Here’s who we’re keeping an eye on in Week 4 (all games Saturday):1. Josh Heupel | Tennessee head coachSaturday’s marquee matchup between No. 7 Tennessee (3-0) and No. 15 Oklahoma (3-0) is a significant homecoming for Heupel. In 2000, he quarterbacked the Sooners to their seventh and last national championship and from 2006-14, he…
Heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers raid Al Jazeera bureau in occupied West Bank and deliver 45-day closure order.Israeli forces have raided Al Jazeera’s offices in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank and imposed a 45-day closure, in the latest push to curtail the news network’s coverage. Heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers entered the building and handed the closure order to the network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari early on Sunday. They did not provide a reason for the decision. “There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days,” a soldier told al-Omari as…