Parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and southern parts of New England were put under flood watch through Monday because of the same storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes over the weekend, leaving at least 6 people dead in Tennessee. The National Weather Service predicts Long Island could see up to 5 inches of…
Being the first person to beat the original Tetris game would have been enough for 13-year-old Willis Gibson, a shy teen who spends hours every day piecing the virtual tiles together. But meeting the two men behind the Tetris Co. was almost too much for Willis, who struggled to find the words when Alexey Pajitnov,…
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer sewing machine factory for more than a century. A passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m., Mayor J. Christian Bollwage said. No one was in the building and no injuries were reported, he…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northern California prosecutors have decided to only charge the father of a 10-year-old boy in connection with the death of a child the boy allegedly shot. The decision on charges in the fatal shooting Saturday outside Sacramento was announced during the father’s court appearance Wednesday. In an email Thursday to The Associated Press, the…
A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in a “series of extortionate bomb threats” against Harvard University in April, the Justice Department announced. William Giordani, 55, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to a count of concealing a federal felony. He was arrested in May and indicted by a federal grand…
Happening this Friday: It’s three days until the Iowa caucuses… Donald Trump complains that New York civil trial is “a fraud on me”… Ron DeSantis argues that 2024 will be all about Trump’s legal issues if the former president becomes GOP nominee, per NBC’s Jillian Frankel… Nikki Haley sets zero expectations in Iowa, NBC’s Natasha Korecki, Katherine Doyle, Garrett…
“May December” actor Charles Melton paid tribute to his Korean immigrant mother at a Critics Choice Association event Monday. Melton, who took home the award for best breakthrough performance at the CCA’s Celebration of Cinema & Television Honoring Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements, got emotional while thanking his mother, Sukyong Melton, during his acceptance speech. …
BP has become the latest firm to pause travel through the Suez Canal following a series of attacks on vessels by Houthi militants from Yemen. In a statement Monday, the oil major said the safety of its workers was its priority. “In light of the deteriorating security situation for shipping in the Red Sea, bp has decided to…
YouTuber Logan Paul announced a $2.3 million buyback program to repay participants in his defunct NFT-based game CryptoZoo, which he launched in 2021. Paul shared details of the buybacks in an X post on Thursday. The game was supposed to allow players to purchase base egg non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or unique digital assets. Eggs would…
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he would authorize oil exploration in an area subject to a dispute with Guyana, which said it would report his comments to the United Nations and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Maduro’s pledge to permit development around the Esequibo river came after his government…
