A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a New Jersey councilwoman who was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in her car in February, a prosecutor confirmed on Tuesday. Rashid Ali Bynum, a 28-year-old man from Portsmouth, Virginia, was arrested by state and federal agents outside a residence in…
Virginia Man Arrested in Murder of GOP Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour
Video, Tips Sought in Probe of Shooting Outside Suburban Philadelphia Stadium That Wounded 8
Authorities are asking the public to share any footage or information as they investigate a shooting that left eight teenagers wounded at a weekend gathering outside a stadium near Philadelphia. Police in the suburb of Chester said the gunfire erupted shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot outside Subaru Park, the sports venue…
Disneyland’s Splash Mountain Closes for Renovations Amid Racism Allegations
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Splash Mountain officially closed May 30 to begin its renovation into an attraction based on the more modern film “The Princess and the Frog.” According to Disneyland officials, the renovation project is expected to last more than a year. The re-imagined ride, which will be called “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure,” is scheduled to open in…
Suspect’s Dislike for Drugs, Homelessness May Have Led to Shootings That Killed 4 in Metro Phoenix
PHOENIX—A man’s anger over drug abuse drove him to fatally shoot four men and wound a woman in a 12-hour crime spree in metro Phoenix, authorities said. Iren Byers, 20, was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, police in the suburb of…
Michigan Could Allow High School Students to Preregister to Vote
A Democrat Rep. in the Michigan House of Reps. introduced a bill that would allow 16-year-olds to preregister to vote, putting them in the state’s system, and enabling them to vote on their 18- birthday. Proponents say the bill will allow young people to channel their enthusiasm for civic participation and likely increase voter turnout….
Ken Paxton Impeachment Highlights Divisions Among Texas Republicans
The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has highlighted the divisions among members of the Republican Party of Texas. The Republican-controlled House on May 27 voted to impeach Paxton, sending 20 articles of impeachment to the state Senate. The House needed a simple majority of its 149 members to move forward with the impeachment,…
ANALYSIS: Ken Paxton Impeachment Highlights Divisions Among Texas Republicans
The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has highlighted the divisions among members of the Republican Party of Texas. The Republican-controlled House on May 27 voted to impeach Paxton, sending 20 articles of impeachment to the state Senate. The House needed a simple majority of its 149 members to move forward with the impeachment,…
3rd Man Charged in 2002 Shooting Death of Run-DMC Star Jam Master Jay
NEW YORK—A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, prosecutors said Tuesday, marking the latest movement in a case that languished for years. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York filed a superseding indictment on Tuesday, charging Jay Bryant, 49, in the death of…
Iowa Apartment Collapse Leaves Residents Missing, Rubble Too Dangerous to Search
DAVENPORT, Iowa—Five residents of a six-story apartment building that partially collapsed in eastern Iowa remained unaccounted for Tuesday, and authorities feared at least two of them might be stuck inside rubble that was too dangerous to search. The three other missing residents are not believed to have been in the building when it started collapsing…
Brother: Authorities Told Family That Body of Missing Missouri ER Doctor Was Found in Arkansas
The body of a Missouri emergency room doctor who has been missing for more than a week has been found in northwest Arkansas, his brother told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Dr. John Forsyth was last heard from in text messages around 7 a.m. on May 21. His brother, Richard Forsyth, said authorities called the…
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