Loud Blog

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had signed an executive

The Justice Department sued the University of Delaware on Thursday over a policy that allows qualifying students without legal immigration status to pay in-state tuition, expanding a nationwide campaign that already includes legal challenges in Texas and New Mexico.

SOBE Thermal Energy Systems, the company that provides steam heat to downtown Youngstown, has sent 10-day termination notices to some tenants in one of the high-rise apartment buildings.

A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday.

A Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday in a federal case alleging he cyberstalked conservative podcaster and former Trump administration official Katie Miller, targeting her dozens of times with menacing phone calls and messages, according to court papers.

Hurricane Rachel has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast as northern Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest were reeling from flooding and damage from the remnants of Hurricane Polo earlier this week.

Parts of the iconic Ferris wheel that stood tall on the Lake Erie shore at Old Firehouse Winery will be auctioned off after it was destroyed in a storm earlier this year.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a U.S. speed record. The fresh arrivals include a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he’s away. SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week

September ended with light rain showers and temperatures in the mid-70s. While it was overall a wet and warm month, there were some dry and cool days.

Trump said he may resume bombing of Iran following November’s midterm elections.