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Mecklenburg County Public Health has suspended an employee in connection with a sexual assault investigation, county spokeswoman Suzette Nedrich confirmed Wednesday. Daniel Pitti-Casazola, 41, has been arrested and “faces charges to be determined” in the case of a woman saying she “received an illegitimate medical examination” at her home on July 11 from someone “posing … Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting the former president’s claim that the price was excessive and that the jury justified it by not finding in the civil case that he raped a columnist in a luxury department store dressing room in the … Read more

By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – A surge in U.S. rental housing construction could drive down rental prices in coming months, a much-awaited step in the Federal Reserve’s efforts to rein in inflation, even as tighter credit conditions begin to dampen the apartment building boom. Groundbreaking work for multi-family homes with more than five units — … Read more

July 19 – EDWARDSVILLE – A Larksville man wanted for assaulting a pregnant ex-girlfriend and threatening to harm her family was arrested Wednesday morning. Corey Thomas Patrick, 26, of Wilson Street, was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $250,000 bond following his arraignment in central court by Nanticoke District Judge Donald … Read more

A 35-year-old man was shot in the head during a confrontation on a Bronx street, police said Wednesday. Anthony Gonzalez argued with his killer on Gleason Avenue near St. Laurent Avenue around 10:30 p.m. on July 11, cops said. The killer pulled out a gun and shot Gonzalez in the head as the feud escalated, … Read more

Imagine the pain of not only having a beloved child taken from you in an act of violence, but also of waiting almost three decades for the remains of your loved one to be found. Such was the life of Stan and Denise Smart, the parents of murdered Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, who disappeared … Read more

July 19 – BUFFALO – One of two Buffalo teenagers charged in the shooting death of a Falls teenager during a botched marijuana sale will get a new defense attorney. But he also received a warning from an Erie County Court judge about “playing games” in a case where he faces two counts of second-degree … Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least four protesters were injured in Kenya on Wednesday as police clashed with protesters calling on the government to lower the cost of living. The opposition has called for three days of protests across the country starting Wednesday in a new wave of demonstrations aimed at forcing the president to … Read more

(Reuters) – Social media site Reddit faces being fined for the first time in Russia for failing to remove “banned content” that Moscow says discredits the Russian military, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a Moscow court. Reddit joins a list of sites under scrutiny in Russia for failing to remove content Moscow … Read more

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts accusing rival Shein of violating U.S. antitrust law by blocking clothing makers from doing business with it. Temu, which is owned by popular Chinese e-commerce site Pinduoduo Inc., alleges Shein coerced garment makers into unfair supply chain agreements preventing them from … Read more