Boy, 8, Is Fatally Shot in Newark, Officials Say

A man wounded by gunfire was found several blocks from where the child was killed around the same time, but officials declined to say whether the shootings were related.

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Hamas set to free 8 more hostages, including 80-year-old man, officials say

The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the militant Hamas group that paused the 15-monthlong war in Gaza.
CBS News - 2d
Immigration raid in Newark, New Jersey, spurs anger from local officials

Mayor Ras Baraka said he was "appalled" and "angry" and blasted ICE for also detaining U.S. citizens, including a veteran. ICE said citizens may be questioned during an investigation.
NBC News - Jan. 24
Newark officials demand answers after ICE raid

Officials in Newark, along with immigrant rights activists, are criticizing a warrantless ICE raid targeting a New Jersey seafood business. Several people were detained during the operation.
NBC News - Jan. 24
Penn State WRs held without a catch in Orange Bowl loss as fatal flaw costs shot at national championship

It can't be Tyler Warren all the time in Penn State's passing game
CBS Sports - Jan. 10
Gunman in "pizzagate" hoax fatally shot by North Carolina police

Edgar Welch fired an assault rifle inside a Washington, D.C., restaurant in December 2016 while claiming to investigate the "pizzagate" hoax.
CBS News - Jan. 9
Lego Just Announced An Official Nintendo Game Boy Set Releases This October

Nintendo announced its next big Lego collaboration is a set based on the original Game Boy handheld. The new kit joins Lego's line of other video game system replicas like the NES and Atari. Lego ...
GameSpot - Jan. 9
L.A. officials report civilian fatalities and '0% containment' for wildfires

Los Angeles officials gave an update on the wildfires in California, reporting that there are multiple injuries and two reported fatalities from the Eaton Fire as it grows with "0% containment."
NBC News - Jan. 8
American Driver Is Fatally Shot by Police Officer in Mexico

The shooting in Ciudad Juárez was being investigated. A prosecutor said the driver, from Texas, had accelerated in the officer’s direction and nearly hit him.
The New York Times - Jan. 7
Cybertruck driver shot himself before the Las Vegas blast, officials say

Law enforcement in Las Vegas provided an update on the investigation into a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel there early Wednesday.
CBS News - Jan. 2

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