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A vanishingly small number of violent sex crimes end in conviction

January 11, 2025

Data from eight major cities shows that less than 4% of sex crimes result in convictions.source

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Puerto Rico's islandwide blackout attributed to outdated underground cable

January 11, 2025

Luma Energy, which oversees Puerto Rico’s power transmission and distribution system, said the islandwide blackout on New Year’s Eve was due to the failure of an underground cable.source

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New Orleans police release bodycam of Bourbon Street attack

January 11, 2025

The New Orleans Police Department released a short portion of body camera footage captured during the shootout that ended the New Year’s attack that killed 15 people.source

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Vince McMahon settles with SEC over hush money agreements as civil assault case continues

January 11, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Vince McMahon will pay more than $1.7 million in relation to charges that he failed to disclose payment agreements related to sexual assault charges.source

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'Slender Man' attacker set to be released after 7 years in Wisconsin mental hospital

January 11, 2025

The Wisconsin woman, who at age 12 conspired with a friend to brutally stab a classmate to please fictional horror character “Slender Man,” is well enough to be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ruled Thursday.source

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California residents flee home for second time as flames sweep in

January 11, 2025

KNBC reporter Michelle Valles speaks with an Altadena, Calif., couple as they flee their home as it is surrounded by flames. The couple was evacuated Tuesday, but returned after the home they’d fled to was also placed under evacuation orders.source

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Listen to audio from Trump's sentencing hearing in the hush money case

January 11, 2025

Listen to the audio recording as New York Judge Juan Merchan sentenced President-elect Trump to “unconditional discharge” in the hush money case. This is the first time recordings have been made available to the public from the courtroom proceedings.source

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U.S. economy adds 256,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate at 4.1%

January 11, 2025

The final jobs report of the Biden administration has been released. It shows that the U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs in December and that the unemployment rate came in at 4.1%. NBC News’ Christine Romans breaks down the latest economic numbers.source

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Inept arsonist set his own pants on fire in Australia

January 10, 2025

An alleged arsonist was forced to strip off their pants after they caught fire during an attempt to set fire to a fast-food outlet in Australia.source