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Intruder Breaches 'Today' Show Security, Lunges At Co-Anchor: Reports Intruder Breaches 'Today' Show Security, Lunges At Co-Anchor: Reports
Intruder Breaches 'Today' Show Security, Lunges At Co-Anchor: Reports A frightening security breach at one of television's best-known morning shows ended with a man in custody and an anchor back on air minutes later. Click here for a new, updated story: Suspect ID'd, New Details Released After 'Today' Show Security Incident Multiple reports, including Deadline and People, said an unauthorized man entered a restricted area at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in midtown Manhattan on Thursday, July 16, and confronted "Today" co-anchor Craig Melvin. The man entered around 9 a.m. Eastern time and initially asked for longtime weather anchor Al Roker, the re…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Ship Captain Cops To Drugging, Raping Merchant Marine Cadet, 21, Moments Before Trial: Feds Ship Captain Cops To Drugging, Raping Merchant Marine Cadet, 21, Moments Before Trial: Feds
Ship Captain Cops To Drugging, Raping Merchant Marine Cadet, 21, Moments Before Trial: Feds A ship captain pleaded guilty to drugging and raping a U.S. Merchant Marine cadet during her course of study at the Long Island-based academy, authorities said. John Merrone, 54, copped to five counts of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and abusive sexual contact moments before his trial could start Wednesday, July 15 in federal court in Brooklyn, the Justice Department said. The Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has been plagued for years by allegations of sexual abuse related to “sea years.” As part of the program, MMA cadets must complete extended time aboard a commercial vess…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Police & Fire
NJ Nursing Aide Sexually Assaulted Elderly Woman: Police NJ Nursing Aide Sexually Assaulted Elderly Woman: Police
NJ Nursing Aide Sexually Assaulted Elderly Woman: Police A 57-year-old nursing aide was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting an elderly woman at a rehabilitation center in Berlin, authorities announced Thursday, July 16. At 3:34 p.m., on Friday, July 3, officers responded to Berlin Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at 100 Long A Coming Ln. and met with an elderly woman who said she was recently sexually assaulted by a staff member, Berlin police said. Frantz Louis, a Sicklerville resident, confessed to the sexual assault while meeting with detectives. He is charged with aggravated sexual assault of an incapacitated or helpless victim …

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by Sam Barron
Politics
Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Was An 'Inside Job,' Slain Bystander's Widow Says Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Was An 'Inside Job,' Slain Bystander's Widow Says
Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Was An 'Inside Job,' Slain Bystander's Widow Says The widow of the fire chief killed during the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump believes the gunman did not act alone and that the deadly Pennsylvania rally attack was "an inside job." Helen Comperatore shared her beliefs during a NewsNation interview marking two years since the July 13, 2024 shooting at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Butler Township that claimed the life of her husband, Corey Comperatore. Former Buffalo Township Fire Chief Corey Comperatore, who was supposedly killed by a bullet aimed at former president Donald Trump by Thomas Matthew Crooks. Faceb…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
EHT Man Killed After Crashing into Truck: Police EHT Man Killed After Crashing into Truck: Police
EHT Man Killed After Crashing into Truck: Police A 64-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was killed after he crashed into a truck on Wednesday, July 15, authorities said. At 2:43 p.m., officers responded to the 1700 block of Somers Point Mays Landing Road after a 2019 Freightliner Box Truck was stopped in traffic to unload building material and reverse down a residential driveway when a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed into it, Egg Harbor Township police said. Traffic was slowing in both directions and waiting for the truck to reverse down the driveway, but the driver of the Cherokee, Isaac Wogansky, failed to stop in time, causing his vehi…

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by Sam Barron
Weather
Here's When NJ's Air Will Improve And How To Check Your Town's Forecast Here's When NJ's Air Will Improve And How To Check Your Town's Forecast
Here's When NJ's Air Will Improve And How To Check Your Town's Forecast It's another smoky day for the North East due to Canadian wildfires.  AirNow forecasts much of New Jersey will reach the "Unhealthy" category Thursday, July 16 meaning everyone, not just people with asthma or other respiratory conditions, could begin experiencing health effects. The worst air is expected in North Central New Jersey, the Northeast Urban region, and the Delaware Water Gap, where the Air Quality Index (AQI) is forecast to reach 200, according to AirNow. An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered "Unhealthy." Other areas are expected to see only slightly better conditions. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kardashian Bodyguard Killed In Motorcycle Crash Days Before 53rd Birthday Kardashian Bodyguard Killed In Motorcycle Crash Days Before 53rd Birthday
Kardashian Bodyguard Killed In Motorcycle Crash Days Before 53rd Birthday Celebrity bodyguard Mason Haynes, who worked with high-profile clients including the Kardashians, was killed in a motorcycle crash on July 4, just two days before his 53rd birthday. A GoFundMe campaign started by Annabel Bass says Haynes was killed in the Saturday, July 4, crash, leaving behind his wife, Fay, and children, Brooke and Noah. Details of the crash were not immediately clear. As news of his death spread, friends, colleagues, and former clients remembered the man they say made everyone around him feel safe. "The world has been robbed of that rare thing… a genuinely good man." Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Here's What NJ Says Isn't To Blame For 80 Residents Sick In Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Here's What NJ Says Isn't To Blame For 80 Residents Sick In Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak
Here's What NJ Says Isn't To Blame For 80 Residents Sick In Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Health officials are still searching for the source of a parasitic outbreak that has sickened up to 80 people in New Jersey. But one thing is clear, according to state agriculture officials:  No New Jersey-grown produce has been connected to the illnesses. "To date, no New Jersey-grown produce has been identified as a source of cyclosporiasis cases," the New Jersey Department of Agriculture said. Jersey Fresh farmers meet food safety standards under the federal Food Safety Modernization Act and the state's Jersey Fresh quality-grading program, the department also said. The parasi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me' Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me'
Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me' A grandfather who survived a terrifying Yellowstone encounter is describing the split-second choice that put him directly in danger. Carl Isom-McDaniel, 65, discussed the ordeal in an interview with CNN this week. Isom-McDaniel, a Washington state resident and community leader, was walking through Bridge Bay Campground with his 13-year-old grandson when they spotted a bull bison. “We were about a hundred yards away,” McDaniel told CNN. “He was not aggressive; he was not having problems, and we took some pictures and decided to walk on.” The encounter unfolded Friday evening, July 10, near…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Trump To Appear On New $1 Coin Despite Legal Questions, Treasury Sec. Says Trump To Appear On New $1 Coin Despite Legal Questions, Treasury Sec. Says
Trump To Appear On New $1 Coin Despite Legal Questions, Treasury Sec. Says President Donald Trump's face will appear on a new $1 coin as his administration moves forward with another effort to attach his branding to federal institutions. The US Mint will begin striking the gold-colored coin, which features Trump's portrait on the front, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post on Wednesday, July 15. Trump is depicted with the phrase "In God We Trust," while the words "Liberty" and "1776-2026" appear around the edge. An eagle holding arrows in one talon and olive branches in the other appears on the reverse side. The manganese brass co…

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by Chris Spiker
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Intense Diarrhea Outbreak Cases Surge: 3 Things To Know Before Eating Fresh Produce Intense Diarrhea Outbreak Cases Surge: 3 Things To Know Before Eating Fresh Produce
Intense Diarrhea Outbreak Cases Surge: 3 Things To Know Before Eating Fresh Produce A fast-growing summer health threat is forcing families to rethink what happens between the grocery bag and the dinner plate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Wednesday, July 15, that 1,645 confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis had been identified across 34 states. The total is nearly double the 843 confirmed cases reported five days earlier. The CDC is also reviewing more than 5,100 reports to determine whether they qualify as domestically acquired cases, according to its updated surveillance page. The outbreak had hospitalized 141 people as of Monday, July …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Hazardous Haze Update: How To Protect Yourself, When Skies Will Clear Hazardous Haze Update: How To Protect Yourself, When Skies Will Clear
Hazardous Haze Update: How To Protect Yourself, When Skies Will Clear The eerie veil hanging over the Northeast is not ready to lift, and the health risk beneath it is growing. Smoke from Canadian and northern Minnesota wildfires continued lowering air quality and visibility on Thursday, July 16, triggering alerts across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and other parts of the eastern US. The smoke was visible on satellite imagery from the National Weather Service Eastern Region Headquarters as upper-level winds carried it across the region. Some of the plume looped into southern Virginia, West Virginia, and eastern North Carolina. Visibility …

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by Joe Lombardi