This story originally appeared on NBCNewYork.com. A high-profile New York real estate lawyer, whose law license was once suspended, said he approached the judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud case to offer unsolicited advice about a law at issue in the case. Attorney Adam Leitman Bailey made the claim during an interview with NBC New York, saying he spoke to Judge Arthur Engoron three weeks prior to the judge’s February decision to fine the former president $454 million for falsely inflating the value of his assets. The judge, through a court spokesman, denied impropriety and said h ..read more

Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson had committed as speaker. Colleagues booed in protest. Greene of Georgia criticized Johnson’s leadership as “pathetic, weak and unacceptable.” No sooner than Greene triggered the vote on her motion to vacate the spea ..read more

French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille’s Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city’s Old Port. The ship sailed into Marseille’s old port with the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, echoing from the embankment and a French Air force flyover with planes first drawing the five Olympic rings and then the red-blue-white colors of the nation’s flag. The ship docked on the pontoon that reflects an athletics track and Manaudou carried ..read more

Skeletal remains found in the woods of New Hampshire have been identified as those of a Vermont man who was reported missing last year. Devin Whitham, 38, of Saxton Rivers, Vermont, was last seen leaving a convenience store in New Boston, New Hampshire in April 2023. Whitham’s car was found abandoned at Lang Station, along the New Boston rail trail on Monday, April 24, according to New Boston police. Crews of law enforcement and volunteers searched the area by foot and by helicopter at the time, but could not find Whitham, who had no ties to the area and had been reported missing due to concer ..read more

After morning showers, a second round of rain is arriving to New England. We’re not deep in the throes of severe weather Wednesday, but the second line does contain potential to drop a few thunderstorms in. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued across Massachusetts, including Middlesex and Worcester counties as well as much of western Massachusetts, with hail possible. See all severe weather alerts in your area here. A graphic showing thunderstorms moving through Massachusetts on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.Timing of next round of heavy rain, isolated t-storms It looks like the best chance will ..read more

A “significant police presence” is being reported in a neighborhood in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, related to ongoing firearms and drug investigations, according to a law enforcement source. Bridgewater police said in a social media post shortly after 7 a.m. that the investigation is centered around the Beebe Road area, which is just a short distance from the Bridgewater State College campus. They said there is no danger to the public. A law enforcement source tells the NBC10 Boston Investigators that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Massachusetts State Police are ex ..read more

Dozens of firefighters spent hours battling a raging fire in an old factory building in downtown New Britain on Tuesday night and part of the roof and some stairwells have collapsed. The building, located at 59 High St., was built in the 1800s. It is on the corner of High Street and Columbus Boulevard and High Street, Columbus Boulevard and several surrounding streets were closed. The factory building houses Polar Corporation, a car repair shop and a European furniture stor, New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart said, and there are also many unoccupied floors. Firefighters responded to the scene ar ..read more

Testimony in the Karen Read trial pivoted Wednesday from Canton police recalling the investigation after Read’s boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, was found dead to friends of O’Keefe recalling their relationship and the night before O’Keefe died. Read is charged with second-degree murder in the 2022 death of O’Keefe, her boyfriend. He was found in the snow outside fellow Boston Police Officer Brian Albert’s home in Canton. Prosecutors say Read hit O’Keefe with her SUV, while Read says she has been framed in a wide-ranging coverup, claiming the Albert family — which includes a Cant ..read more

The United States halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah, senior administration officials told NBC News. The decision comes as President Joe Biden pushes for Israel and Hamas to compromise and reach a cease-fire deal that would head off a large-scale assault on the city in southern Gaza, where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering in dire conditions. The Israeli military said it had reopened a key border crossing Wednesday following pressure from Washin ..read more

As much as we hate to see them go, the warm temperatures are finished for now. Clouds and showers – with a few imbedded downpours or rumbles of thunder – will roll by Wednesday morning. While they are quick, they are also soaking. Some spots may pick up a quick half inch of rain. We’ll feel balmy early on, but drop into the 50s as the rain moves through. Temperatures stumble back up to near 60 later this afternoon. Storm could bring hail and gusty winds to western Mass. Across western Massachusetts, some sun may poke out after the morning rain moves out. This heating will fuel any developing ..read more