Breaking News Reporter, National Desk

Theresa Braine

Theresa Braine has been at the Daily News since November 2018, having previously reported for newspapers in Connecticut, been a copy editor and copy chief for several national magazines, worked as a freelance correspondent based in Mexico City, and served as environment and Canada editor for an indigenous-focused news site.

A jury on Wednesday found “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, acquitting her on evidence-tampering charges.

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‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

March 6, 2024 at 8:34 p.m.

A jury on Wednesday found “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, acquitting her on evidence-tampering charges.

A mass grave containing at least 1,000 sets of remains, likely victims of a 1600s outbreak of the Black Death, has been unearthed in Nuremberg, Germany, during a construction project.

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Newly discovered mass grave contains at least 1,000 Black Death victims

March 6, 2024 at 4:21 p.m.

A mass grave containing at least 1,000 sets of remains, likely victims of a 1600s outbreak of the Black Death, has been unearthed in Nuremberg, Germany, during a construction project.

A man who spent nine hours barricaded in his home after threatening its occupants with a knife was arrested Wednesday after the lengthy standoff with police.

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Knife-wielding suspect arrested after 9-hour standoff in Cape Cod

March 6, 2024 at 5:51 p.m.

A man who spent nine hours barricaded in his home after threatening its occupants with a knife was arrested Wednesday after the lengthy standoff with police.

Police in Glassboro, N.J., are on the hunt for a man who dunked his head into a store’s pickle barrel, then fled in a hail of dill juice, ruining the stock.

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Man dunks head in pickle-filled barrel, ruining New Jersey store’s stock

March 5, 2024 at 10:58 p.m.

Police in Glassboro, N.J., are on the hunt for a man who dunked his head into a store’s pickle barrel, then fled in a hail of dill juice, ruining the...

Details have emerged in the case of a creepy Oregon dad, who allegedly drugged his 12-year-old daughter’s friends’ with sedatives and then loomed over them while they slept.

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Oregon dad accused of drugging 12-year-old daughter’s friends with sedatives

March 5, 2024 at 7:55 p.m.

Details have emerged in the case of a creepy Oregon dad, who allegedly drugged his 12-year-old daughter’s friends’ with sedatives and then loomed over them while they slept.

The man who fatally shot a Speedway gas station clerk during a 2018 robbery in Edison, N.J. was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole.

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Robber who shot NJ gas station clerk dead in 2018 gets life in prison without parole

March 5, 2024 at 5:16 p.m.

The man who fatally shot a Speedway gas station clerk during a 2018 robbery in Edison, N.J. was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole.

A U.N. envoy said Monday she had found “reasonable grounds” to substantiate claims of rape and “sexualized torture" by Hamas in Israel Oct. 7.

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U.N. team finds ‘reasonable grounds’ to substantiate claims of rape by Hamas on Oct. 7

March 4, 2024 at 11:17 p.m.

A U.N. envoy said Monday she had found “reasonable grounds” to substantiate claims of rape and “sexualized torture" by Hamas in Israel Oct. 7.

The four top Twitter executives Elon Musk fired after acquiring the company are suing the Tesla founder for a collective $128 million in severance.

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Four fired Twitter top execs sue Elon Musk for $128M in unpaid severance

March 4, 2024 at 10:05 p.m.

The four top Twitter executives Elon Musk fired after acquiring the company are suing the Tesla founder for a collective $128 million in severance.

She got 63% of the vote to win all of 19 delegates from Washington, D.C., according to reports citing local party officials.

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Nikki Haley wins Washington, D.C., GOP primary — first victory over Donald Trump

March 3, 2024 at 11:24 p.m.

She got 63% of the vote to win all of 19 delegates from Washington, D.C., according to reports citing local party officials.

A 20-year-old woman was killed and about a dozen others were wounded in a mass shooting at a Mississippi club early Sunday.

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Woman dead, dozen injured in Mississippi club mass shooting

March 3, 2024 at 9:24 p.m.

A 20-year-old woman was killed and about a dozen others were wounded in a mass shooting at a Mississippi club early Sunday.

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