Getty Images – STOCK (BLACKFOOT, Idaho) — An 85-year-old Idaho woman is being hailed as a “hero” for gunning down a home-invasion suspect with a handgun she kept under her pillow after he allegedly handcuffed her to a chair, pistol whipped her and threatened numerous time to kill her, authorities […]
Richard Stagg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — (NEW YORK) — O.J. Simpson, the former football great who was accused of and ultimately acquitted of the brutal 1994 slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, has died, according to his family. He was 76. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, […]
Robert Riger/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The tumultuous life of O.J. Simpson — from football Hall of Famer to movie star and murder suspect — has captivated the country for decades. On Thursday, his family announced Simpson, 76, had died of cancer. It has now been over 28 years since […]
DC Police Department (WASHINGTON) — One person was killed and five others injured, including two children, after gunmen opened fire in a residential area of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, police said. A suspect vehicle is being sought in connection with the shooting, police said. The incident occurred shortly after 6 […]
Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, speaks during a “Get Out The Vote” rally with former U.S. President Donald Trump in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been open about some […]
U.S. Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — Federal authorities have arrested a man accused of detonating an explosive device outside the office of the Alabama attorney general in late February. Kyle Calvert, 26, of Irondale, Alabama, was arrested Wednesday on charges of malicious use of an explosive and possession of […]
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 21-year-old man has died while attempting to perform a “high-risk skiing stunt” trying to jump the width of a U.S. highway in Colorado, authorities say. The incident occurred on Tuesday at approximately 3 p.m. when the Grand County Communications Center in Colorado received […]
WPVI-TV (PHILADELPHIA) — Multiple people were injured after gunfire broke out at a celebration to mark the end of Ramadan in Philadelphia, police said. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon in the Parkside neighborhood at an Eid al-Fitr event that was attended by approximately 1,000 people, police said. The holiday marks […]
Joe McBride/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California failed to track the effectiveness of its billion-dollar spending on homelessness programs and “must do more to assess the cost-effectiveness of its homelessness programs,” according to a new state audit report. Homelessness has been on the rise in California for the last decade, […]
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — A deadly storm is bringing extreme rainfall and dangerous tornadoes to the South, with the severe weather stretching from Texas to Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama to Florida. One death was reported in Scott County, Mississippi, according to Mississippi Emergency Management officials. At […]
