A Connecticut jury awarded nearly $1 billion in damages to 15 plaintiffs defamed by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones when the Infowars host called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax staged by actors following a script written by the government to build support for gun control. With the […]
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4 students, 1 teacher suffer burn injuries after fire breaks out in chemistry class
Four students and a teacher were injured after a fire broke out during a chemistry class at a Virginia high school, officials said. A possible fire in a chemistry classroom was reported Wednesday shortly before 9:30 a.m. at Dinwiddie County High School in Dinwiddie, located about 40 miles south of […]
Will to live, life jackets: Boaters survive 28 hours, sharks
NEW ORLEANS — Two anglers whose boat sank over the weekend in the Gulf of Mexico clung to an improvised float and fought off sharks while the third swam what felt like miles to search for help. The swimmer, Phong Le, managed to find a cellphone signal, and sent a […]
D.C. deputy mayor resigns amid assault charge after alleged confrontation outside gym
Washington, D.C., Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Christopher Geldart has resigned from office days after being accused of assaulting another man in a gym parking lot. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that she had accepted Geldart’s resignation a little more than a week after he was charged with assault and […]
Grandfather charged after leaving 1-year-old granddaughter in hot car
A Florida grandfather has been charged after allegedly leaving his granddaughter in a hot rental car Monday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office in DeLand, Florida. David Towner, 62, of Port Orange, Florida, was babysitting his 1-year-old granddaughter when he returned a rented vehicle to the Hertz facility at […]
NYC subway shooting suspect skips court, US Marshals to forcibly bring him in
New York City subway shooting suspect Frank James refused to come to federal court for a scheduled status conference on Wednesday, prompting the judge to order the United States Marshals Service to forcibly bring him in. “Upon the defendant’s refusal to appear before the Court when requested in connection with […]
Protesters disrupt City Council meeting, demanding resignations over racist comments
The Los Angeles City Council adjourned its meeting Wednesday before even starting after protesters demanded resignations over racist comments made by former President Nury Martinez. The council will return Friday. Protesters chanting in the LA City Council’s chambers caused repeated delays to the start of the meeting, chanting “no resignation, […]
‘American Idol’ runner-up dies in car crash at 23
“American Idol” alum Willie Spence died in a car crash Tuesday. He was 23. The singer, who was from Georgia, was driving eastbound on Interstate 24 in a 2019 Jeep Cherokee when he went off the road and crashed into the back of a tractor trailer that was stopped on […]
3 SWAT officers shot, injured; police call level of gun violence ‘ridiculous’
Three members of a Philadelphia SWAT team were shot while serving a warrant Wednesday morning, according to police, who again pleaded for an end to the city’s gun violence. It appears all the injured officers will be OK, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said. This shooting occurred just after 6 a.m. […]
NFL receiver charged with assault for shoving photographer on field
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams has been charged with misdemeanor assault for shoving a freelance photographer working for “Monday Night Football” while walking off the field after losing the game to the Kansas City Chiefs. According to a police report filed with the Kansas City Police Department, the […]