One person was shot and killed and four others injured, including three police officers, Saturday in Haltom City, Texas, police said. The three officers did not suffer any life-threating injuries, authorities added. The suspect was described as a white male with dark hair who was armed with a rifle and […]
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Ricky Martin faces restraining order in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A judge has issued a restraining order against Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin, police said Saturday. The order was signed Friday, and authorities visited an upscale neighborhood in the north coastal town of Dorado where the singer lives to try to serve the order, police […]
Police: 2 killed when car strikes fireworks stand in DC
WASHINGTON — A truck hit a bicyclist and careened into a fireworks stand Saturday evening at an intersection in northeast Washington, killing the bicyclist and a man working in the stand, police said. No other injuries were reported. The accident at the corner of Minnesota Avenue and Nannie Helen Burroughs […]
1 person dead in accident at air show involving jet-powered truck
One person is dead after an accident during the “pyrotechnic portion” of an air show in Michigan, police said. The incident occurred Saturday shortly after 1 p.m. at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, held at Battle Creek Executive Airport. Chris Darnell, 40, died while […]
3 children, mother pulled from lake in apparent triple murder-suicide
The bodies of three young children and their mother were pulled from a Minnesota lake during a two-day search in what is being investigated as a possible triple murder-suicide, authorities said. Law enforcement responded to Vadnais-Sucker Lake Regional Park in Vadnais Heights Friday afternoon in response to a welfare check […]
3-year-old boy dies after fall from 29th floor NYC apartment
NEW YORK — A 3-year-old boy died after falling from a 29th floor balcony of a New York City apartment building on Saturday morning, police said a preliminary investigation shows. Officers found the injured toddler lying on a 3rd floor scaffolding after receiving a 911 call at 11:09 a.m. The […]
DHS to ramp up security assistance in Qatar for World Cup
Attending the World Cup in November? The Department of Homeland Security will be on hand to help make sure the soccer tournament is safe and secure, according to a senior department official. “We are committed to working closely with Qatar to make sure the world can enjoy a safe and […]
Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door for states to ban the termination of pregnancies. The company behind the internet’s dominant internet search engine […]
Musk meets pope, uses Twitter to announce the audience
ROME — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose $44 billion bid to buy Twitter remains in limbo, used the social media platform to announce he had met with Pope Francis. “Honored to meet @Pontifex yesterday,” Musk tweeted of the Friday afternoon audience, alongside a photo showing Musk, Francis and four of […]
Woman charged after 1,000 pigs found dead at Iowa site
SAC CITY, Iowa — An Iowa woman is facing criminal charges after more than 1,000 pigs were found dead on a property. KCCI-TV reports that the Sac County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call Thursday and found the animals dead at two confinement sites. Authorities say 33-year-old Elana Laber was […]