Actor Carrie Bernans was among those hurt on New Year’s Day when a driver fleeing police plowed into an outdoor dining area at a New York City restaurant, injuring several people. Bernans, 29, an actor and stuntperson in “Black Panther,” “The Color Purple” and “Luke Cage,” was knocked unconscious and penned under a bus in … Read more
A 10-year-old California boy who was shot over the weekend died because the suspect, also 10, angrily opened fire after losing a bicycle race, the victim’s mother said Tuesday. The suspect was being a “sore loser” after the informal race late Saturday afternoon in Foothill Farms, a community about 16 miles northeast of Sacramento, and … Read more
LONDON — A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third made an initial court appearance Monday in London, where she was arrested over the weekend. Kimberlee Singler, 35, was held after her initial appearance in Westminster Magistrates’ Court. She has a Jan. 29 hearing scheduled on whether she should be … Read more
A surfer who was killed in a suspected shark attack in Hawaii has been named by authorities, as his friends and family paid tributes. Jason Carter, 39, died Saturday after what police called a “shark encounter” at a beach near Paia on the north side of Maui. Maui County said in a statement that Carter, … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — ESPN apologized Monday night for a video clip of a woman baring her breast that was shown during the broadcast of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. It was aired coming out of a commercial during the second half of Washington’s 37-31 victory over Texas in a semifinal game of the College … Read more
ROCHESTER, New York — Police were investigating after two vehicles, one with gasoline canisters inside, collided early on New Year’s Day, killing two people and injuring five others in Rochester, New York, officials said. The crash happened shortly before 1 a.m. Monday as officers were directing traffic after a concert let out at the Kodak … Read more
A 53-year-old man and his child were in custody Sunday after the boy took a stolen gun from his father’s car and killed a fellow 10-year-old, authorities in Sacramento County, California, said. The attack unfolded Saturday afternoon in the Foothill Farms community when the man sent his son to retrieve cigarettes from his car, the … Read more
1. I think the NFL cannot allow this David Tepper incident from Jacksonville to be minimized. It appeared that Tepper threw the contents of a drink cup either at a fan or a group of them from his box at the Panthers-Jags game on Sunday. Tepper comes from a world of high finance where there … Read more
Michigan and Alabama to face off in Rose Bowl football game The 110th annual Rose Bowl game will begin at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET. The fourth-ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide are up against the top-ranked University of Michigan Wolverines. The College Football Playoff semifinal will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN. Alabama has won … Read more
Nearly 10 months after two close friends and a neighbor were fatally shot days apart in Georgia, authorities have offered the public few answers about their deaths. But a relative of one of the victims said police have identified the possible killer and are planning to close the case in a decision that has left … Read more