On the night of Sept. 21, 2001, Sherri Malarik’s home was bustling with activity. The Navy air traffic controller was hosting a family sleepover with pizza, video games and a large group of kids that included her own — her blended family had five — and her sister’s. At one point, Malarik, 34, stepped outside. … Read more
Police in Indianapolis are investigating the killings of two women whose bodies were found around 150 yards away from each other in recent days, and who were killed in a similar manner, officials said Friday. “There are similarities in these two cases,” Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department interim Chief Chris Bailey said — although he said … Read more
Jennifer Eikenhorst was driving home with her young daughters one evening after picking them up from a friend’s house. She was on a rural road and came to a stop at the top of a hill, so she didn’t see the approaching motorcyclist. “His name was David, and when I entered the intersection, it was … Read more
Around 140 people have fallen sick with a gastrointestinal illness onboard the Cunard Queen Victoria cruise ship that docked in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan. 22 when the CDC began monitoring the outbreak. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 123 passengers and 16 crew members have reported being ill during a … Read more
As California braces for another powerful atmospheric river storm on Sunday, Tulare Lake continues to remind visitors of the powerful consequences these extreme storms can have. Floodwaters in the lake, which formed after about a dozen atmospheric river storms hit California in 2023, are still stretching across thousands of acres of premier farmland more … Read more
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Juanita Martinez walked up to the closed gate of Shelby Park Tuesday afternoon and started an argument with a Texas National Guard member. The park was closed to the public, the young soldier said, for “safety and security.” “Safety from what?” Martinez replied. Martinez, the chair of the Maverick County Democratic … Read more
About half of Hispanic adults are using TikTok, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey that also found the social media platform to be the only one to see significant growth since 2021. Researchers conducted a survey from May 19 to Sept. 5, 2023, asking nearly 6,000 U.S. adults about how they use the … Read more
A man convicted of carrying out one of the most damaging data breaches in the CIA’s history — the public disclosure of secret hacking tools — was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison Thursday, prosecutors said. Former CIA officer Joshua Adam Schulte, 35, was convicted of the so-called Vault 7 leak, and also of … Read more
Police in Colorado are looking for two children who have not been seen for years after the body of another child was found in a concrete-filled container this year, authorities in Pueblo said Wednesday. The remains of the child, whom Pueblo police did not identify in a statement, were found Jan. 10 in a container … Read more
“I can confirm that we have several fatalities, both from the aircraft and within the mobile home,” Ehlers said. Police Chief Eric Gandy said that they know there are deaths visually from the scene. At least three homes had fire damage, Ehlers said. Aside from the home that was directly struck, the people in the … Read more