A 102-year-old World War II Navy veteran from New York died while traveling to France to take part in a ceremony to honor the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that turned the tide of the war toward Allied victory. Robert Persichitti was traveling to Normandy by ship with a veterans group, headed to the … Read more
Federal agents have searched the Minnesota home of at least one of the seven defendants facing a high-profile fraud trial, days after a juror said someone attempted to bribe her with nearly $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal. The FBI said it conducted “court authorized law enforcement activity” Wednesday in Savage, Minnesota, where, … Read more
Rodeo star Spencer Wright’s wife said turning away briefly moments before their 3-year-old son Levi’s drowning accident on their Utah property will “haunt me for the rest of my life.” Kallie and Spencer Wright with their son Levi and daughter Steeley.Kallie Wright via Facebook “In that moment he was my responsibility alone,” Kallie Wright wrote … Read more
A hip hop and reality show icon is showing his love for Red Lobster in a huge way. On June 3, rapper and sometimes-controversial sports arena singer Flavor Flav posted an image on Instagram that quickly went viral. In the post, the 6-time Grammy nominee truly put his money where his mouth was in expressing a desire to help … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Three people were killed Tuesday night at a small grocery store in Montgomery, an outburst of violence that comes after a string of robberies targeting Latino-owned businesses in Alabama’s capital city. The shooting at Tienda Los Hermanos, a grocery store on the south side of the city, occurred hours after the city’s … Read more
“These investigations have shown a blatant disregard for the safety of human beings, and arrests must be made and have been made,” Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said at a news conference. Two other inmates also died, one by suicide and one by fentanyl toxicity, the sheriff said, but the conduct did not rise to … Read more
The approaching young man’s face was friendly and smiling on the April day in 1976, as Wendy Savino sat in her car in New York City. “Quite nice looking, walking towards me, smiling,” Savino recalled. She locked her doors to stay safe, noticing his blue eyes. Savino thought the man might knock on the window … Read more
A giraffe feeding experience at a Texas wildlife center turned frightening last week when one of the animals hoisted a toddler from the bed of the pickup truck she was riding in. Video shared with NBC News by Jason Toten, the toddler’s father, shows his daughter, wearing pigtails and a pink shirt, holding her hand … Read more
Former Manhattan Prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday that they have reached a settlement in the defamation case she filed against the streaming platform for her portrayal in the 2019 miniseries “When They See Us.” Fairstein filed the lawsuit in March 2020, less than a year after the series directed by Ava DuVernay debuted … Read more
Actor Mamie Laverock has been on life support after a five-story fall, but she has since opened her eyes, her family says. The “When Calls the Heart” actor’s mom, actor Nicole Rockmann, told the Los Angeles Times that Laverock is “doing well” and hoping for a “turnaround” on her health. “Mamie just opened her eyes,” Rockmann said. … Read more