NEW YORK — A child was among the three victims killed when a passenger train hit a pickup truck, officials said. The northbound Amtrak train hit a Dodge truck Friday evening in North Tonawanda, New York, a small town along the Niagara River between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, police said. The victims included a 6-year-old … Read more
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia State Police investigator seemed puzzled about what the inmate was describing: “unbearable” conditions at a prison so cold that toilet water would freeze over and inmates were repeatedly treated for hypothermia. “How do you get hypothermia in a prison?” the investigator asked. “You shouldn’t.” The exchange, captured on video obtained … Read more
The crown is currently held by a town in Bosnia that got 2,325 people named Ivan together in 2017, according to Guinness World Records. It’s not the first time the Kyles have come gunning for the Ivans. Last year, the official count at what has become known as the Gathering of the Kyles clocked in … Read more
It all comes down to this. The English Premier League title will be on the line for two clubs, Manchester City and Arsenal, based on Sunday’s final matches of the season. The scenario is simple: If Man City defeats West Ham at home, it will be the champion for the fourth consecutive season. If it … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs issued an apology Sunday after footage was released that showed him beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie in 2016, matching the description of an incident she detailed in a now-settled lawsuit. Combs, who is the subject of a federal investigation and numerous civil lawsuits, released a video statement on his Instagram page in which … Read more
Los Angeles County public health officials are investigating a reported case of hepatitis A in an employee at a Whole Foods supermarket in Beverly Hills. Health officials warned that anyone who purchased products from the seafood counter at the market at 239 North Crescent Dr. between April 20 and May 13 receive the hepatitis A … Read more
A convicted sex offender tried to fake his own death to avoid registering, an Arizona sheriff said this week. Benjamin Hollins, 50, was arrested Tuesday, around seven months after he allegedly had a woman falsely say he jumped to his death from the Roosevelt Bridge, near the dam of the same name, in Arizona, the … Read more
Share ‘Are you kidding me?’ Seize the Grey owner in happy disbelief Seize the Grey owner Michael Behrens said that for 15 minutes after his horse won the Preakness, all he could say was, “Are you kidding me?!” “We had some big expectations, but this exceeds all those expectations. I really don’t have words,” Behrens … Read more
More than 30 years after an elderly woman was stabbed to death inside her Lehigh Valley home, an arrest has been made in her murder. On Thursday, May 16, 2024, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced homicide and burglary charges against Michael Breisch, now 65, in the 1989 murder of 78-year-old Rose Hnath. The … Read more
A man has been arrested on suspicion of sucker-punching actor Steve Buscemi in the face earlier this month in Manhattan, police said. Clifton Williams, 50, was arrested Friday afternoon and accused of second-degree assault, New York City police said It was not immediately clear Friday night if Williams had an attorney to comment on his … Read more