Laith Wallschleger looked like a mess. He had just run through an exploding wall — literally — as a stunt double for former NFL star Rob Gronkowski in a Super Bowl commercial and had plaster all over his hair, face and body. But he had a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York in … Read more
A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a drug smuggling operation that allegedly shipped huge amounts of narcotics across borders and killed four people, the FBI said Thursday. A $50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of Ryan James Wedding, 43, who represented Canada in the Winter Olympics in … Read more
A gruesome death that was initially reported to be a bear attack is now being investigated by Montana authorities as a vicious homicide. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office in Montana received a call around 10 a.m. Saturday regarding the discovery of a dead man in a tent 2.5 miles up Moose Creek Road. The caller … Read more
The Agriculture Department announced Tuesday that meat producer BrucePac was recalling 11.8 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to possible listeria contamination, just months after the listeria-related recall of Boar’s Head deli meats in July. With two major recalls of listeria-laden food in just the past few months, many may be wondering … Read more
The Baltimore Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of assaulting two NFL fans after the Baltimore Ravens played the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Police identified the man as John Callis, 24, of Baltimore. He is currently wanted on one count of first-degree aggravated assault and three counts of second-degree assault. … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a series of open heart operations over their childhoods. About 40,000 babies are born with congenital heart defects in the U.S. each year, according to … Read more
The Game: Denver (3-3) at New Orleans (2-4) The Storyline: Denver coach Sean Payton returns to New Orleans for the first time since 2022, when he stepped down after 15 seasons as the Saints’ coach, a run that included the franchise’s only Super Bowl title. Payton has downplayed the effect the emotions of the visit … Read more
A Navy aircraft that crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening has been found, but the search for the two crew members who were on board was ongoing, the Navy said. The Navy EA-18G Growler, which is an electronic attack aircraft that is part of the F/A-18 family of aircraft, was on a … Read more
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached a historic $880 million settlement over hundreds of child sex abuse claims. The agreement in principle announced Wednesday settles 1,354 child sexual abuse claims, the plaintiffs’ attorney said in a news release. It is the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese. The lawsuits were … Read more
U.S. B-2 bombers and other aircraft struck five underground Houthi weapons storage locations in parts of Yemen that the Iranian-backed rebel group controls, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. The facilities, which officials said were hardened, housed “various weapons components of types that the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels throughout the … Read more