Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage of the long lost jet in Lake Champlain. The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971. Those aboard included two crew members and … Read more
TUCSON, Ariz. — Linguist, activist and social critic Noam Chomsky is hospitalized in his wife’s native country of Brazil, recovering from a massive stroke he had a year ago, she confirmed Tuesday. Valeria Chomsky said via email that her 95-year-old husband is in a Sao Paulo hospital, where she took him on an ambulance jet with two … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is seeking to carry out another nitrogen gas execution, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method. The attorney general’s office on Monday asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize an execution date for Carey Dale Grayson, who was convicted in the 1994 … Read more
YouTube star Ben Potter, who had over 3 million subscribers on his channel “Comicstorian,” where he shared opinions on the latest comic-inspired movies, has died following a tragic accident, his wife announced. Potter, 40, passed away Saturday in an “unfortunate accident,” his wife, Nathalie Potter, shared on the channel’s X account, without disclosing the nature … Read more
The husband of the owner of a New York City day care center where a toddler died and three others were sickened after having been exposed to fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal charges Monday. Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, his wife, and two others were charged in connection with the Sept. 15 poisoning of four children … Read more
A man “motivated by Neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideologies” was indicted for allegedly selling firearms and gun parts while behind bars in federal custody, New York authorities said Tuesday. Hayden Espinosa, 24, was released from a federal prison in Louisiana on June 4 when he was immediately picked up by the Grant Parish Sheriff”s Office … Read more
Heard the one about Pope Francis and a room full of jokers? You’re about to. The leader of the Catholic Church will take the mic Friday for a meeting with, ahem, “leading figures in the field of humor from various parts of the world,” the Vatican has announced. Among the confirmed invitees is NBC’s very … Read more
University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley, who guided the Huskies to back-to-back national titles, rejected an offer to join the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN and other reports. He confirmed he was remaining at the program in a statement. “I am humbled by this entire experience,” Hurley said. “At the end of … Read more
A former suburban New York cop who turned drug dealer and orchestrated the executions of four men in 2016 was sentenced Monday to four back-to-back life sentences, federal prosecutors said. Nicholas Tartaglione suspected a man of stealing from him in 2016 and lured him into a trap, after which he and others executed the man, … Read more
A beloved National Park Service ranger died when he tripped, fell and struck his head on a rock during an annual astronomy festival in southwestern Utah, park officials said over the weekend. Tom Lorig was 78 when he died after the incident at Bryce Canyon National Park late Friday. He was known for his extensive … Read more