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A suspected drunk driver crashed a truck through the front of a busy Northern California restaurant complex in broad daylight, miraculously injuring no one inside. The collision destroyed the dining area shared by Chicken Thyme, Kabob Craze and Little Thai…
A Long Island father has pleaded not guilty to felony charges after police say he used a Taser on his autistic teenage son during a domestic dispute. Jin Chang, 52, of Plainview, was arraigned Wednesday with bail set at $50,000…
Eric Boitel ripped into the former NYPD sergeant who killed his father as she learned she will spend up to 12 years behind bars. Boitel, whose father Manuel was killed in January, told a Westchester County courtroom Wednesday that Tiffany…
Ala Jaarah posted frantic Instagram videos begging for help as she evaded police following a mosque lockdown in San Diego. The self-described “investigative journalist,” whose actions triggered a sweeping security response on Tuesday, has continued posting to social media from…
An 11-year-old girl’s mother is speaking out after her daughter was brutally beaten by a classmate at a Florida middle school, with the attacker now facing a felony charge. The assault unfolded late last month inside the cafeteria at Nautilus…
A California suspect who tried to escape into a storm drain after police stopped his car with a Grappler device was taken into custody without further incident. The chase, which involved the Riverside Police Department and the Corona Police Department,…
Search teams in Colorado have found a collapsed tent and abandoned gear belonging to two missing college hikers, but no sign of the young men themselves. Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, both students at Colorado Mountain College Leadville,…
The royal family is staying silent as Meghan Markle faces fallout from child pornography allegations against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr. Royal insiders say King Charles III, Prince William, and Kate Middleton will not publicly address the scandal engulfing…
A Fresno woman remains at large after she threw a cup of scalding coffee at a Dutch Bros barista over a botched order, authorities said Wednesday. The attack happened Oct. 14 at the Dutch Bros Coffee location on Clinton and…
A 24-year-old woman broke free from an alleged kidnapping attempt in broad daylight at a Honolulu garage before a witness intervened. The attack unfolded around noon Monday near the Diamond Head Gold Coast neighborhood on Oahu, where the young woman…
“Power Rangers Wild Force” star Phillip Andrew is awake and showing improvement after emergency surgery for a serious brain injury, his representative announced Tuesday. Christian Ingram of Heroic Talent & Appearances shared the update on Instagram, revealing that Andrew, 48,…
Dolores Huerta, the storied labor organizer who in March publicly accused César Chávez of raping her, has died at 96. Her family announced the death in a Facebook post, writing, “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother,…
Cornell faculty will conclude debate and open voting Wednesday on a no-confidence resolution targeting President Michael Kotlikoff. The vote, running through Nov. 6, follows a closed Oct. 14 Faculty Senate meeting where members confronted Kotlikoff, 73, over the university’s response…
Southern California homebuying has crashed to its second-slowest pace in more than two decades, outpacing even the worst months of the Great Recession. The 12-month period ending in July saw sales across six counties run 33% below the average annual…
Porchia Hardy, a registered nurse and mother, raced to the side of a dying teenager on a Gainesville street Saturday night. Hazel Krauss, 19, a freshman at the University of Florida, was crossing West University Avenue near campus at approximately…
A Florida mother arrested at Orlando International Airport on Friday refused to cut her Las Vegas trip short even after deputies called to say her 9-year-old son had been hospitalized with a head wound, authorities said. Irene Miller, 50, a…