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A teenager was found fatally shot late Tuesday near a Coachella elementary school, and no suspect has been arrested. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 84000 block of Calle Rojo after receiving a report of an…
Three people died early Thursday when a wrong-way driver triggered a violent multi-vehicle pileup on the 91 Freeway in Riverside, California. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. Near 14th Street and involved three vehicles: a black BMW sedan, a white…
William, a 17-year-old with autism, has been found alive after spending six days lost in Australian bushland during a camping trip with friends. The teenager, whose surname has not been released by authorities, was winched to safety on the morning…
Jakiyra Metcalf and Victoria Johnson have spoken publicly about confronting the white students who made racist monkey gestures outside their Ole Miss apartment. The two Black roommates, who share a unit near the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, sat…
Lilia Nungaray has hired a law firm and filed a claim against LAUSD over her son’s death at Benjamin Franklin High School. Nungaray, mother of 17-year-old Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, retained the Los Angeles firm Panish, Shea, Ravipudi and submitted the claim…
Aspyn Ovard broke down revealing her daughter’s terminal cancer diagnosis on the new Hulu reality series. The “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County” star, 30, disclosed the devastating news in a confessional filmed for the show’s first episode, which…
A Minnesota father and his three young sons were killed in a murder-suicide that authorities initially discovered as a house fire. Levi Christenson, 38, and his sons Oliver Christenson, 14, Felix Christenson, 14, and Calvin Christenson, 7, were found dead…
Hannah Henry’s family condemned the 10-year prison sentence handed to the drugged-up driver who killed the champion triathlete. The Arizona State University standout, 26, was struck in a designated bike lane in south Phoenix around 11:30 a.m. On Feb. 8…
Sunny Ozell has spoken out for the first time since Sir Patrick Stewart died at 86. Ozell, who was married to the British screen legend for 13 years, posted her statement two weeks after Stewart passed away at his Los…
Rex Ryan surrendered to Nashville police Wednesday morning on charges he ran over two pedestrians’ feet and fled. The former Jets head coach, 63, was booked and released on $6,000 bond after warrants were issued for the Nov. 5 incident…
A soldier from the Army’s elite 3rd US Infantry Regiment publicly reprimanded Pete Hegseth and his entourage at Arlington National Cemetery after laughter erupted at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The incident unfolded Wednesday during a Veterans Day visit,…
A daughter’s frantic 911 call led police to a North Royalton home where they found her elderly parents and her ex-husband all dead from gunfire. Emilia and Sorin Ciortan, both 71, were discovered shot to death inside their residence shortly…
Russell Brand’s Instagram and Facebook accounts have been deactivated just days after his rape conviction. The disgraced comedian, 51, lost access to his Meta platforms this week while his X profile remains active and under his control. Screenshots of the…
Nine members of the Kennedy family have joined litigation to stop the Trump administration from erecting a 250-foot triumphal arch across the Potomac River from Arlington National Cemetery. Rory Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Christopher G. Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy…
Mark Longo says his wife has been locked in federal custody for nearly a month over what he calls a paperwork mix-up. Daniela Bittner, 30, a German native married to the animal-rescue influencer for four years, was taken by plainclothes…
Antonio Sabàto Jr. Has broken his silence after his eldest son was arrested in a fatal Alaska hit-and-run, pleading for public compassion while expressing grief for the victim’s family. The actor, 54, issued an exclusive statement on Monday addressing the…