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A freak rockfall at one of America’s most scenic mountain roads claimed the life of a 73-year-old Missouri man during what was supposed to be a joyful family vacation. Rex Schowengerdt, a retired Kansas City resident, died on July 16…
G-3 Enterprises is laying off 66 workers at its Modesto wine-cap facility as the California wine industry faces what company leadership called “significant headwinds.” Laura Bream, the company’s vice president for human resources, sent the notice to employees this week,…
The California Public Utilities Commission has rejected a deal to shut down the Ivanpah solar farm, keeping the beleaguered $2.2 billion plant open against the wishes of both the Trump and Biden administrations. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station, located…
Paulette Thompson came face-to-face with Luigi Mangione for the first time as the accused killer pleaded guilty to federal charges in her husband’s murder. The 53-year-old physical therapist sat in the Manhattan courtroom Friday as Mangione, 28, emotionlessly admitted to…
The brother of a slain Florida father wants his alleged killer to spend the rest of her life behind bars. Timmy Coulthart, 41, spoke out from New Jersey after fugitive Isabelle Rose Johnson, 38, was arrested Thursday in Cottondale, North…
Platonic co-parenting apps are seeing explosive growth as unconventional family arrangements go mainstream. Modamily, a leading platform matching non-romantic parenting partners, surged from roughly 100,000 users in January to approximately 150,000 by August — adding about 50,000 new members in…
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges in a surprise court hearing in Manhattan. Mangione, 28, entered the guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett on Friday after his lawyers and federal prosecutors hastily scheduled the hearing earlier…
A Scottish mother who burned her infant daughter to death with a hairdryer was sentenced to just six years behind bars after being convicted of culpable homicide. Courtney Gartshore, 28, of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, was sentenced last month at the High…
Gia Giudice says her family has filed a humanitarian packet to bring her deported father back to the United States. “We just filed a humanitarian packet for him. Just kind of trying to do everything we can to get him…
A TSA agent took to Reddit to beg travelers to stop carrying three specific documents they called “wholly useless” at airport security checkpoints. The unidentified officer posted on the TSA subreddit last week, opening with an urgent plea: “please, I…
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is facing fresh online ridicule after video surfaced of him dancing awkwardly at the Black Entrepreneur State Fair over the weekend. Frey, 45, appeared in an off-white button-down shirt, gray khakis, and dark sunglasses as he…
Malibu officials unanimously approved an emergency declaration allowing faster removal of homeless encampments as wildfire conditions worsen. The Malibu City Council voted Thursday to declare the local emergency after live fuel moisture readings for Santa Monica Mountains chamise vegetation dropped…
Alex Murdaugh returns to a South Carolina courtroom Friday as his defense team mounts a sweeping effort to dismantle the murder case against him ahead of his 2027 retrial. The disbarred attorney, 58, is scheduled to appear before Circuit Judge…
Perez Hilton’s sister Barbara Lavandeira opened up this week about the harrowing moment she discovered her brother during his suicide attempt on August 4, offering a raw and emotional firsthand account of events that shocked both his family and the…
Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton checked himself into a hospital for “severe depression” just weeks before the traumatic incident that led to his hospitalization on August 4, his younger sister has revealed in a detailed interview. Barbara Lavandeira, 42, described…
A Southern Railway passenger train derailed near the East Sussex town of Lewes on Thursday afternoon, leaving two people with serious injuries and causing major disruption to rail services across the region. The incident, which occurred at 3:54 p.m., was…