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A mother of five was among three women killed when an allegedly drunk driver slammed his SUV into a sidewalk vending area outside a North Hollywood Metro station Tuesday night. Maria Peck and Teodora Villalobos, 57, a mother of three…
One person died and multiple others were hospitalized after a three-story building partially collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, triggering a massive FDNY rescue operation that stretched into the night. Emergency crews swarmed Bedford Avenue between Newkirk and Flatbush avenues shortly…
A veteran LAPD diver died during an on-duty training exercise in a private backyard pool in Huntington Beach last week, and authorities are now probing whether safety violations involving specialized equipment played a role. Officer Thomas Daniel Denton, who had…
Frankie Muniz was released from Daytona International Speedway’s infield care center after a violent multi-car crash during Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season opener. The 40-year-old former ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ star, who has committed full-time to competitive stock car…
An online fundraiser for a white Ole Miss student caught on camera making racist monkey gestures at Black classmates has pulled in $20,000 since launching late Tuesday. The GiveSendGo campaign, started by a self-described “independent journalist” with a history of…
A California toddler has been orphaned after his mother was declared brain-dead and taken off life support six days following the freeway crash that killed his father. Gregory and Vanessa Tobias, both 29, of Vacaville, were eastbound on Interstate 80…
Jack Sabàto Jr., the 32-year-old son of Hollywood actors Antonio Sabàto Jr. And Virginia Madsen, has been charged in an alleged fatal hit-and-run that killed an Alaska father who had just left a hospital bedside visit. Carl Simmonds, 42, was…
Four grizzly bears have been killed after DNA tests confirmed they fatally attacked a mother and daughter on a trail minutes from their British Columbia home. Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, were reported missing on November…
Jack Sabáto, 32, the son of Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen and soap star Antonio Sabàto Jr., was arrested Monday in Anchorage, Alaska, after a fatal early-morning hit-and-run. The incident occurred at approximately 5:48 a.m. On November 9, at the intersection…
John Allen Rubio, 45, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit. The execution date follows the denial of his appeal in October 2026, setting November 12 for the punishment he…
João Franco and his brother Karlos are behind bars in Turkey after a brawl outside a clothing store killed a teenage employee. The siblings, both yachting professionals who were born in Zimbabwe before relocating to Europe, were arrested in the…
New York City health officials are warning residents about a sharp jump in rabid animals across four boroughs. Sally Slavinski, director of the Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Disease Unit at the New York City Health Department, said that the geographic spread…
Tatjana Smith broke down in tears as she announced she will compete for the Netherlands instead of South Africa. Smith, 29, posted an emotional video to Instagram on Tuesday, November 10, revealing the nation switch that sends the country’s most…
Joe Biden has revealed he would have abandoned his 2024 re-election bid and resigned the presidency had he known his symptoms signaled cancer. The former president, 83, made the admission in an exclusive interview timed to the upcoming release of…
Mark Robinson, 58, the former North Carolina lieutenant governor whose 2024 gubernatorial bid collapsed after racist and inflammatory online posts surfaced, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy earlier this month alongside his wife Yolanda Hill. The couple reported just $766.98 in…
The mother of a Black Ole Miss freshman targeted by racist harassment says she regrets that one of the white students involved has left the university. “I hate that she withdrew from the school,” the unidentified parent said Mornings. “You…