Connecticut man pleads insanity in fatal stabbing of neighbor
A Connecticut man who stabbed his neighbor to death pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Wednesday. Sebastian Andrews, 32, has been charged with murder for the March 2023 killing of Arinzechukwu...
View ArticleBig Lots announces ‘going out of business’ sale after bankruptcy deal falls...
Discount retailer Big Lots has launched “going out of business” sales at all of its remaining locations after a deal to save the company from bankruptcy collapsed. Big Lots announced the decision on...
View ArticleCold snap freezes NYC, temperatures drop into teens
Temperatures hit the teens for the first time this season in New York as chilly air from Canada rolled into the Big Apple. Sunday’s high in Central Park was 23 degrees, with a low of 17 overnight,...
View ArticleDrones fall from sky, injure 7-year-old boy at Florida holiday show
A 7-year-old boy was injured during a cascade of falling drones at an aerial show Saturday night in Orlando. Videos posted online showed numerous drones plummeting from the sky over Lake Eola Park in...
View ArticleTexas man ID’d after driving into mall, injuring 5 in police chase
The Texas man who drove into a mall and injured five people while fleeing from police was identified Sunday by authorities. John Darrel Schultz, 53, was fatally shot by cops at the end of the wild...
View ArticleCrocodile star of ‘Crocodile Dundee’ dies over age 90
The saltwater crocodile who made a shocking star turn in “Crocodile Dundee” has died in Australia. Burt the croc died at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin over the weekend, the park posted on social media....
View ArticleNearly 200 people rescued after ski lift cracks in Colorado
A ski lift cracked at a resort in Colorado over the weekend, forcing the dramatic rescues of nearly 200 people on board. Winter Park Resort said 174 people were safely removed from the gondolas during...
View ArticleSalvadoran MS-13 gangster wanted for murder arrested in N.J.
An MS-13 gang member wanted for murder in El Salvador has been arrested in New Jersey and is set for deportation, authorities announced Monday. Johnathan Stanley Garcia-Vasquez was captured Friday...
View ArticleSuspect in Christmas 2023 murder in Connecticut arrested in L.A.
A suspect has been arrested nearly one year after a fatal Christmas Day 2023 stabbing in Connecticut, police said. Juan Camilo Avila-Olmos, 28, was captured Saturday in Los Angeles and held on a...
View Article1 person killed, 3 injured in apartment fire in Bridgeport, Conn.
One person was killed and three others injured in a fire inside an apartment building in Bridgeport, Conn., on Monday night. The deceased victim was identified only as a woman living in the unit, and...
View ArticleHuman jawbone found on Long Island beach
A man and a woman out for a seaside stroll on a Long Island beach discovered a human jawbone on Monday evening, police said. Suffolk County police responded around 5 p.m. to the report at Smith Point...
View ArticleEx-Abercrombie CEO Michael Jeffries has dementia, lawyers claim
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has dementia and may be ruled incompetent to face sex-trafficking charges, his lawyers argued in court papers filed Monday. Jeffries, 80, has been...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg’s daughter Cori Broadus pregnant with first child
Snoop Dogg has another grandchild on the way, with his daughter Cori Broadus announcing Monday she is pregnant with her first child. Cori, 25, and her fiancé, Wayne Duece, learned they were expecting...
View ArticleNYC wakes up to first white Christmas since 2009
For the first time in 15 years, Bing Crosby’s dream of a white Christmas was realized in New York City on Wednesday morning. One inch of snow was measured in Central Park at 7 a.m., enough for the...
View Article‘Happy Gilmore 2’ trailer stars Adam Sandler with Travis Kelce cameo
It’s a “Happy” holiday for Adam Sandler and Netflix. The first teaser for “Happy Gilmore 2” was released Christmas Day and shows Sandler’s unlikely hero back on the golf course and clashing with old...
View ArticleBeyoncé performs ‘Cowboy Carter’ hits live for first time at NFL Christmas...
Beyoncé lit up an NFL stage on Christmas Day, performing a medley of hits from her newest album, “Cowboy Carter,” at halftime of a game between the Baltimore Ravens and her hometown Houston Texans. The...
View ArticleBody found on United Airlines plane that flew from Chicago to Maui
The body of a man was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane that flew from Chicago to Maui on Christmas Eve, officials said Wednesday. Authorities did not immediately identify the dead...
View ArticleGiant sinkhole snarls traffic on I-80 in Morris County, N.J.
A massive sinkhole opened on Interstate 80 eastbound through Morris County, N.J., backing up traffic one day after Christmas. The sinkhole opened up around 7:30 a.m. in the shoulder and encroached into...
View Article4 people found dead in N.H. home in suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Four people were found dead in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day, and investigators suspect they died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The four family members were located in a home in Wakefield...
View ArticleMarianne Williamson announces bid for DNC chair
Failed presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson announced Thursday that she plans to run for chair of the Democratic National Committee. Williamson, 72, is best known for her unconventional, long-shot...
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