March 19, 2024

New York State Trooper among 3 killed in National Guard helicopter crash at southern border

A New York state trooper and another New York soldier have been identified as two of the three people killed in a National Guard helicopter crash near the southern border. John M. Grassia III, 30, who served in NYSP’s Troop G, was serving with the National Guard in Texas when the chopper went down on […]

31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Zelensky said that the number was far lower than estimates given by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. “31,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not […]

SUNY New Paltz student from NYC struck, killed by hit-and-run driver near campus

A SUNY New Paltz student from the Big Apple was fatally mowed down by a hit-and-run driver while walking along a state highway near campus Tuesday, authorities said. Ray Rattray, 22, was walking home from a class around 5:11 p.m. on the shoulder of the southbound lane of Route 208 when he was struck by […]

NYC mom, 86, and her son killed in house fire after son races back into flames to save her

An 86-year-old woman was killed in a Queens fire along with her son, who fearlessly rushed back inside the burning home in a desperate attempt to save his mother, according to witnesses and the FDNY. The two-alarm blaze broke out in the basement of a house on 164th Street between 108th and 109th avenues in […]

5 killed in 2-car smash-up on Cross Island Parkway on New Year’s Day: cops

Five people were killed in a two-vehicle smash-up early New Year’s Day on a stretch of the Cross Island Parkway in Queens dubbed by local residents as the “dead man’s curve,” authorities said.  The tragic wreck unfolded when a Mazda sedan heading north on the expressway “at a high rate of speed” rammed into a […]

Two boys killed in separate hunting accidents — one shot by his 12-year-old sister

Separate hunting accidents that occurred in Mississippi and Texas over the weekend claimed the lives of two boys, ages 11 and 15 — with the younger one being shot in the head by his 12-year-old sister as she was aiming at a rabbit, authorities said. The two siblings in Mississippi were hunting rabbits with their […]

Student, 15, killed by younger peer in caught-on-camera brawl at North Carolina high school

A 15-year-old student was fatally knifed by a 14-year-old classmate on Monday during a wild, caught-on-camera brawl inside a North Carolina high school. The melee inside the gym at Southeast Raleigh High School also landed a second student, 16, in the hospital with a non-life-threatening stab wound, according to local reports. “Both victims were transported […]

‘Global Day of Jihad’: Teacher Killed, Others Injured in France School ‘Allahu Akbar’ Knife Attack

‘Global Day of Jihad’: Teacher Killed, Others Injured in France School ‘Allahu Akbar’ Knife Attack Getty Images Counter-terror police are investigating after a teacher was stabbed to death at a French school on Friday, the attack coinciding with the Hamas call for a global “day of jihad”. Update 1400: France already tried to deport suspected

15 Shot, Five Killed, During Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago

At least 15 people were shot, five of them fatally, during the weekend across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported the weekend’s first fatal shooting occurred Friday night around 8:30 p.m. “in the 7600 block of North Greenview Avenue.” A 36-year-old man was sitting in a car when another vehicle pulled

Judge Shot and Killed Outside Home in Gun-Controlled Maryland

Washington County Circuit Court Associate Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot outside his Hagerstown, Maryland, home on Thursday and died later in the day at the hospital. The BBC reported that police believe 52-year-old Wilkinson was targeted because of an ongoing custody battle. He was shot multiple times, and police found him lying in the driveway.

Florida gang member shot, killed pastor’s son outside church: sheriff

Investigators in Florida are trying to determine what led an alleged gang member to shoot and kill a pastor’s son in a church parking lot over the weekend. Taquion “Quan” Cotton, 22, is charged with murdering Roderick Wilson, Jr., 20, outside the Pentecostal Church of God in Winter Haven. Wilson was the son of the […]

Michigan woman pleads no contest in winter pond crash that killed 3 young sons

A western Michigan woman whose three young sons drowned last year after her SUV crashed into an ice-covered pond pleaded no contest Monday to several charges in connection with the crash. An Ottawa County judge accepted Leticia Gonzales’ no contest plea Monday to operating while intoxicated causing serious injury and three misdemeanor charges of moving […]

5 killed in riot at Mexican prison

Five men were killed in a fight between inmates at a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco, authorities said Friday. Four of the five inmates killed in the riot late Thursday were on trial or serving sentences for rape, homicide or other violent crimes, the state police department said. Police said control of […]

Iowa man, who kidnapped and killed 10-year-old girl, sentenced to 2 life terms

An Iowa man was sentenced Wednesday to two life terms for killing a 10-year-old girl who was missing for eight months before her remains were found in a pond. Henry Earl Dinkins also will have to pay $150,000 in restitution to the mother of Breasia Terrell, The Quad City Times reports. The girl’s July 2020 […]

Canadian man who allegedly ran over, killed Muslim family pleads not guilty

A Canadian man accused of deliberately running over and killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, as jury selection for his trial started. Nathaniel Veltman is accused of deliberately hitting the Afzaal family members with his truck as they were out for a walk on the evening […]

Report: Bob Menendez’s Wife Struck, Killed Pedestrian in 2018

Nadine Arslanian Menendez, the wife of indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), reportedly struck and killed a pedestrian in 2018. She would have been his girlfriend at the time. Police records of the incident were revealed on Wednesday by the New York Times. Federal prosecutors have claimed that the couple was “given a new Mercedes as a gift” as

Former Tennessee Senator Roy Herron killed in jet ski crash: ‘Will be missed by us all’

Former Tennessee lawmaker Roy B. Herron has died after suffering injuries related to a jet ski accident this month. He was 69.  Herron had decades of public service, including terms in the state House of Representatives, Senate and as chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party. He was also a candidate for governor in 2010. FOX […]

2 New Jersey firefighters killed while battling fire on cargo ship carrying 5,000 cars

Two firefighters were killed battling a blaze that began when cars caught fire deep inside a cargo ship carrying 5,000 cars at a New Jersey port, Newark’s fire chief said Thursday. Responding firefighters found five to seven vehicles already on fire when they reached the 10th floor of the cargo ship at Port Newark around […]

At least 15 killed by Chinese flooding, 4 more reported missing

At least 15 people have been killed by floods in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas, authorities said Wednesday. Another four people were reported missing by mid-morning in Chongqing, a vast mountainous region of 31 million, almost all of which has now been designated as having flood risk, according to the local government […]

Driver who was streaming ‘Big Bang Theory’ in crash that killed bride weeks before wedding sentenced

A young dad who was streaming Netflix when his truck swerved and fatally hit a schoolteacher two weeks before her wedding has been sentenced to jail. Bailey Camilleri caused 28-year-old Gemma Thompson’s death due to being distracted by an episode of “The Big Bang Theory” playing on his phone in November 2021, Judge Sophia Beckett ruled in […]

Worker killed in Illinois ammo factory blast identified

An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory killed one employee, authorities said. The explosion Thursday afternoon killed Oscar “Zeke” R. Bettorf, 60, of Bunker Hill, Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn said. Bettorf was the driver of a semitrailer loaded with shotgun shell primers that exploded while being transported inside the Winchester ammunition plant owned by […]

Chicago shooting kills 1, wounds 6 at gathering to honor man killed in car accident 4 years ago

A 25-year-old woman in Chicago was killed in a shooting that left six others wounded, after an argument broke out early Sunday at a gathering to honor the life of a man killed in a car crash four years ago, according to police and local reports. The deadly shooting happened around 1 a.m. in the […]

Man Misses Train After Celtics Lose to Heat, Kicks it and Then Is Run over and Killed

A man has died after falling under a Green Line trolley at North Station, which serves the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday only an hour and a half after the Boston Celtics lost to the Miami Heat. MBTA Transit Police spokesman Richard Sullivan said in a statement on Tuesday that the man was trying

Four Killed in Rare Shooting and Stabbing Rampage in Japan

Police in the city of Nakano, Japan, announced on Friday that they had apprehended a suspect after a bizarre shooting and stabbing rampage that killed four people, including two police officers. The suspect is reportedly the son of Aoki Masamichi, speaker of the Nakano city assembly. Nakano police said they received a call on Thursday

Death sentence for man who killed North Dakota student reduced to life in prison

The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota college student 20 years ago has been officially changed to life in prison. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson signed the sentence amendment for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. last week, according to court records. Rodriguez, a sex offender, was convicted in 2007 […]

Philadelphia teen shot and killed on SEPTA train platform, suspect at large

A suspect is on the run in Philadelphia after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed on a SEPTA train platform Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. at the SEPTA station located in the 5200 block of Market Street in West Philadelphia, police said. The teen, whose identity was not […]

‘Secret Invasion’ Premiere Recap: A Major MCU Character Gets Killed Off

With the days of 2012’s original The Avengers movie now more than a decade behind us, it can still be fun to catch up with old friends. I can’t lie: I do miss the original six-person crew, led by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and a team of well-fitted agents of SHIELD. The eight million

United Nations calls for halt to Sudan violence after three aid workers and dozens of others are killed

The United Nations’ World Food Program ceased operations in Sudan this weekend after three aid workers were killed during violent clashes between the country’s army and a powerful paramilitary group.  Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan, reiterated on Sunday that international aid workers are “not a target,” condemning the slaying […]

‘Best’ Russian general killed in Ukraine missile strike during counteroffensive

A top Russian general has been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike during Kyiv’s escalating counteroffensive, a report said Tuesday. Prominent pro-Russian war correspondent Yury Kotyonok revealed on his Telegram channel that Major-General Sergei Goryachev, Chief of Staff of Russia’s 35th Army, had been killed Monday on the Zaporizhzhia front, where Ukrainian forces have been […]

Three teens arrested in shooting that killed 2 teens outside Georgia birthday party

Three teenagers in Georgia have been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed two teens outside a birthday party earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday. Lamar Coleman, 18, and two 17-year-old twin brothers were taken into custody Tuesday, Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson said during a press conference. The sheriff’s office released a video […]

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