A 15-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital after suffering a terrifying seizure just moments after smoking cannabis she reportedly bought outside a popular designer shopping outlet in England. Sophy Smolnicka had been at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet before heading into a wooded area in Ellesmere Port with friends on September 9, according to accounts... Continue Reading →
Sylvester Stallone says he was just as surprised as everyone else when Donald Trump suddenly announced that the “Rocky” legend would become one of his special Hollywood ambassadors. The 80-year-old actor revealed that he learned about the unusual appointment while watching television — and quickly concluded the job was something he simply could not do.... Continue Reading →
Former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart has died at age 36, years after she became a national figure in a highly publicized sexual misconduct lawsuit involving former Fox anchor Ed Henry. Eckhart was found dead at her home in Martin County, Florida, on Saturday, Sept. 19, according to an incident report cited by multiple outlets.... Continue Reading →
Two people were killed after a firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a growing wildfire inside Yosemite National Park, federal officials said. The Eurocopter AS332 went down shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, while conducting water-bucket drops on the Dome Fire in Mariposa County, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Both people aboard the helicopter... Continue Reading →
A New York City subway rider was left with a gruesome facial wound requiring 20 stitches after a stranger suddenly attacked him at a Brooklyn station Sunday evening. The 26-year-old victim, identified as Mamadou Lo, was preparing to board a southbound C train at the Rockaway Avenue station near Fulton Street in Brownsville shortly before... Continue Reading →
A 19-year-old hiker was killed and several others were injured after lightning struck a small metal shelter near the summit of one of Utah’s most famous mountains during a violent early-morning thunderstorm. The deadly strike happened Friday, Sept. 18, near the top of Mount Timpanogos, a rugged Wasatch Mountain peak that rises roughly 11,750 feet... Continue Reading →
A University of Houston football player is facing a felony charge after prosecutors accused him of picking up a pregnant woman and slamming her to the ground during a disturbing confrontation. Carmello Dedric Brooks, 19, was arrested by University of Houston police on Thursday, Sept. 17, and charged with assault on a pregnant individual, according... Continue Reading →
Former President Barack Obama blasted President Donald Trump’s decision to bar three major news organizations from the White House, saying such a move would have been “unimaginable” during his own presidency. But Obama’s remarks are drawing renewed attention to his administration’s contentious history with Fox News — including a 2009 attempt to exclude the network... Continue Reading →
Longtime residents of Warren, Michigan, say their blue-collar suburb has changed dramatically in less than a decade — and some now claim traffic, parking headaches and disputes surrounding nearby mosques have made everyday life increasingly difficult. But city officials and police are pushing back, saying they have not found evidence that the neighborhood is being... Continue Reading →
A UC Berkeley student says an ordinary nighttime walk with her dog turned terrifying when a man followed her to her off-campus apartment complex, climbed over a secured entrance and continued after her inside. Surveillance footage from the Tuesday night encounter shows junior Eden Winograd entering the apartment complex with her dog before a man... Continue Reading →
