A Massachusetts lesbian bar already caught in a furious battle over its COVID-era mask rules faced another chaotic night Saturday after its owner reportedly became concerned that outsiders were trying to “infiltrate” the venue. Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue in Greenfield had been preparing for one of its newly introduced mask-optional Saturday nights when... Continue Reading →
A New Mexico middle school teacher was rushed into surgery after being shot multiple times outside his school Friday, triggering a lockdown, a frantic police search and the arrest of a juvenile suspect just blocks away. The shooting unfolded shortly before 11:40 a.m. on Sept. 25 at Highland Middle School in Hobbs, New Mexico. Hobbs... Continue Reading →
Diana Gonzalez was walking to a convenience store near her downtown Seattle workplace when a stranger threw a food wrapper at her. Moments later, Gonzalez was on the ground with a serious wound to her forehead, according to police. The attack happened around 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 18 near Third Avenue and Marion Street. Gonzalez... Continue Reading →
Vice President JD Vance defended the White House’s decision to bar Politico from its grounds. Now a new report says he was the unnamed official behind one of the Politico stories the administration cited to justify that decision. The dispute centers on a June article about negotiations with Iran. Politico quoted a “senior administration official”... Continue Reading →
An Iowa school field trip ended in tragedy when a 24-year-old teacher and a 10-year-old student died in an incident that has left their community grieving and investigators searching for answers. Hannah Jorgensen, a fifth-grade teacher at Borlaug Elementary School in Coralville, and student Ahmed Osman died during a Tuesday, Sept. 22, outing to the... Continue Reading →
A Tennessee woman says her life changed in an instant after a man watching a rock festival from a tree came crashing down and landed directly on her. Jamie Ulshoffer was attending the massive Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, Conor, on Friday, Sept. 18, when the freak accident unfolded during... Continue Reading →
A Florida husband is suing Publix and a food distributor after claiming his 74-year-old wife became gravely ill and died after eating frozen blueberries later tied to a major E. coli recall. Richard Mullins filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Pinellas County against Publix and Coral Gables-based distributor Quirch Foods Inc., alleging his wife, Karla... Continue Reading →
A longtime Missouri prosecutor was found dead inside the courthouse where he had spent more than two decades pursuing criminal cases — just months before he was preparing to leave offic Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd, 53, died at the Platte County Courthouse on Thursday, September 17, prompting authorities to clear and close the... 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 →
