A 19-year-old man from Connecticut who was caught driving at 132 mph told officials he didn’t stop for troopers because he was running late to a job interview, police said this week. State troopers were conducting motor vehicle enforcement on Interstate 91 in the town of Cromwell when they spotted …
Read More »Man shot and killed by Florida sheriff’s deputies in confrontation after apparent alligator attack
A man believed to be on drugs was shot and killed Monday by Florida sheriff’s deputies who had tried to shock him with a Taser as he wielded a set of garden shears shortly after he was apparently bitten by an alligator in a lake, a sheriff said. Polk County …
Read More »Connecticut TV news anchor reveals she carried “painful secret” of her mother’s murder to protect Vermont police investigation
The death of a Connecticut television news anchor’s mother last winter is being investigated as a homicide, Vermont State Police said. Law enforcement officials initially believed Claudia M. Voight, 73, of Windham, died in her home from a medical event on Feb. 20, but later determined she died from neck …
Read More »Mandy Moore says her toddler has a rare skin condition called Gianotti Crosti syndrome. What is that?
Actress Mandy Moore has revealed that her 2-year-old son August, nicknamed Gus, has been diagnosed with a rare skin condition called Gianotti Crosti syndrome. Moore took to social media on Friday to describe a “crazy rash” Gus woke up with last week. “We thought maybe an eczema flare? Poison Oak? …
Read More »Investigators looking into whether any of the Gilgo Beach murder victims may have been killed at home suspect shared with his family
Investigators are looking into whether Rex Heuermann, the suspect arrested and charged in the deaths of three women whose remains were found on a beach roadway in Long Island more than a decade ago, may have killed any of his alleged victims at his home in Massapequa Park, law enforcement sources told CBS …
Read More »Oversight Committee subpoenas former Hunter Biden business partner
Congressional Republicans have subpoenaed Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer, demanding he sit for a deposition this week. The Oversight Committee has been investigating the business dealings of several members of President Joe Biden’s family. Kentucky Republican James Comer wrote in a letter to an attorney for Archer stating …
Read More »Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease
Fox News has sent Tucker Carlson a cease-and-desist letter, alleging that his new Twitter show is a breach of his contract with the network, Axios first reported. Carlson is still being paid through the end of his agreement with Fox News, which is set to expire on December 31, 2024, …
Read More »“Sesame Street” introduces first
“Sesame Street” has introduced its first-ever Filipino American muppet, TJ — the first Asian American character to join the show since Ji-Young, an Asian American muppet who was introduced in a 2021 Thanksgiving episode. TJ debuted in a video on Sunday in which he learned the meaning of the word …
Read More »FDA considering first over
A team of Food and Drug Administration staff revealed Friday that they have a number of reservations over a drugmaker’s request to become the first in the U.S. to sell birth control pills without a doctor’s prescription. The company, HRA Pharma, is seeking permission for over-the-counter sales of norgestrel tablets, …
Read More »Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, who held back bystanders during George Floyd’s killing, convicted of manslaughter
One of the former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd has been found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter for his role in the killing nearly three years ago. A judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota, issued the ruling for Tou Thao, one of four ex-officers who …
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