A suspect was killed in a shooting that left three SWAT officers wounded in Philadelphia early Wednesday after officers served a homicide arrest warrant to a suspect who then barricaded himself inside a residence, according to local media. The shooting happened in the 800 block of 10th Street in North Philadelphia’s Poplar section around 6…
A suburban Chicago toddler with a rare genetic condition returned home with his family for the first time on Tuesday after spending his entire life in the hospital. Francesco Bruno, who is 2 years and 10 months old, has skeletal dysplasia, which prevents his rib cage from growing properly and affects his lungs. After undergoing…
The FBI is tracking a lead in the Gilgo Beach serial killings case to Alabama. In a Friday Facebook post, the Mobile Police Department said that the FBI is seeking relatives and friends of a long-deceased man named Elijah “Lige” Howell/Howard, who lived from 1927-1963. Howard lived in Prichard, Alabama, with his wife Carrie and…
A tree trimmer was killed in northern California after he fell into a wood chipper at a work site Tuesday afternoon. The Menlo Park Police department told KTVU FOX 2 that the industrial accident happened around 12:50 p.m. The victim reportedly worked for the arboricultural firm S.P. McClenahan, a division of Bartlett Tree Experts. Authorities…
A New York boutique owner turned herself into police after an 18-month undercover investigation into her business operations led to a discovery of over $40 million in counterfeit items. Nassau County police said Tuesday 31-year-old Lindsay Castelli, of Smithtown, sold fake designer items to unsuspecting customers through her website and storefront, Linny’s Boutique. Castelli turned…
The California cities of San Bernardino, Oakland and Los Angeles have been ranked among the state’s most dangerous cities, according to a new study from WalletHub. “Threats to safety in the U.S. come in many forms, from the continued presence of the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters to mass shootings and traffic accidents,” WalletHub’s financial…
Swelling lakes and rivers in Florida continue to leave communities underwater in the wake of Hurricane Ian, and the historic flooding of at least one river could remain until Thanksgiving, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Storm damage and flooding from the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state of Florida, and…
The two suspects charged in the brutal slaying of a Georgia high school football star Elijah DeWitt gunned down in a Dave & Buster’s parking lot last week made their first court appearance on Wednesday morning following their extradition back from South Carolina. The hearing for Kemare Bryan, 18, and Chandler Richardson, 19, both from…
Transgender women must still register for the military draft, according to the U.S. Selective Service. “US citizens or immigrants who are born male and changed their gender to female are still required to register,” the Selective Service states on its official website. Individuals who were born female, but identify as male do not need to…
An employee at Stanford University said she was dragged into a campus basement and raped last Friday afternoon, prompting concern from students on campus. The university said the incident happened on the school’s Palo Alto campus around 12:30 p.m. on October 7. Officials were made aware of it less than 3 hours later. “The victim…