A would-be carjacker was shot Friday in Washington, D.C., when he pointed a gun at a U.S. Marshal assigned to protect the homes of U.S. Supreme Court Justices near the residence of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Two Deputy U.S. Marshals were on-duty working a protective detail on the 2100 block of 11th Street NW...
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New Hampshire Air National Guard commander, a married father of 5, killed in hit-and-run crash
The commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on Monday, police said. The Rochester Police Department announced in a social media post on Tuesday that 57-year-old John Pogorek, the brigadier general, assistant adjutant general commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, was killed in the...
Washington man arrested after fleeing to Mexico with missing 2-year-old daughter, fiancée: police
Washington authorities on Monday announced that officials located 2-year-old Seraya Aung Harmon, who had been missing from Moscow, Idaho, since May 29, at a checkpoint near Santa Ana, Mexico. Pullman, Washington, officials allege the toddler’s 21-year-old father, Aaron Aung, failed to return Seraya to her mother’s custody on June 3. He then allegedly fled to...
Florida mass school shooter agrees to give brain to science in stunning settlement
Florida mass shooter Nikolas Cruz has agreed to donate his brain to science in a “unique” civil settlement reached with one of his victims, according to court papers and experts. Cruz used an AR-15 assault rifle to massacre 17 students and staffers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018, in...
Church's Chicken employee in Tennessee shot, killed after argument in drive-thru: police
An argument between an employee at a Church’s Chicken in Tennessee and a woman in the drive-thru turned deadly on Monday, police said. Memphis police investigators are searching for the customer, a woman with purple hair who was captured on surveillance video. The fatal shooting happened just before 9 p.m. at the Park Avenue fast-food...
Suspect gets dose of street justice after woman's body found wrapped in sleeping bag on street
A New York City parolee who allegedly tossed a young woman’s corpse into a pile of street trash was battered by dozens of angry neighbors upon his Monday arrest. Chad Irish, 55, was charged with concealment of a human corpse after he was questioned by detectives about the death of 31-year-old Yazmeen Williams, the New...
The story of Tonya Harding including triumphs, tragedies and ice-cold karma
Tonya Harding’s legendary tale captures her rise to fame and abrupt fall from grace. Known for being the first American woman to land a triple axel in competition, she is considered one of the most controversial ice skaters in American history, according to her biography on olympics.com. Harding’s notoriety is established in the scandal involving...
Migrants indicted for attack on NYPD cops checking on unattended children outside NYC homeless shelter
A mob of migrants accused of attacking New York City police officers outside a Queens hotel being used as a shelter as they were checking on the welfare of three unattended children have been indicted, prosecutors said Tuesday. The six suspects were each charged with attempted assault in the first degree, attempted gang assault in...
Florida bodycam shows suspect 'deliberately hit' Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy
Three days after a Florida deputy was released from the hospital after being run over by a suspect’s vehicle, the sheriff announced three people have been arrested as a result of the investigation. “I’m incensed that any human being would inflict this type of violence against another human being in our wonderful, special Tampa Bay...
Colombian illegal migrant wanted for drug trafficking in Spain arrested after crossing Texas border
An illegal immigrant from Colombia, wanted in Spain for drug trafficking charges, has been arrested in Massachusetts, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The 25-year-old fugitive, who has not been named, was apprehended by Massachusetts State Police in the city of Revere on June 29 after authorities said he was driving an unregistered...









