A Louisiana woman allegedly shot and killed a home invasion suspect to “protect herself and her children,” local authorities said. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting in Hammond shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday. Detectives determined the suspect, identified as 51-year-old Robert Rheams, was armed …
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Bond for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb was set at $50,000 on Saturday, after prosecutors announced Friday he was charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct. Lake County State’s Attorney …
Read More »The New England Patriots lent their jet to University of Virginia football players so they could attend the funerals of their three teammates, who were killed earlier this month. The funerals were held in Miami, Virginia Beach and North Charleston, South Carolina, the hometowns of each player, according to CBS …
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A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager Suzanne Koga said in a release. “But it will take a …
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The founder and former CEO of Twitter apologized on Saturday to the social media company’s employees a day after thousands were laid off. In a series of tweets, Jack Dorsey wrote that he “grew the company size too quickly.” “Folks at Twitter past and present are strong and resilient,” he …
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Former NBA star Dwyane Wade filed a court petition earlier this year to legally change his 15-year-old daughter’s name. His ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade filed an objection this week – and Wade publicly responded on Thursday. Their daughter is transgender and has been going by the name Zaya since 2020. Funches-Wade …
Read More »Serena Williams appeared to announce her plans to retire earlier this year, but the tennis superstar and businesswoman recently revealed she is “not retired.” During a talk at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, Williams said the chance of her returning to the sport are “very high.” At the conference for startup …
Read More »Jury selection began Monday morning in the Trump Organization’s trial on New York state criminal fraud charges, and the judge told potential jurors that former President Donald Trump could be called as a witness in the case. The company was indicted by a grand jury in July 2021. It faces …
Read More »“The Watcher,” a new horror show about a house being stalked by an anonymous tormenter, has hit Netflix – but it’s not just a scary story, it’s a real one. A house in Westfield, New Jersey has been notoriously stalked by someone who sends harassing letters – signed by “The …
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Four family members, including an infant, who were kidnapped Monday morning from a business in Central California’s Merced County have been found dead, authorities announced Wednesday night. The victims were discovered in a remote farm area of Merced County. “Our worst fears have been confirmed,” Sheriff Vern Warnke told reporters …
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