Mayor Eric Adams is set to announce a plan Monday aimed at curbing gun violence, in the wake of the shooting that left a rookie NYPD cop dead and another officer in grave condition. Adams will make remarks at 2 p.m. without reporters in the room, according to his public schedule. The mayor’s speech will come … Read more
Persons of interest have been identified in the double slaying of a newlywed couple in Utah — after the FBI officially ruled out Brian Laundrie as the killer. Kylen Schulte, 24, and her 38-year-old wife, Crystal Turner, were found shot to death at a campsite in the city of Moab on Aug. 18 after complaining about a … Read more
A Virginia man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly breaking into a pet grooming salon and stealing six husky puppies and cash, according to the Hampton Police Department. Rodney Jackson, 50, is facing charges of breaking and entering, grand larceny, grand larceny with intent to sell, and animal larceny. Three of the husky puppies were recovered and returned to their mother on Saturday, … Read more
An 8-year-old girl was struck and killed by a stray bullet while walking with her mother on a Chicago street Saturday afternoon, reports said. Melissa Ortega was struck in the head by one of several rounds fired by a male suspect toward a 26-year-old known gang member near the intersection of 26th Street near Pulaski … Read more
A man who suffered an apparent workplace injury was rescued in Maine after he was spotted walking on a street with his severed arm on Friday morning, a report said. Two public works employees sanding the sidewalks in Lewiston intervened and applied tourniquets to the victim after they saw him stumbling along Maple Street at … Read more
A police officer was shot in Washington, D.C. on Sunday evening and at least one suspect is barricaded in a nearby house, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The wounded officer was transported to a local hospital for treatment. “He was conscious and breathing when we brought him to the hospital,” Fourth District Watch Commander Lieutenant Sayvon Weinfeld told … Read more
An advocate for leading employers in the Big Apple said their recent meeting with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over concerns about his progressive policies was productive — but ultimately, “the proof will be in the pudding.” In a radio interview that aired Sunday, Kathryn Wylde, the head of lobbying group Partnership for New York … Read more
The Broadway actor who played Harry Potter in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” has been fired following a complaint about his conduct lodged by a co-star last year. The show’s producers made the announcement Sunday night without specifying the allegations made against actor James Snyder. A female co-star made the claims last November, prompting … Read more
A Connecticut father is accused of launching a racist tirade and tossing a drink at a worker in a smoothie shop on Saturday after his son reportedly suffered an allergic reaction, police said. James Iannazzo, 48, was arrested and charged with a hate crime following the wild scene at Robeks in Fairfield shortly before 2:30 … Read more
A flight from Newark International Airport to Tel Aviv returned to New Jersey on Thursday after two Israeli passengers helped themselves to upgraded seats on a half-full plane. The passengers clashed with the United Airlines cabin crew after they refused to prove they were ticketed to sit in business class, according to The Times of … Read more