Philadelphia bomb squad investigates massive house explosion
A 61-year-old man was hospitalized after a house in northeastern Philadelphia exploded Tuesday afternoon, according to a report from FOX29.
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Utah mom killed by ex-boyfriend who then fatally shot himself, police say
A Utah woman was gunned down by her ex-boyfriend in a grocery store parking lot over the weekend before he shot himself, resulting in his death days later, authorities said Tuesday.
Florida officials lift evacuation order after wastewater reservoir leak flood fears ease
Florida authorities have lifted an evacuation order for more than 300 homes and businesses that were forced out over the weekend after an uncontrolled release of wastewater from Manatee County’s Piney Point reservoir.
Family sues after California man dies in taco-eating contest
The family of a California man who died in a taco-eating contest is taking legal action against the event’s organizers — claiming their negligence led him to choke to death.
Arizona parents charged with murder after remains of adopted daughter, 13, found in fire
Two Arizona parents, who have been in police custody on child abuse and other charges for more than a year, were charged with murder Friday after authorities found skeletal remains at their Phoenix home during a fire in January 2020.
‘White Lies Matter’ group says it stole Jefferson Davis chair, will turn it into toilet unless demands are met
A group calling itself “White Lies Matter” has stolen a Jefferson Davis monument and threatened to turn it into a toilet unless the United Daughters of the Confederacy agrees to hang an Assata Shakur quote on a banner from its Virginia headquarters.
Minnesota man who bashed Fargo police car during George Floyd protest gets 2 years in prison
A Moorhead, Minnesota man convicted of felony civil disorder for riling up a mob during a George Floyd protest in Fargo, N.D, last spring will spend two years in federal prison, the Justice Department said Monday.
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Chauvin was trained twice in past 4 years to diffuse tense situations: testimony
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had been trained twice over the past four years on how to defuse tense situations with people in crisis and how police must use the least amount of force necessary to get someone to comply, police personnel testified... Read More.
Chicago toddler shot during road rage incident, seven others hurt during sidewalk bullet fight, police say
Two shootings in Chicago that occurred within hours of each other left multiple people wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, authorities said Tuesday.
California allows hundreds of transgender inmates to request transfers to prison aligning with gender identity
A California law that took effect this year has prompted hundreds of transgender prison inmates to put in a request to be transferred to a facility that aligns with their gender identity.