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slobo/Getty Images (NEWARK, N.J.) — Two firefighters died while battling a blaze aboard a cargo ship docked in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday night, officials said. Newark Fire Chief Rufus Jackson confirmed the deaths during a press conference early Thursday, a few hours after it was announced that a search was underway for two firefighters […]
George Shelley Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 69-year-old woman has died following an alligator attack in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, authorities said Tuesday. Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue, the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office and Spanish Wells security personnel responded around 9:28 a.m. to a report of a possible […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SHREVEPORT, La.) — Four people were killed and seven others injured when a mass shooting broke out at a July 4 block party in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said. About 200 people were at the annual event when, around 11:40 p.m., multiple men engaged in an exchange of gunfire, Shreveport Police Chief Wayne […]
Philip Waller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police responded to two reports of possible shark bites in separate locations around the same time on the Fourth of July off the South Shore of Long Island, New York, a day after two similar incidents were reported, authorities said. At 1:50 p.m., police responded to a report of […]
Tony Anderson/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently said that if elected president in 2024 he would push for civics education about the founding principles of the United States to celebrate the country’s upcoming 250th anniversary. DeSantis’ announcement, which he made during an interview with the Washington Examiner, comes amid the yearslong overhaul […]
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEVADA) — Extreme heat is what National Park Service officials assume led to the death of a man inside his car that was in the middle of Death Valley National Park as temperatures soared to over 100 degrees. A maintenance worker found the unidentified 65-year-old man from San Diego on July 3 […]
KTBS (NEW YORK) — Amid celebrations and fireworks over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, cities across America were left reeling from the scourge of gun violence as mass shootings occurred at block parties and other festive gatherings. Twenty people were killed and 126 were injured in 22 mass shootings that erupted across the […]
LordHenriVoton/Getty Images (OHIO) — An Ohio man pleaded guilty to raping a then-9-year-old girl who later sought an out-of-state abortion in a case that became a flashpoint in the national abortion rights debate after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Gerson Fuentes, 28, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to two […]
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Police have identified all five victims killed in a mass shooting in Philadelphia on Monday. A suspect wearing a bulletproof vest, carrying a rifle and multiple rounds of ammunition opened fire in Philadelphia late Monday, killing five and injuring two children, according to authorities. Police arrested the suspected gunman following […]
Dinodia Photo/Getty Images (CONNECTICUT) — Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan has spoken out a week after she was allegedly assaulted by a man while attending a gathering for Eid al-Adha prayers with her family. The incident was reported at the XL Center in Hartford on the morning of June 28. Police said in a news […]
