Florida man operates windshield wipers with hand, prompting community fundraiser
September 19, 2021 at 13:56
He just needs some help wiping. A Florida man was seen in a viral video using his hand to operate his windshield wipers during a rainstorm. But now the driver that shot that popular clip wants to wipe the slate clean after he first viewed the incident as a...
Reward for missing Idaho boy Michael Joseph Vaughan, 5, grows to $26G
September 19, 2021 at 13:26
Nearly two months after 5-year-old Michael Joseph Vaughan disappeared from his Idaho neighborhood, police announced Friday that a reward fund for the child’s safe return has more than doubled as investigators continue to follow up on hundreds of tips. The r...
Illinois woman gets 75 years for murder of boyfriend's son, 4; judge calls her 'horrible pseudo-parent'
September 19, 2021 at 10:02
A 35-year-old Illinois woman was sentenced to 75 years in prison Friday for the brutal murder of her live-in boyfriend’s 4-year-old son. The judge called Lesli Jett a "horrible pseudo-parent" during the sentencing that took place after a 5-hour hearing, WMB...
Biloxi casino shooting leaves Mississippi man dead, Alabama man in custody
September 19, 2021 at 08:06
Multiple shots rang out early Saturday on the gaming floor of the Golden Nugget Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, resulting in the death of one man and the arrest of another, according to reports. Biloxi police arrested Jereme Lamond Jones, 30, of Mobile, Alab...
Wisconsin-Minnesota SUV murders: Second suspect nabbed in Arizona, report says
September 19, 2021 at 05:54
A second suspect sought in connection with the shooting deaths of four Minnesota people last weekend has surrendered in Arizona, according to a report. Previously arrested in the case was Darren McWright (aka Darren Osborne), 56, whom authorities have said...
4 Connecticut cops in Las Vegas crash; 1 dead, 1 facing DUI charge: reports
September 19, 2021 at 04:34
A Connecticut police officer was being held on $100,000 bail Saturday, accused of being an impaired driver following a Las Vegas crash that left a fellow officer dead, according to reports. New Haven police Officer Robert Ferraro, 34, a six-year member of t...
Murdaugh housekeeper’s heirs are owed at least $3M more, lawyer claims
September 19, 2021 at 03:18
Insurance settlements totaling at least $3 million may have been shifted from the estate of the late housekeeper of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, an attorney representing the state says, according to a report. "There were at least $3 million in oth...
West Virginia woman admits she was paid for trafficking teen to former police chief
September 18, 2021 at 22:13
Federal prosecutors say a West Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to a child sex trafficking conspiracy in which she was charged with providing a 17-year-old relative to a former police chief for sex in exchange for money. In a news release, Acting U.S. Atto...
Police and media outnumber 'Justice for J6' protesters at Capitol Hill rally
September 18, 2021 at 21:51
In a city still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol on Saturday over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent. The crowd was sparse and incidents were few. COPS AN...
Sears is closing its last department store in Illinois, the retailer's home state
September 18, 2021 at 21:32
(CNN) Sears will shut the doors on its last department store in Illinois come fall; the state in which its first retail store opened in 1925. The Sears department store in the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, a Chicago suburb, will close on November 14. Transf...
FBI offers $10,000 reward for information on Washington woman who went missing from Tulalip Reservation
September 18, 2021 at 21:22
(CNN) The FBI has announced a reward for information on Mary Johnson, a Native American woman who went missing from the Tulalip Reservation in Washington state in December 2020. The agency is offering $10,000 for information leading to the "identification,...
Maricopa County and Arizona GOP-led Senate reach agreement after months of partisan sparring over 2020 ballots
September 18, 2021 at 21:14
(CNN) Arizona's Maricopa County and the Republican-controlled state Senate have reached an agreement after a months-long dispute relating to a problem-plagued, partisan review of 2020 ballots. The local government had refused to hand over electronic voting...
Colorado school shooter sentenced to life in prison
September 18, 2021 at 21:03
A school shooter in suburban Denver was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday. Devon Erickson, 20, was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of classmate Kendrick Castillo, along with 45 other charges in connection with the 2...
Alex Murdaugh alleged shooter Curtis Smith says he was set up by disgraced lawyer
September 18, 2021 at 20:51
SONS OF ALEX MURDAUGH'S DEAD HOUSEKEEPER 'SCARED,' 'SHELL-SHOCKED,' AFTER SC LAWYER'S RELEASE TO DRUG REHAB"It was the craziest situation I ever been involved with. Smith, who is both a distant cousin of Alex Murdaugh and a former client, is the latest pers...
Rep. Zeldin announces he was diagnosed with leukemia last fall, is in remission
September 18, 2021 at 20:11
(CNN) Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is running for governor of New York, said in a statement Saturday he was diagnosed with early-stage chronic myeloid leukemia last November, began treatment "with an immediately positive response and no side effects" and...
Puma launches an Animal Crossing clothing collection
September 18, 2021 at 19:57
New York, NY (CNN) German sports retailer Puma is collaborating with Nintendo (NTDOY)'s Animal Crossing: New Horizons, bringing a few elements of the popular world-building game to real life. The new collection , which launched Saturday, has dozens of produ...
Cops and protesters gather at US Capitol for ‘Justice for J6’ rally
September 18, 2021 at 17:09
A massive police response mobilized outside a fenced-off U.S. Capitol Saturday morning to greet a group of right-wing protesters who insist their noon demonstration won’t descend into violence. Advocates at the "Justice for J6" rally in Washington, D.C., pl...
Border flooded with hundreds of migrants crossing into Texas
September 18, 2021 at 17:06
Hundreds of migrants are seen crossing the border into Texas in Del Rio on Saturday, with many of them originally coming from Haiti. "This situation has completely spiraled out of control," Fox News’s Bill Melugin said Saturday while in Del Rio, showing hun...
The Murdaugh family saga: a tangled web of secrets and murder
September 18, 2021 at 16:45
But the tortuous tale of the Murdaughs, a prominent South Carolina family with shadowy secrets, is real. This came three months after Murdaugh's wife and other son were gunned down on the family's secluded estate. "Around coffee shops and barber shops, that...
Gabby Petito: Police spoke to woman who claimed to see Laundrie days after Gabby last seen
September 18, 2021 at 16:42
North Port police confirm that they spoke to a TikTok user who claimed to have given Brian Laundrie a ride just days after missing woman Gabby Petito was last confirmed seen alive. Petito has been missing for almost a month: Her mother, Nicole Schmidt, last...