Shooting at California mall leaves 2 injured
Two people were injured in a shooting at a California mall on Monday evening, authorities said. Gunfire erupted inside the Valley Plaza Mall in the city of Bakersfield that night…
4 homeless men killed in their sleep in NYC’s Chinatown, person of interest in custody: Police
Four homeless men were killed in New York City’s Chinatown early Saturday morning, and police say they have a person of interest in custody. Interested in New York? Add New…
Boeing to start paying more than $144K each to families of Max 737 crash victims
Families of victims who died in the two Boeing 737 Max crashes that took place within six months of each other and killed a total of 346 people will receive…
Vaping crisis number soars to 530 sick as FDA uses criminal investigators to probe
The Federal Drug Administration has been using their criminal investigators to look into the rash of illnesses surrounding the use of vaping products, Mitch Zeller, the director of the Center…
Former congressman accused of decades-old sexual abuse from his time working at a Boy Scouts camp
A former congressman has denied accusations put forward in a new lawsuit that alleges he sexually abused a teen five decades ago. Gary Ackerman, who worked as a director of…
Atlanta lawyer killed victim with Mercedes after car was struck with golf ball, prosecutors say
An Atlanta attorney has been charged with murder after he fatally rammed his Mercedes sedan into a real estate investor, according to authorities. The encounter began after 60-year-old Hamid Jahangard…
Hundreds of lawsuits to be filed in New York for alleged child sexual abuse cases after passage of Child Victims Act
Leaders of the Catholic Church in New York are facing a “dark time” in the wake of a passage of a law that now allows victims of child abuse to…
Prosecuting human traffickers poses significant challenges, top prosecutor says
More than 100 child sex trafficking victims were rescued across the U.S. last month in an effort code-named Operation Independence Day that involved sweeps in Las Vegas, Atlanta and Seattle…
5 small dead in Pennsylvania house fire; 1 adult in critical condition
Five small children were killed and an adult was left in critical condition on Sunday following a house fire in northwestern Pennsylvania. The fatal fire was reported at around 1…
Walmart pulling violent displays, but will continue to sell guns despite pressure
In the wake of two mass shootings at an El Paso Walmart and in downtown Dayton last weekend, the superstore has instructed employees to remove marketing material and video displays…