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Month: July 2021

8 and 9-year-old boys charged with shooting death of 62-year-old man

8 and 9-year-old boys charged with shooting death of 62-year-old man

iStock/Josiah S (WESTMINSTER, S.C.) — An 8-year-old boy along with a 9-year-old boy have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 62-year-old man in South Carolina. The incident occurred on Wednesday, June 30, when Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an area just northwest of […]

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Tropical Storm Elsa moves through Caribbean, sets sights on US coastline this week

Tropical Storm Elsa moves through Caribbean, sets sights on US coastline this week

ABC News (HAVANA, Cuba) — Tropical Storm Elsa is now 85 miles east of Kingston, Jamaica, and 185 miles southeast of Cabo Cruz, Cuba, as it moves west-northwest at 14 mph with current sustained winds at 65 mph. A tropical storm warning is in effect for parts of Haiti, Jamaica […]

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Massachusetts police arrest group of ‘heavily armed men’ claiming to ‘not recognize our laws’

Massachusetts police arrest group of ‘heavily armed men’ claiming to ‘not recognize our laws’

(WAKEFIELD, Mass.) — A bizarre incident unfolded Saturday morning in Wakefield, Massachusetts as nearly a dozen armed men were arrested after a standoff with police in the middle of a major highway. According to local police: “During a motor vehicle stop, several heavily armed men claiming to be from a […]

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Man killed in shooting at Atlanta-area country club

Man killed in shooting at Atlanta-area country club

iStock/Kruck20 KENNESAW, Ga. — A shooting at an Atlanta-area country club has left one man dead as authorities search for his killer. The slaying occurred Saturday afternoon at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw, Cobb County Police Officer Shenise Barner said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Authorities did not immediately identify […]

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Man faces federal charges after fireworks explosion in neighborhood

Man faces federal charges after fireworks explosion in neighborhood

iStock/Andrea_Hill LOS ANGELES — A 27-year-old man was charged Saturday with illegally transporting tons of explosives he purchased in Nevada — including several that left a trail of destruction and injuries after they blew up in a Los Angeles neighborhood. Arturo Ceja III faces the federal charges, according to the […]

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Cifuentes scores, LAFC beats Salt Lake 1-0 for 1st road win

Cifuentes scores, LAFC beats Salt Lake 1-0 for 1st road win

SANDY, Utah (AP) — José Cifuentes scored in the 69th minute and Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Saturday night for its first road victory of the season. Cifuentes finished Eddie Segura’s cross from just behind the penalty spot into the right corner. Carlos Vela played a […]

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Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 24 as search effort pauses during demolition prep

Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 24 as search effort pauses during demolition prep

iStock/felixmizioznikov (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — The death toll at the 12-story residential building that partially collapsed in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County last week has risen to 24, leaving 121 unaccounted for, as search and rescue efforts paused amid preparations to demolish the remaining structure, officials said Saturday. The partial collapse occurred […]

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Elsa weakens to tropical storm as it moves through Caribbean

Elsa weakens to tropical storm as it moves through Caribbean

iStock/eduardo_almeida (FLORIDA) — Elsa, which was the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, has weakened to a tropical storm, though it is bringing damaging winds and rain as it moves through the Caribbean. After lashing parts of the eastern Caribbean with strong winds and heavy rain Friday, the storm weakened […]

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Charges will not be filed against Honolulu police in fatal shooting of Black man from South Africa

Charges will not be filed against Honolulu police in fatal shooting of Black man from South Africa

iStock/MattGush (HONOLULU) — Three Honolulu police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Lindani Myeni, an unarmed South African rugby player, will not face criminal charges, according to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney. Honolulu prosecuting attorney Steven S. Alm announced Wednesday that the officers were justified in using deadly […]

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Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 22, including child of firefighter

Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 22, including child of firefighter

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — At least 22 people, including three children, have been confirmed dead and 126 others remain unaccounted for since a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County last week. The partial collapse occurred around 1:15 a.m. on June 24 […]

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