DC Fire and EMS (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers and prosecutors continue to piece together the events of the violent insurrection that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and now, a new film offers a firsthand perspective from the firefighters and paramedics who responded. The documentary-style video, produced by DC […]
ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped flooding rain, spawned tornadoes across the Northeast and caused dozens of deaths in areas where the storm landed. So far in the Northeast, at least 49 deaths have been attributed to the storm. Overall, there have […]
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The deaths of 13 people, all but two of whom lived in basement apartments, during New York City’s catastrophic flooding this week have renewed attention on the oftentimes illegal dwellings, with city officials looking to bolster evacuation efforts for vulnerable residents in extreme weather. […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La.) — Louisiana officials are investigating a facility where nursing home residents were evacuated to after four residents died there ahead of Hurricane Ida. The coroner determined three of the deaths to be storm-related, though the residents’ definitive causes of death have not been confirmed. […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La.) — Louisiana officials are investigating a facility where nursing home residents were evacuated to after four residents died there ahead of Hurricane Ida. The coroner determined three of the deaths to be storm-related, though the residents’ definitive causes of death have not been confirmed. […]
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The parents of Ahmaud Arbery welcomed the indictment of a former district attorney for allegedly interfering with the arrest of one of the men involved in the shooting death of their son as well as showing favor to another. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was […]
Brittany Starks, Donna Garcia (NEW YORK) — A Tennessee-based woman is easing back to school stress and boosting confidence by generously offering her hair braiding services for free. Brittany Starks posted on Facebook: “Anyone know single parents who can’t afford to get their child’s hair done for school? I will […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The first Afghan refugee to arrive in Utah since the nation’s swift takeover by the Taliban is a man who built a life as an air-traffic controller in Kabul before he had to flee. Azim Kakaie said Thursday that his wife tried to leave the […]
Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former NFL wide receiver David Patten, three-time Super Bowl champion, died in a motorcycle crash in South Carolina on Thursday, the Richland County coroner said. Patten was 47. The agent for the former New England Patriot, Sam Gordon, confirmed Patten’s death to […]
Photo by Jeff Haynes / ESPN Images (CHICAGO) — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have both tested positive for COVID-19, the team said on Friday. A spokesperson for the Cubs said that both men are quarantining and feeling fine. Both are fully vaccinated […]
