A SWAT standoff turned into a fiery inferno after the suspect’s Upland home burst into flames after a gunfight Monday night. The deadly shootout started around 3:15 p.m. when deputies tried to serve a search warrant at the suspect’s home between North Benson Avenue and North Mountain Avenue, according to …
Read More »Suzanne Shepherd, “Sopranos” and “Goodfellas” actress, dies at 89
Suzanne Shepherd, the actress known for her roles on “The Sopranos” and “Goodfellas,” has died, her agency confirmed Sunday. She was 89. Shepherd died early Friday morning at her New York City home, her agency said. She is survived by daughter Kate Shepherd, son-in-law Miles McManus and granddaughter Isabelle Shepherd. …
Read More »Terry Martin changes plea to guilty in theft of “The Wizard of Oz” ruby slippers
DULUTH, Minn. — A 76-year-old Grand Rapids man has changed his plea to guilty in connection to the theft of a pair of ruby slippers from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.” Terry Martin, 76, appeared in a Duluth federal courtroom on Friday. He is charged with one count …
Read More »Alabama teen sentenced to life for killing 5 family members, including 3 younger siblings, when he was 14
An Alabama teenager convicted of killing five family members, including three younger siblings, when he was 14 years old has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Circuit Judge Chadwick Wise handed down the sentence Thursday to Mason Sisk, now 18. …
Read More »Hollywood strikes taking a toll on California’s economy
Los Angeles — Hollywood scribes met with studio executives Friday for the first time since the Writer’s Guild of America went on strike just over three months ago. The more than 11,000 film and television writers that make up the WGA have been on strike since early May. In mid-July, …
Read More »“Preppy Killer” Robert Chambers released from prison after second lengthy prison term
Robert Chambers, better known to some as the “Preppy Killer,” was released after spending 15 years in prison for drug and assault charges, according to state records. Chambers spent a similar amount of time in prison after pleading guilty to strangling Jennifer Levin in New York City’s Central Park during …
Read More »Cigna accused of using an algorithm to automatically reject patient claims
Cigna is using an algorithm to review — and often reject — hundreds of thousands of patient health insurance claims, a new lawsuit claims, with doctors rubber-stamping those denials without individually reviewing each case. The class-action suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Sacramento, alleges that Cigna’s actions violate …
Read More »Doctors created a primary care clinic as their former hospital struggled
GALLUP, N.M. — About a year ago, Valory Wangler, a family medicine doctor, invited a handful of former co-workers to her backyard. During the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, Wangler and her colleagues had worked at a hospital in this former railroad hub of about 21,000 residents just a …
Read More »Education was once the No. 1 major for college students. Now it’s an afterthought.
Five decades ago, the U.S. was training an army of college students to become teachers, with 1 in every 5 bachelor’s degrees earned in the field of education. That guaranteed a steady pipeline of educators entering the profession, a vital resource for schools around the country, and for the economy …
Read More »Video shows driver stopping pickup truck and jumping out to tackle man fleeing police in Oklahoma
A member of the public tackled a man who fled from police during an arrest last week, video from the Tulsa Police Department shows. Police say an officer was speaking to a suspect identified as Miguel Fernandez, who originally gave a false name. When the officer began questioning him, Fernandez …
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