A group of masked thieves in California pushed past a security guard and stole $50,000 worth of merchandise from a Gucci store last week, police said Tuesday. Reserve officers with the San Jose Police Department were working a second job at the Valley Fair Mall on Oct. 5, when they …
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EXCLUSIVE: The son of a 77-year-old retired Vermont biologist who passersby found shot to death on her favorite hiking trail this month is speaking out as the investigation into her unsolved slaying nears its second week. “How does this happen, and why do people feel emboldened to take the life …
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Former NCAA star swimmer Riley Gaines made clear in a statement on Wednesday that NCAA president Charlie Baker was made aware of her experience while at the 2022 championships and how she felt about having to compete against and change in front of Lia Thomas. Baker was on Capitol Hill …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A 28-year-old Italian tourist was killed in Alaska when he was crushed by a chunk of ice that broke from a glacier, authorities said. Alaska State Troopers said Alexander Hellweger, of Sand in Taufers in northern Italy, died Sunday at Lake George Glacier, north of Anchorage. Hellweger …
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PORTERSVILLE, Pa. – Police say a pickup truck veered off a Pennsylvania highway, smashed into a telephone pole and knocked out a fence before lumbering into a pasture and running over a horse. State Police Trooper Jason Frances tells the Butler Eagle (http://bit.ly/1xB3t6R) that the emergency call in Portersville came …
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NEW ORLEANS – Attorneys say a Chinese drywall manufacturer — Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. — has paid a $3.2 million judgment to the owners of seven homes damaged by the product. A news release from attorneys representing homeowners said a damages trial has been set for April 28 on behalf …
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NEW YORK – New York City will pay $17 million to settle three wrongful criminal convictions. City Comptroller Scott Stringer said Sunday that the settlements involve cases handled by retired homicide detective Louis Scarcella. Scarcella’s tactics have come under scrutiny and are being reviewed by the Brooklyn district attorney’s office. …
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BOSTON – Prosecutors are opposing a new request by lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) to move his trial. The government said Wednesday that a partial analysis of completed juror questionnaires cited by the defense doesn’t support its Jan. 22 argument that too many are prejudiced …
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NEW YORK – The winners of the 2014 George Polk Awards in Journalism include reporters for The New York Times and the Miami Herald. The Times’ Rukmini Callimachi won for international reporting for her account of how European nations secretly paid ransoms to free hostages held by the Islamic State …
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CHICAGO – Mayor Rahm Emanuel and several Chicago aldermen are offering what they call a reparations package for the victims of torture under the city’s former police commander, Jon Burge. The city said Tuesday that the package will include an apology, a $5.5 million fund and city services, such as …
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