LA County will update its building codes after earthquake devastates Turkey, Syria
Mario Tama/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After an earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria last month, killing 50,000 people, officials in Los Angles County voted Wednesday to update the county’s building code and require all non-ductile high-ris…
Explosive found in checked luggage at Pennsylvania airport, man in custody
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images(LANSFORD, Pa.) — An explosive device was found in a checked piece of luggage at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, according to a criminal complaint.
The passenger, Mark Muffley of Lansford, Penn…
Man remains behind bars nearly 20 years after conviction overturned
Missouri Department Of Corrections(JACKSON, Mo.) — The nightmare gripping Ken Middleton’s family appeared to be possibly over in 2005.
The same judge who in 1991 sentenced the Kansas City, Missouri, man to life without parole plus 200 years for the s…
Man takes airport bus for a joyride before being caught by police
WABC(NEW YORK) — A Brooklyn man stole an American Airlines bus from John F. Kennedy International Airport and drove it through three boroughs before he was pulled over by police in downtown Brooklyn.
Burshawn Quildon, 43, is charged with grand larcen…
What’s likely behind mysterious ‘Havana syndrome’ that plagued US diplomats
Graeme Jennings – Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A review of ‘Havana syndrome” by the U.S. intelligence community finds it “very unlikely” that a foreign adversary or energy weapon is the cause, officials said Wednesday.
That’s according to a new as…
Jason Reitman teases new ‘Ghosbusters’ film with “firehouse” set pic
Sony Pictures/Eric CharbonneauJason Reitman, son of the late Ivan Reitman, who directed the original Ghostbusters and its 1989 sequel, posted to his Instagram a photo that will get any franchise fan fired up.
The black-and-white snap shows the Ghostbu…
New York City to pay record settlement for ‘kettling’ George Floyd protesters
Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City and the New York Police Department have agreed to collectively pay millions to protesters who were arrested, detained or subjected to violence during…
Suspect in mass shooting that killed 3 officers dies in jail: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(PIKEVILLE, Ky.) — A man accused of fatally shooting three Kentucky law enforcement officers in an ambush last year has died while in custody awaiting trial for murder, authorities said.
The suspect, Lance Storz, died from a…
Biden calls labor secretary nominee Julie Su ‘the American Dream’
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Biden on Wednesday introduced Julie Su as his nominee to replace Marty Walsh as secretary of labor, and if confirmed, she would be the first Asian American to serve in his Cabinet as a department secret…
Mississippi governor signs transgender health care ban for minors
Richard T. Nowitz/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill banning puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries for people under 18 in the state who are seeking gender-affirming health care.
The state joins six oth…