Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting early New Year’s Day at a party in a commercial neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Monday heard gunfire and found a crowd fleeing the area and …
Read More »Fraternity hazing deaths happen to 'good kids from good families,' victim's father warns amid rush season
A man whose son died during a 2017 fraternity hazing ritual at Penn State University warned students and parents of the ills of the practice in an interview with Fox News Digital, saying anyone could become a victim. Jim Piazza’s son, Timothy, was recruited to join the Beta Theta Pi …
Read More »Minivan plows through crowd at Pennsylvania festival, injuring three people
Three people, including a child, were injured Monday evening when a minivan plowed into a crowd at a festival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, according to reports. The three-day Kipona festival was ending around 6 p.m. when a woman in a red minivan drove around parked cars and barricades before striking the …
Read More »Philadelphia teacher's suspicious suicide crime scene was cleaned up before police arrived with search warrant
A “deeply flawed” investigation into the 2011 death of Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg included a crime-scene cleanup undertaken the day before police arrived at her apartment with a search warrant, according to appellate court documents. Greenberg, 27, was discovered with a knife in her chest in her apartment during a …
Read More »Savannah to contribute half a million dollars to restore house that hosted an African-American art museum
The city of Savannah will contribute $500,000 to renovate a house that once hosted an African American art museum. The Savannah City Council voted Thursday to give the money toward what’s projected to be a $1.2 million restoration of the Kiah House, WTOC-TV reports. The house, built in 1910, was …
Read More »Texas drug recovery group awarded $800K grant from Biden admin for 'harm reduction' distributes crack pipes
A drug recovery group in El Paso, Texas, that received a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Biden administration’s “harm reduction” program distributes crack pipes to drug addicts. The El Paso Alliance has received nearly $800,000 from the HHS since 2022 as part …
Read More »NASA publishes never-before-seen photos of 'ravioli' moon orbiting Saturn
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) dropped never-before-seen photos of one of Saturn’s moons while comparing them to well-known food dishes. “Ravioli, pierogi, empanada… What do you see? No wrong answers,” NASA posted on its Instagram account Monday, accompanied by pictures of Pan, the innermost of Saturn’s moons. The …
Read More »Oklahoma mother pleads guilty to allowing 12-year-old daughter to give birth to 24-year-old's baby
A Tulsa, Oklahoma mother pleaded guilty in court late last month to allowing her 12-year-old daughter give birth to a 24-year-old man’s child. FOX 23 in Tulsa reported that Desiree Castaneda pleaded guilty to child neglect and enabling child sexual abuse, both charges she was arrested for in March 2022. …
Read More »Major CO2 pipeline placed on hold
Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Tuesday that it is putting on hold one of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest so it can reassess the project. The company withdrew its application for a key permit in Illinois and said it was putting all its permit applications …
Read More »Grand Canyon 'love locks' put wildlife in danger, park says
“Love locks” – padlocks snapped onto fences and barriers at breathtaking locations by couples to symbolize the permanence of their bond – are apparently a threat to wildlife, per a social media post from staff at Grand Canyon National Park. “Love is strong, but our bolt cutters are stronger,” park …
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