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A Connecticut homeowner accidentally set their house ablaze when they tried to melt ice and snow around the property with a garden-torch, The News & Observer reports. The Seymour Fire Department was called shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday to respond to a house fire that was caused by the unidentified resident’s dicey method of using a garden-torch to […]
Joe Rogan has addressed the ongoing pushback facing Spotify in connection with episodes of his podcast that have been called out for platforming pandemic-related misinformation. In a nearly 10-minute video shared to Instagram, the comedian and UFC commentator argued that “a lot of people” have what he says is a “distorted perception” of the podcast’s intentions. “The […]
Two Long Island nurses have been arrested for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination records, CNBC reports. The nurses, who are 49-year-old Julie DeVuono and 44-year-old Marissa Urraro, are being charged with one count of forgery in the second degree. DeVuono is the owner and operator of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, and she’s also being charged with a […]
There was no fear in Shantell Field’s voice. The worst had already happened when she found out that her youngest child, Lauren had been pronounced dead days after it actually happened. But as she and her son Lakeem Jetter began to go through the details of what took place afterwards, her tone tightened and a […]
More than a dozen people were hospitalized Saturday night after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel in Ohio. CNN reports 13 people were transported to local hospitals after breathing in carbon monoxide near the swimming pool at the Hampton Inn in Marysville, OH. According to Melanie Ziegler, VP of Community Engagement for Memorial Health, seven patients— two […]
Texas authorities are investigating a police-involved shooting that left a knife-wielding man dead. According to the Associated Press, the incident occurred early Saturday in Denton, Texas, about 40 miles north of Dallas. Law enforcement say they received a call at around 1:30 a.m. from a man threatened to kill himself because of “problems” with a woman. […]
Thousands of flights were canceled in the U.S. on Saturday as a powerful Nor’easter pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with several inches of snow. According to flight tracking service FlightAware, more than 3,500 flights were grounded as of Saturday afternoon. JetBlue, which had the most cancellations with 579 scrapped flights, axed nearly 70 percent of its schedule. Delta […]
A mayor in Mississippi is being accused of withholding $110,000 in funds from a library over its inclusion of LGBTQ+ reading material, per NBC News. WLBT reports that Mayor Gene McGee of Ridgeland claimed library goers complained about three children’s books and one book for adults, all of which either referenced the community or featured themes or characters, according to executive […]
Tacoma, Washington authorities are searching for an arson suspect after 13 fires were reported in close proximity in the span of less than 24 hours. Per KOMO, the fires started on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 25, with the last fire reported before 4 a.m. on the following day. The suspected arson attacks all took place across […]
A 21-year-old hiker is said to have fallen to his death while taking a selfie on a peak in the Superstition Mountains area of Arizona. Per a report from CBS News, the hiker—identified as Richard Jacobson—was founded dead after “slipping while taking a selfie” and falling nearly 700 feet to his death. Jacobson and a […]
