Twenty people were injured by a reported lightning strike at a South Carolina lake on Tuesday, fire officials confirmed. First responders assessed eight adults and 12 minors for electrocution after reports of a lightning strike hitting the water, Lexington County Fire Chief Kyle Minick said. Twelve of the patients were …
Read More »Man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park after getting too close, NPS says
A man was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday after getting too close, the National Park Service said. Around 9:45 a.m. in the Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful, a man from Randolph, New Jersey, was gored after a large group of visitors approached the bison …
Read More »Todd Chrisley teases new reality show in first remarks since Trump pardon, prison release
Todd Chrisley made his first public remarks since he and his wife Julie were pardoned by President Donald Trump earlier this week. Todd and Julie Chrisley were best known for their 10-season USA Today reality show “Chrisley Knows Best.” They were in prison for charges that include bank fraud and tax evasion. …
Read More »U.S. wins 1st ice hockey world championship in 92 years, honors Johnny Gaudreau
The United States prevailed over Switzerland 1-0 in overtime of the final of the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. The team accepted the championship trophy while holding Johnny Gaudreau’s #13 jersey, honoring the beloved hockey player who was hit by a car and killed along with his brother, Matthew, …
Read More »Small businesses got more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent COVID loans, report finds
More than $200 billion in federal aid to small businesses during the pandemic may have been given to fraudsters, a report from the Small Business Administration revealed on Tuesday. As the agency rushed to distribute about $1.2 trillion in funds to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection programs, …
Read More »U.S. Marine arrested in firebombing of Planned Parenthood clinic in California
A U.S. Marine was arrested Wednesday alongside another suspect in connection to the firebombing of a California Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa last year, according to the Department of Justice. The two men have been accused of using a Molotov cocktail to commit an act of arson; the DOJ did …
Read More »Manhunt for Texas shooting suspect runs into “dead end”; authorities offer $80K reward
Authorities are hoping an $80,000 reward will help locate a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard. Officials said during a press conference Sunday that their search has yielded “zero leads” so far. On Sunday afternoon, San Jacinto …
Read More »Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection
Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for bankruptcy protection, the company said Sunday. The beleaguered home goods chain made the filing Sunday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, listing its estimated assets and liabilities in the range of $1 billion and $10 billion. The move comes after the company …
Read More »2 dead, 4 wounded in mass shooting at crowded park in Louisville
Two people were killed and four others were wounded after gunfire erupted at Chickasaw Park in Louisville on Saturday night, authorities said. The deadly incident came less than one week after five people were killed and eight were injured in another mass shooting at a downtown bank in the same …
Read More »Routine traffic stop ends in “largest fentanyl seizure in Michigan”
A traffic stop in Michigan led to the seizure of four kilograms of fentanyl, a potentially deadly synthetic opioid. According to law enforcement, this is the largest seizure of fentanyl in the state’s history. Troopers on I-94 near Paw Paw Township pulled over a driver for a routine traffic stop, …
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