Retired Border Patrol agent identified as serial ‘East Valley Rapist’ suspect

Mesa police Cmdr. According to police officials, the eight cases throughout Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Bisbee were believed to be related due to the similar behavior of the suspect in each assault. Three of the unsolved cases were linked over the years by DNA, authorities said Tuesday. Through undisclosed investigative efforts, Daly’s name came up […]

Coronavirus: Pfizer, BioNTech start process to seek full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

Of more than 170 million doses delivered, about 134 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-shot vaccine, which the FDA approved in December for emergency use in people ages 16 and up, have been administered in the U.S., according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are proud of the tremendous […]

Army trainee hijacks school bus full of children, military officials release new information

said during an afternoon news conference that the man jumped the fence at Fort Jackson in an area that is not fully monitored and wearing his physical training uniform, but that has barbed wire at the top with an M-4 rifle that was assigned to him. “This was a failure in our accountability procedures that […]

Walt Disney World will phase out temperature screenings

The phase-out occurs nearly a year after the theme park instituted temperature checks. Since the resort reopened, temperature screenings have been required at locations across the resort, WFTV reported. Currently, anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher is directed to an additional location for re-screening and assistance, WFTV reported. …Read the full story

Borderline: Belgian farmer accidentally moves stone marking French border

The farmer, from the Belgian border town of Erquelinnes, was driving a tractor. It was formally established under the Treaty of Kortrijk, signed in 1820 after Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo five years earlier, the BBC reported. The two towns lie roughly midway on the border, CNN reported. If the farmer refuses, the case could wind […]

Lucinda Williams recovering from stroke, report says

Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams performs to celebrate Danny Clinch’s Amplifier exhibition at Fotografiska on December 27, 2019, in New York City. “I feel good and positive about playing again. We’ve got some shows scheduled with Jason Isbell for late July, and we’re planning on doing those,” Williams told Rolling Stone, adding, “I don’t know if […]

Human remains found in stomachs of 2 of 3 bears suspected of attacking Colorado woman

TRIMBLE, Colo. “Whenever an animal is euthanized, we receive many questions about why that action was necessary,” said Dan Prenzlow, agency director. When her boyfriend returned home from work, he found the dogs outside but his girlfriend was not there. “Once a bear injures or consumes humans, we will not risk the chance that this could […]

Detroit family seeks answers after 4 bodies — not loved one — found in cemetery plot

His family said he had suffered from seizures for years and died in his sleep, according to WDIV. When Stinson’s mother died recently, she was buried at a different cemetery, WDIV reported. “We deeply apologize for the pain and upset this mistake has caused the Stinson family and are working to fully correct it as […]

45 people killed in stampede at Israel religious festival, rescue service says

Original report: Eli Beer, director of Hatzalah, said the size of the crowd at the Lag BaOmer celebrations at Mount Meron was large, “four to five times larger” than it should have been. Our hearts go out to the people of Israel tonight following the terrible tragedy at Mount Meron. Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had […]

Eli Broad, billionaire who helped reshape Los Angeles, dead at 87

LOS ANGELES — Eli Broad, a self-made billionaire, philanthropist and art collector who used his wealth to reshape the cultural landscape of Los Angeles, died Friday. Broad died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a lengthy illness, Suzi Emmerling, a spokeswoman for the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, told The New York Times. The city and […]