Florida woman awarded $48M after becoming ill from mold in her condo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Jividen moved out of the building several months after Hurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 4 storm in September 2017, the Sun-Sentinel reported. Jividen, a divorced mother with two grandchildren, lived alone in the condominium. According to the lawsuit, Jividen renewed her lease at the condominium in late 2016. In June […]

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 […]

‘Poolmageddon’: Chlorine shortage could disrupt summertime fun

Industry publications began reporting a shortage of chlorine tablets last year, according to Business Insider. The effect of lockdowns due to COVID-19 also contributed to more pool usage and upkeep, Pool Magazine reported in September 2020. Chlorine is commonly used to treat pool water and is effective at killing harmful germs and bacteria, CNBC reported. The […]

Johnny Crawford, ‘Rifleman’ child star, original Mouseketeer, dead at 75

Crawford starred in “The Rifleman” from 1958 to 1963, playing Mark McCain, the son of Civil War veteran Lucas McCain, played by Connors. Crawford’s career began in 1955 when he was cast as one of the 24 original Mouseketeers in the first season of The Mickey Mouse Club, Entertainment Weekly reported. Crawford also won a […]

Infamous New Jersey ‘Torso Killer’ admits to abducting, torturing and drowning 2 teens in 1974

Torso Killer: Serial killer Richard Cottingham, 74, pleaded guilty Tuesday, April 27, 2021, to the 1974 murders of Mary Ann Pryor, top right, and Lorraine Kelly, bottom right. NEWARK, N.J. Richard Cottingham, 74, pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering Mary Ann Pryor, 17, and Lorraine Marie Kelly, 16, both of North Bergen. He told authorities he […]

Anne Douglas, widow of late actor Kirk Douglas, dead at 102

— Anne Douglas, the widow of Kirk Douglas and stepmother of actor Michael Douglas, died Thursday at her home, her family announced. “Anne was more than a stepmother, and never ‘wicked,’” Michael Douglas said in a statement. Born Hannelore Marx in Hanover, Germany, Anne Douglas escaped the Nazi-occupied country and settled in France, Variety reported. […]

Nearly 40 people killed in stampede at Israel religious festival, medic 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 […]

Fatal California fire that burned 30K acres set intentionally to mask murder, authorities say

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A deadly blaze initially ruled a wildfire has instead been deemed arson, and a man responsible is facing charges for using the fire to cover up a murder, northern California authorities said Wednesday. Serriteno has been in police custody since his September arrest after authorities found the body of Priscilla Castro in […]