By Eric Tucker, Gene Johnson and Alanna Durkin RicherAssociated PressPALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The person believed responsible for an attack targeting a Southern California fertility clinic Saturday posted rambling online writings before an explosion that investigators are treating as an act of terrorism, according to...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Roughly 19 million U.S. children, about one in four under the age of 18, live with a parent or other adult whose drinking or drug use meets the criteria for a substance use disorder, according to new University of Michigan research...
By Mark PriceThe Bellingham HeraldPUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A free-falling skydiving instructor risked his life to save one of his students after a parachute malfunction in midair, according to investigators in North Florida.Both survived the incident, but it was the instructor who had to be...
By Rebecca White and Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — A small white Maltese found struggling to stay afloat in the East River six weeks ago has a new owner — one of the NYPD Harbor Unit cops who plucked him from the water.Police...
By Roni JacobsonNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — A massive and sophisticated car theft ring based in Queens that sprawled across the U.S. has been uncovered, with 20 people indicted after a years-long investigation, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Thursday.The “massive criminal ecosystem,” which...
By Chris Sheldonnj.comROBBINSVILLE, N.J. — A group of officers rescued a lost dog from drowning in the backyard pool of a Robbinsville home on Saturday, authorities said.Robbinsville Police Patrolmen James Pica, Michael Slininger and Ryan Meehan were called to house on Sienna Court following a...
By Sheetal Banchariya and Leonard GreeneNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Law enforcement isn’t just a job for NYPD recruit Robert Castioni. It’s the family business.“I have my cousin, Kevin Gillespie. I have my father. I have an uncle, two uncles, one in Nassau [County],...
By Laura YuenThe Minnesota Star TribuneMAPLE PLAIN, Minn. — It’s been years since Carrie Brummer has seen Teak, her dark-haired steed. Will he remember her?Sgt. Adrian Infante encourages Brummer to go ahead and say hi. Teak is waiting for her inside the stable.“He’ll recognize you,”...
NEW ORLEANS — Ten inmates broke out of the Orleans Justice Center in a calculated overnight escape on May 16 that involved breaching a wall behind a toilet, exiting through a loading dock and scaling a perimeter fence, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said.Surveillance footage...
WEIFANG, China — With short legs, a strong sense of smell and an unrelenting appetite for treats, Fu Zai, the country’s first known police corgi, is both a working sniffer dog and a social media sensation, the New York Times reported.Recruited by the Weifang Public...
