A 14-month-old toddler from Long Island has died after she was left in a car for eight hours while her grandmother went to work, Suffolk County police said Tuesday. The little girl, named Chyasia Evans, was supposed to be dropped off at daycare on Monday morning, but her grandmother forgot and went straight to work.
A newly-unsealed federal indictment accuses former U.S. president Donald Trump of conspiring with six close allies to try and overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden and unlawfully block the transfer of power, which culminated in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack by Trump’s supporters on the U.S. Capitol. Trump was charged with
Descrease article font size Increase article font size “Rising star” cyclist Magnus White has died at just 17 years old after he was in an accident while training for the upcoming cycling world championship in Glasgow. His death was announced by USA Cycling on Sunday, which offered condolences to the White family, his teammates and
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds. McConnell approached the podium for his weekly press conference and began speaking about the annual defense bill on the floor, which he said was proceeding with “good bipartisan cooperation.” But
When police found three “fairly mummified” bodies at a remote campsite in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado two weeks ago, they were baffled. Two of the bodies were found inside a tent that was still zipped up while the other body was in a wooded area a short distance away. Now, the deceased have been
Former President Barack Obama’s personal chef has drowned near the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard. Massachusetts State Police confirmed that the paddleboarder whose body was recovered from Edgartown Great Pond on Monday was Tafari Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, Virginia.Campbell was employed by the Obamas and was visiting Martha’s Vineyard. The Obamas were not present at
A woman is dead after an “apparent grizzly bear encounter” near Yellowstone National Park, leading park officials to close the surrounding area to other hikers, according to a statement from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Though the department’s statement said the death appeared to have followed the woman’s interaction with the bear
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two hikers were found dead inside the Valley of Fire State Park on Saturday, Nevada State Police said, amid an ongoing excessive heat warning in the state. The hikers’ identities and causes of death have not been released. On Saturday, temperatures soared up to 45 C (114
A 13-year-old girl was recently able to escape her kidnapper by flashing a “Help Me!” sign from a parked car, alerting passersby that she was in danger. According to the Long Beach Police Department in California, the teenager had been abducted in Texas on July 6 after the suspect approached her in San Antonio while
Alabama police have poured cold water on the kidnapping claims of Carlethia “Carlee” Russell, the 25-year-old woman who said she was abducted last week while trying to help a toddler on the side of a highway. It’s a bizarre story that’s captured interest around the globe, after Russell, a nursing student, disappeared last Thursday shortly