Sharon Jones, the stout powerhouse who shepherded a soul revival despite not finding stardom until middle age, has died. She was 60. Jones’ representative, Judy Miller Silverman, said Jones died Friday at a Cooperstown, New York, hospital after battling pancreatic cancer. Loved ones and members of her retro-soul band, the… Read More

A bank robber dubbed the “spelling bee bandit” because the notes he’s passed to tellers contain the same misspelling is being sought for four robberies in Massachusetts. The FBI says the man’s notes have just one word: “robery” with one “B.” His latest target was a TD Bank in Peabody… Read More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOjfYhppEXY A deer sprinting across a field knocked over a cross-country runner at an NCAA regional race, but the runner got up and finished the race. Saturday’s episode during the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Cross Country Championships at DeSales University in Center Valley was captured on video. Gwynedd Mercy… Read More

Days before he allegedly killed two Iowa police officers, Scott Michael Greene sent a note to one of their departments apologizing for prior run-ins, saying his “dark days” were over and praising police as “absolute heroes.” In an online compliment form addressed to the “many officers” of the Urbandale Police… Read More

Next time Jason McAlister takes his wife and kids for a drive in the rugged country at the base of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, he says, it won’t be in the “family church rig.” The vehicle, a gold 2008 Chevrolet Uplander van, got stuck on a Mason County logging road southwest… Read More

The Long Island home that served as the inspiration for the book “The Amityville Horror” and the subsequent films of the same name is being bought. Newsday reports the infamous 1927 Dutch Colonial on Amityville’s Ocean Avenue went into contract this week. The property’s listing agent declined to discuss the terms… Read More

Volkswagen announced plans Friday to cut 30,000 jobs in a wide-ranging restructuring of its namesake brand as it tries to recover from a scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests. The German company said the job cuts are part of a long-term plan to improve profitability and… Read More

A Massachusetts man who authorities say attempted to use Cheetos to accelerate a fire at his ex-girlfriend’s home while she was inside has been convicted of malicious destruction of property. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office says a jury convicted 31-year-old Shemroy Williams, of Taunton, on Wednesday. He was sentenced… Read More

The world’s earliest-known complete stone inscription of the Ten Commandments, described as a “national treasure” of Israel, sold at auction in Beverly Hills for $850,000. Heritage Auctions said the two-foot square marble slab sold Wednesday night at a public auction of ancient Biblical archaeology artifacts. The tablet weighs about 115… Read More

China’s leaders and official media are pushing for greater control of the internet and technology products as tensions surrounding a far-reaching Chinese cybersecurity law loom over a gathering this week of the world’s leading tech firms and Chinese officials. The Communist Party’s mouthpiece People’s Daily warned in an editorial on… Read More