A judge has scheduled a new date for Bill Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago. Judge Steven O’Neill on Friday ordered the retrial to begin on April 2. He says jury selection can get underway before then. The retrial was initially… Read More
Trial ends in middle school stabbing tragedy
The two girls accused of stabbing a sixth-grade classmate to appease an online horror character called Slender Man had a shared delusion that the fictional creature was real and could kill their families, a forensic psychologist testified. Gregory Van Rybroek, who has worked with youth at the Mendota Mental Health… Read More
Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis: We are not scared of N. Korea
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sent a message to North Korea that should have madman Kim Jong-Un shaking in his boots. A subtle but powerful message was sent recently by Mattis’ visit to this nuclear weapons base Wednesday — and it was heard loud and clear in North Korea. America is… Read More
Trump rushes to Florida to oversee Irma cleanup
Faced with one of the largest natural disasters in United States history, President Donald Trump is heading to Florida on Thursday to oversea cleanup and rescue efforts. Trump is also going to hear firsthand from people affected by Hurricane Irma as he makes his third visit in less than three… Read More
Alt-left attack The Star-Spangled Banner author
What’s next for the alt-left? It seems their next target is The Star-Spangled Banner’s author Francis Scott Key. In Baltimore, the words “Racist Anthem” were painted on the monument’s base on the anniversary of the battle that inspired Key to write the “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Baltimore’s mayor says she has… Read More
Lawyer: Man tried to kill wife out of mercy
The lawyer for an 88-year-old man charged with attempting to kill his ailing wife in a western New York nursing home says his client wanted to end his spouse’s suffering. Police in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga say Martin Turkiewicz walked into his wife’s room at the nursing home last… Read More
FEMA estimates Hurricane Harvey could cost…
The head of the National Flood Insurance Program said Wednesday early estimates show Hurricane Harvey will result in about $11 billion in payouts to insured homeowners, mostly in southeast Texas. That would likely put Harvey as the second costliest storm in the history of the federal insurance program, said Roy… Read More
Ohio’s back-to-back murderer executed
A man convicted of killing two people in back-to-back robberies in suburban Cleveland in 1992 was executed Wednesday as family members of his victims looked on. The prison system announced the time of death for Gary Otte as 10:54 a.m. following the administration of three lethal drugs at the Southern… Read More
6 die in nursing home, post-Irma
Six patients at a sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida’s 4 million senior citizens amid widespread power outages that could go on for days. Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood… Read More
Spaceship to complete 20-year journey with fiery end
After a 20-year voyage, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is poised to dive into Saturn this week to become forever one with the exquisite planet. There’s no turning back: Friday it careens through the atmosphere and burns up like a meteor in the sky over Saturn. NASA is hoping for scientific dividends… Read More