Jared Leone
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Former President George W. Bush warns of domestic extremism on 9/11 anniversary
Former President George W. Bush spoke Saturday during a 20th-anniversary commemoration of the terror attacks about the horrors and heroics the nation experienced on Sept. 11, 2001, and drew parallels to the foreign terrorists of that day to growing threats of domestic extremism. → Read More
Rock star tour manager Mick Brigden dies while digging grave for dog
Mick Brigden, a tour manager for artists including Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, died Sunday in a freak accident while digging a grave for his dog. → Read More
Coronavirus: Maskless woman fired after coughing on mother, daughter at Nebraska grocery store
A maskless woman seen in a widely viewed video following a mother and daughter at a Nebraska grocery store and coughing on them repeatedly was fired from her job. → Read More
Coronavirus: 7 children orphaned after parents both die of COVID-19
A Michigan couple were thousands of miles away, but died hours apart from COVID-19, leaving their seven children orphaned. → Read More
Man crushed to death in freak accident in McDonald’s drive-thru
A driver died Wednesday in a freak accident while waiting for breakfast in the McDonald’s drive-thru line in Canada, investigators said. → Read More
1,500 pounds of grapes used for communion wine stolen from Missouri church
A vineyard at a Missouri church was picked clean, leaving congregants without their tradition of harvesting their own communion wine. → Read More
Coronavirus: Jesse Jackson’s wife released from hospital
Jacqueline Jackson, the wife of Rev. Jesse Jackson, was released Friday from the hospital after being treated for COVID-19. → Read More
Hurricane Ida: Officers rescue 77-year-old man and his beloved American flag
Deputies helped rescue a 77-year-old man who was without power, water and food. They also saved one of his most beloved possessions, an American flag that belonged to his father, a World War II veteran. → Read More
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding dead at 39
Sarah Harding, an English singer with the pop group Girls Aloud, has died at the age of 39. → Read More
Surfer fatally bit by shark off Australia coast
A surfer was fatally bitten by a shark Sunday off the Australian coast, amid crowds gathered at a popular beach to celebrate Father’s Day. → Read More
Coronavirus: 116-year-old woman in Turkey recovers from COVID-19
A woman in Turkey believed to be 116 years old has recovered after being infected with COVID-19, becoming one of the oldest patients to survive the virus. → Read More
2 dead after Tesla crashes into Florida home
Two people are dead and three others injured after a Tesla crashed into a Florida home on Friday, investigators said. → Read More
Coronavirus: New Jersey hospital fires employees over fake vaccination cards
A New Jersey hospital fired several employees who tried to use fake vaccination cards after the facility required inoculations for all staff. → Read More
Navy declares 5 sailors dead after helicopter crash
The U.S. Navy on Saturday declared five sailors dead, after they had gone missing earlier in the week following a helicopter crash in the Pacific Ocean. → Read More
Hurricane Ida: Survivors eligible for $500 from FEMA
Hurricane Ida survivors are eligible for a one time $500 payout from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, officials said. → Read More
Coronavirus: Woman loses two children to COVID-19
A Las Vegas woman said two of her children died recently from COVID-19. → Read More
California woman knocks out attendant’s teeth on Southwest flight, investigators say
A California woman, who was not wearing a seatbelt or mask properly, punched out an attendant’s teeth and pulled her hair during a flight, investigators said. → Read More
Ed Asner, gruff ‘Lou Grant’ star, dead at 91
Ed Asner, who portrayed grizzled news producer “Lou Grant” for more than a decade, has died at 91. → Read More
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, reggae icon, dead at 85
Lee 'Scratch' Perry, a pioneer in reggae and dub music has died at 85. → Read More
Off-duty NYPD officers fatally shoot gunman, take father into custody
Two New York police officers who had just ended their shift were involved in a shootout that left a 24-year-old man dead. → Read More