A Chicago rideshare driver shot two alleged robbers who stole his cellphone and fired at him while he was working overnight Friday, according to police.  The 26-year-old, who is a concealed carry license holder, had just dropped off a passenger on the city’s West Side, when the alleged robbery occurred […]

Getting a COVID vaccine or booster while pregnant can benefit both the mother and the baby, according to a new study published in the journal Vaccine. Researchers from the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium (IDCRC) analyzed data from the Multisite Observational Maternal and Infant Study for COVID-19 (MOMI-VAX), which began […]

These mug shots were taken for arrests made throughout the U.S. the week of Aug. 6-12, 2023.

An Army soldier in Alaska has been arrested and charged with murder after his wife’s body was found hidden in a storm drain following a dayslong search in Anchorage. The Anchorage Police Department said Friday morning 21-year-old Zarrius Hildabrand was arrested and placed in custody at the Anchorage Jail on […]

A monster AI machine with blades is revolutionizing the world of lawn maintenance. Don’t yawn and click off the page just because this story begins with grass. Yes, the stuff that grows in your backyard.  You see, the world of lawn care just got its equivalent of a supersonic jet […]

A Florida woman screamed and ran back inside her door after she came face to face with a black bear outside her home overnight Thursday in an incident that was caught on her Ring video doorbell camera.  Gina Helsel said she was taking her puppy outside her Daytona Beach home […]

Brian Daboll helped turn around the New York Giants during his first year as head coach, leading them to the playoffs and winning 2022 AP Coach of the Year honors. The Giants enter the 2023 season with raised expectations.  Friday’s preseason game was an opportunity for players to show Daboll […]

James Harden requested a trade out of Philadelphia earlier this offseason, but the Sixers are not obliging. The team has reportedly cut off trade talks for the 2018 NBA MVP. Philly had conversations about the guard with the Los Angeles Clippers, rumored to be his preferred destination, but the two […]

Four former Massachusetts foster children, who authorities say were brutally physically and sexually abused for years in a foster home, dubbed the “House of Horrors,” have reached a $7 million settlement with the state’s child welfare agency, lawyers announced Friday. The now-grown children filed the suit in the Middlesex Superior […]

Tiffani Thiessen reflected on aging ahead of her 50th birthday in January. During an appearance Friday on the “Good Instincts” podcast, the 49-year-old actress shared her thoughts on whether she feels pressure to “not age” and continue to appear how she looked when she first rose to fame as a […]