[ad_1] After years of giving millions of dollars to literacy programs, bookstore employees and librarians, James Patterson has now launched an initiative on behalf of emerging authors. The bestselling novelist and true crime writer announced Wednesday the first 12 recipients of grants from his “Go Finish Your Book” campaign. Authors each will receive up to…
[ad_1] The family of a woman who was mauled by a bear last week outside of her home in Alaska said she had “simply stepped outside for a jog” when the animal attacked, dragging her roughly 100 feet down the road to a neighbor’s property. Anchorage-based CBS affiliate KTUU identified the woman as Ariean Fabrizio Colton, a…
[ad_1] The North Hollywood woman known as the “Ketamine Queen” pleaded guilty to five federal criminal charges, including the fact that she supplied the drugs that caused the death of “Friends” actor Matthew Perry in 2023. On Wednesday morning, Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of ketamine, one count of distribution of…
[ad_1] Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp as lightning sparked-fires scorch 3 counties Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp as lightning sparked-fires scorch 3 counties 03:41 A wildfire known as the 6-5 Fire has scorched homes in a historic California Gold Rush town that was settled around 1850 by…
[ad_1] A judge in the Gilgo Beach murders case ruled Wednesday that advanced DNA testing can be used in Rex Heuermann’s upcoming trial on Long Island. It marks the first time such evidence could be admitted in a New York court. The defense immediately challenged the judge’s decision, claiming it violates public health law. The…
[ad_1] Washington — Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, are holding a news conference Wednesday alongside survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, amid calls for greater transparency on the files. Some of the women, who will be joined by their attorneys, are set to speak publicly…
[ad_1] President Trump said he plans to mobilize the National Guard to curb violence in Chicago, saying, “Well, we’re going in. I didn’t say when we’re going in.” He also made a direct appeal to the state’s governor. The Chicago mayor’s office says overall violent crime is down nearly 22% this year. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Hawaii tsunami warning downgradded to advisory after earthquake; Natural disasters have caused more than $131B in global losses so far in 2025, report says. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] One of two hurricanes churning over the Pacific Ocean early Wednesday could bring heavy rain and perhaps “life-threatening flash floods and mudslides” to Mexico’s Baja California peninsula later in the week, though possibly as a tropical storm, forecasters said. Hurricane Lorena just hit hurricane strength, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said but…
[ad_1] A small plane crash in the mountains of northern Wyoming killed a 13-year-old girl and injured three relatives, authorities said Tuesday, adding a medical service helicopter spotted the wreckage. The crash occurred late Monday afternoon in the area of Big Mountain, an 8,200-foot peak in the Bighorn Mountains about 15 miles west of Sheridan….
