Reporters blame NYT editors for critical omission in Brett Kavanaugh story
September 14, 2019
Owner of corner store where kidnap victim held for ransom, chained to basement for days claims she had no idea he was there
A Bronx woman arrested after police found a man being held captive in the basement of her bodega says she had nothing to do with the kidnapping, the New York Daily News reports. On Tuesday, drug suspects being chased by police ran into Deli N’ Grocery With A Difference. The officers in pursuit reportedly asked …
Murder
September 9, 2019
Teen day care employee suffocates ‘fussy’ infant who wouldn’t stop crying: Docs
A Delaware day care worker was charged with first-degree murder a day after she allegedly suffocated a 4-month-old girl at the facility last week. Delaware State Police said in a statement Friday that Dejoynay Ferguson, 19, was found to have “intentionally restricted” the infant’s breathing until she became unresponsive. Crews who responded to the Little …
September 8, 2019
Body found in search for missing California mom Heather Gumina
A California man has been arrested after authorities discovered the suspected remains of his wife, who has been missing since July. According to the Sacramento Bee, police on Friday arrested Anthony Gumina, 44, in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Heather Gumina, 33. Deputies served him a “no bail warrant for domestic violence,” according …
September 6, 2019
Owners of California diving boat where raging fire killed 34 passengers say they should not be held liable: Report
The owners of the Conception diving boat, which was carrying 34 passengers when a deadly fire erupted early Monday morning, have argued in a court petition that they should not be held financially liable for the deaths. All but one of the 34 bodies have been recovered from the disaster site off the coast of …
September 5, 2019
Crew who survived dive ship fire given drug, alcohol tests; grilled by investigators
The crew members who survived a fire on the dive boat Conception have submitted to intensive questioning as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the cause of the deadly blaze, which killed all 34 passengers. In an effort to determine what caused the blaze that engulfed the vessel early Monday morning — and why none …
September 2, 2019
BREAKING: Bodies recovered from doomed diving boat that burned before sinking; crew members who survived were awake as flames erupted and jumped to safety: Report
The United States Coast Guard has confirmed that four bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a charter boat that became engulfed in flames on Monday morning before sinking, the BBC reports. More than two dozen people remain unaccounted for. Authorities confirmed earlier Monday that five surviving crew members were awake when the fire …
September 2, 2019
BREAKING: Boat carrying dozens of passengers sinks after catching fire near Santa Cruz Island; dozens below deck feared dead
The commercial diving boat that caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning has since sunk in waters off the southern California coast, CBS Los Angeles reports. The Coast Guard said in a statement obtained by the news station that the 75-foot-long charter boat sank in about 64 feet of water where it was …
September 1, 2019
2-year-old girl screams in agony as mother’s boyfriend tortures, rapes, and murders her: Report
A New Jersey toddler screamed in agony as she was tortured, raped and eventually murdered by her mother’s boyfriend, The Trentonian reports. Authorities have reportedly accused Maison Andres Torres, 25, of killing 2-year-old Lia Victoria Merino-Rodriguez in August. Torres had moved into his girlfriend’s Trenton, New Jersey, home two weeks after the couple met, according …
August 31, 2019
‘That will teach you next time’: Newspaper driver dies in flood water after 911 operator scolds her, implies she should have known better
An Arkansas woman who died last weekend during a flood pleaded for help from a 911 operator, who told the terrified caller to “shut up” and made other disturbing comments, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Last Saturday, Debra Stevens (pictured left), 47, was delivering newspapers when floodwaters swept her vehicle away in Forth Smith, Arkansas. Newly …