Tag: Public Safety

Boston Mayor Wu, Sen. Markey, Rep. Pressley Make Announcement on Free Public Transportation

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and House Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) make an announcement on free public transportation at 1:00 p.m. ET on April 24.   …


Driver Involved in Fatal Apple Store Crash Pleads Not Guilty

BROCKTON, Mass.—The driver of an SUV that crashed into a Massachusetts Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, was traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in the seconds before the crash and did not apply his brakes as he had told investigators, a prosecutor…


9 Teenagers Injured in a Texas Prom After-Party Shooting

AUSTIN, Texas—Nine teenagers were shot in an east Texas residence early Sunday at a prom after-party attended by hundreds, local officials said in a statement. Just after midnight, deputies responded to shots fired at a private home in Jasper County where the party was held and found nine victims with gunshot wounds, according to a…


Passenger Flight Forced to Make Emergency Landing After Suspected Bird Strike

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday morning. One eyewitnesses said they saw “major engine issues just after take off.” “Flames shooting from the engine and wonky, pulsing noises from the aircraft,” the witness said on Twitter, while sharing a video of…


Cruise Line Let Passenger’s Body Decompose, Lawsuit Says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered extreme emotional trauma. After Marilyn Jones’ husband of 55 years, Robert Jones, died of a heart attack Aug….


Homeland Security Plans to Integrate AI to Tackle Critical Missions

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to form a task force that will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to advance “critical homeland security missions.” The rapid evolution of the threat environment requires the Department to evolve along with it, said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in an April 21 press release….


5 Charged in Youth Game Brawl; Man Later Died of Heart Event

ALBURGH, Vt.—Five adults have been charged with misdemeanor assault for a brawl that erupted at a middle school basketball game earlier this year, Vermont State Police said, but they won’t face any charges related to the death of one person involved in the fight who later had an acute cardiac event. Police watched multiple videos…


6 Cattle in Texas Found Dead With All Their Tongues Missing

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Texas is “actively coordinating with other agencies to find answers” after ranchers found six cows dead in suspicious circumstances, including with all their tongues removed. In a statement on April 19, the office said it found the six cows in separate “locations, pastures, and herds,” but all “in the same…


6 Cows in Texas Found Dead With Their Tongues Missing

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Texas is “actively coordinating with other agencies to find answers” after ranchers found six cows dead in suspicious circumstances, including that all had their tongues removed. In a statement on April 19, the office stated that it found the six cows in separate “locations, pastures, and herds,” but all “in…


‘Leaving California: The Untold Story’ Explores Reasons Behind the State’s Mass Exodus

“People are leaving [California] to go to places that once were known as ‘hell hot Texas’ or ‘desert Nevada’ that have become paradises in their mind—and we took paradise and turned it into hell,” said one researcher in EpochTV’s new documentary “Leaving California: The Untold Story,” which premiered on April 21. More than 700,000 people…