Author: Bill Hutchinson

The targeted killing in Midtown Manhattan of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sparked worry in C-suites around the globe as companies both large and small are reevaluating security for their top executives, experts said. Surveillance video released by the New York Police Department, showed Thompson walking alone on a sidewalk as his masked killer brazenly […]

The NFL has suspended Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for three games without pay after he delivered a devastating and illegal hit to the head of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence during a game Sunday as the signal caller was sliding to the turf. Jon Runyan, the NFL’s vice president of football operations, announced the […]

Two people were found dead in Northern California flood waters amid an atmospheric river that dumped a record amount of rain, causing rivers and creeks to overflow and creating hazardous conditions on roads, authorities said. Both deaths were reported on Saturday in Sonoma County, about 60 miles north of San Francisco, which recorded 20 inches […]

Adam Coy was convicted of murder this month after shooting an unarmed Black man in 2020. The former Columbus, Ohio, police officer has now requested a new trial, alleging prosecutors concealed evidence that was favorable to his defense. Defense attorneys Mark Collins and Kaitlyn Stephens filed a motion on Monday in the Franklin County Court […]

With four primates still on the loose after 43 of them escaped on Nov. 6 from the Alpha Genesis Inc. research laboratory in South Carolina, the Low Country facility has come under intense scrutiny. Animal rights groups have cited the company’s history of violations and previous monkey breakouts; a member of Congress has called for […]

Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from Mother Nature by the middle of this week. A rainstorm on the way is forecast to reach the Northeast by Wednesday evening. The heaviest rain is expected Wednesday night through Friday from Northern New Jersey to […]

For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the region remains high as drought conditions persist. All red flag warnings, which signal critical fire weather conditions like strong winds and low relative humidity, were lifted throughout the Northeast Saturday evening as conditions […]

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to move back into the White House, gun violence prevention advocates are bracing for him to keep his campaign promise to sign a nationwide “concealed carry reciprocity” law. The move would allow gun owners with concealed carry permits to travel with their weapons to all 50 states, even those that […]