LOCKPORT, N.Y.—One person was killed and multiple people were sent to local hospitals after a boat capsized Monday during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city of Lockport, officials said. Police and fire crews were called to the Lockport Cave Tours,…
One Dead After Tour Boat Capsizes in Erie Canal Water Tunnel Cave in Lockport, New York
Shooting at California Teen’s Birthday Party Leaves 18-Year-Old Woman Dead, 6 Wounded
ANTIOCH, Calif.—A shooting broke out at a birthday party crashed by uninvited guests, leaving an 18-year-old woman dead and six wounded in Northern California, police said. The shooting happened early Sunday during a birthday party for a 19-year-old man at a home in Antioch, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, the Antioch…
10 Percent of $4.2 Trillion US COVID Relief Was Lost to Fraud, Waste: Report
As much as 10 percent of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed in COVID-19 relief aid may have been lost to fraud and waste. A new analysis of COVID relief spending by The Associated Press estimates that fraudsters collected more than $283 billion, while another $120 billion was wasted or misspent. The news…
10 Percent of $4.2 Trillion US COVID Relief Was Lost to Fraud and Waste: Report
As much as 10 percent of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed in COVID-19 relief aid may have been lost to fraud and waste. A new analysis of COVID relief spending by the Associated Press estimates fraudsters collected more than $283 billion while another $120 billion was wasted or misspent. The news outlet…
‘I Just Couldn’t Sit Still’: Daniel Penny Speaks About Subway Chokehold, Death of Jordan Neely
Daniel Penny, the Marine Corps veteran who is accused of killing homeless man Jordan Neely on a New York City subway, said he didn’t intend to take Neely’s life but to protect the frightened passengers from Neely. Penny was charged with manslaughter after he was caught on video putting Neely in a fatal chokehold on…
Long Commutes Start After Part of I-95 Collapses in Philadelphia Following Tanker Truck Fire
PHILADELPHIA—Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire. Sunday’s fire closed a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely. Newscasts warned of traffic nightmares and gave advice on detours,…
Repairs of Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia Could Take Months
Traffic along a major East Coast artery is likely to face months of delays after an elevated section of the I-95 highway in Pennsylvania collapsed on Sunday morning, state officials said. The approximately 70-foot-wide northbound portion of the I-95 in Philadelphia fell through after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire on an exit…
Repairs of Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia to Take Months
Traffic along a major East Coast artery is likely to face months of delays after an elevated section of the I-95 highway in Pennsylvania collapsed on Sunday morning, state officials said. The approximately 70-foot-wide northbound portion of the I-95 in Philadelphia fell through after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire on an exit…
13 Hurt When Large Weekend Street Party Turns Violent in Syracuse, New York, Police Say
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—A street party that attracted hundreds of people turned violent early Sunday in Syracuse, New York, leaving at least 13 people injured, authorities said. At least four people suffered gunshot wounds and five others had apparent knife wounds, among other injuries, police said. Other victims were apparently accidentally struck by vehicles while fleeing what…
Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line
BOULDER, Colo.—Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire set days earlier outside a home used by a Christian religious communal group along with a sparking power line caused a 2021 Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities said Thursday. Authorities spent 18 months investigating and…
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