A truck driver in Dallas was rescued Monday after a crash left his vehicle dangling off a bridge, authorities said. The Sherwin Williams box truck crashed just before 2:30 p.m. at the interchange of North Stemmons Freeway and the Dallas North Tollway, Dallas Fire Rescue said. The driver remained trapped …
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Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) are struggling with high absenteeism, according to a new report. A+ Schools, a Pittsburgh-based non-profit that aims to improve the quality of education for students, recently released an annual report that details chronic absenteeism in PPS. The “Report to the Community on Public School Progress in …
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One of the top executives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said he was “happy” to witness the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Nihad Awad, executive director and co-founder of CAIR, expressed his feelings on the terrorist attack at the 16th Annual Convention for Palestine in the U.S. …
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The University of Pennsylvania has announced a new interim president on Tuesday, after Liz Magill resigned on Saturday. Dr. J. Larry Jameson will serve as the interim president of the university, UPenn announced Tuesday. Previously, Jameson was dean of the university’s medical school. Magill resigned following criticism stemming from her …
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An explosion at a Brooklyn substation caused a short power outage in New York City that affected residents across all five boroughs, including those it trapped in elevators. Energy company Con Edison reported a short flicker in voltage on Thursday night due to equipment failure at the Farragut Substation in …
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Authorities in Los Angeles County identified a 4-year-old boy who was killed last week in a deadly road rage incident while with his family. Gor Adamyan was with his family in a vehicle as they were on their way to purchase groceries Friday evening in the Los Angeles suburb of …
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New signs are warning drivers not to park outside the University of Idaho home where four students were killed last year as the school prepares to tear down the site, which administrators see as a “grim reminder” just steps away from the edge of campus. No parking is allowed on …
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Chicago’s mayor has decided to use the city’s budget surplus of $95 million to accommodate the mounting costs of the thousands of illegal migrants pouring into the city. According to the Chicago Sun Times, citing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top aid, the move came to share with residents how the city …
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The suspect captured in a wild video last week attacking a Nevada judge after leaping over her bench inside a courtroom has now been charged with attempted murder in relation to the incident. Deobra Redden is also facing a dozen other charges, including battery on a protected person resulting in …
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A 71-year-old “serial bank robber,” who has already spent decades behind bars, is back in custody after carrying out another heist in Los Angeles, police say. Bruce Edward Bell has been detained following a robbery that unfolded on Dec. 21 at a bank in the Sun Valley neighborhood, where he …
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