Day: November 3, 2023

Gas explosion at New York multifamily home injures 10

6:07 pm November 3, 2023

A gas explosion collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City, trapping victims in the rubble and injuring 10 people, according to officials. There were no fatalities in the Thursday afternoon explosion and fire, which sent thick smoke billowing in the air about 50 miles north of the city. Rescuers scrambled […]

PA police investigating multiple claims of rocks thrown at cars from I-83 overpass

6:06 pm November 3, 2023

Police in central Pennsylvania released photos and videos on Friday of two suspects in a string of incidents over the past month where rocks have been thrown at vehicles from an interstate overpass, saying they want the public’s help identifying them. METAL DEBRIS BREAKS THROUGH WINDSHIELD ON MAINE TURNPIKE, STRIKING INCHES FROM DRIVER’S FACE Six […]

JK Rowling: Asking a woman to refer to her male rapist as ‘she’ is ‘state-sanctioned abuse’

6:01 pm November 3, 2023

“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling sounded off on a new policy out of Southern Australian courts that endorses the use of preferred gender pronouns in the courtroom as a “matter of respect” to ensure “public confidence in the proper administration of justice.” Rowling blasted the move, saying hypothetically on X: “Asking a woman to refer […]

Depraved nurse allegedly confessed to trying to kill 19 nursing home patients

5:57 pm November 3, 2023

A former Pennsylvania nurse, arrested in May for the murder of two patients, has confessed to trying to kill more than a dozen other people, according to authorities. Heather Pressdee, 41, of Natrona Heights, allegedly admitted to trying to end the lives of 19 additional patients with toxic doses of insulin at five different nursing […]

VA governor mandates that parents must be notified about drug overdoses in schools

4:55 pm November 3, 2023

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order requiring school systems to notify parents of school-related overdoses after the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said there have been seven fentanyl-related overdoses connected to one high school in the last three weeks. Both Youngkin and Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman faulted the Loudoun school system for failing […]