Day: November 25, 2024

Karen Read mistrial puts cops in tough spot, opens door for accused killer of boyfriend officer to walk free

6:30 pm November 25, 2024

It was a cold killing. Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe died from blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia during a January snowstorm in Canton, Massachusetts, about 15 miles outside the city proper. Karen Read, the former finance professional and O’Keefe’s girlfriend at the time, was accused of fatally running him over in a […]

Federal judge dismisses cases of Jordanian men accused of attempted breach of Quantico gate in box truck

6:21 pm November 25, 2024

Two Jordanian men who were charged with unlawfully entering Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in May have had their cases dismissed, according to a report. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter threw out the misdemeanor charges against Hasan Hamdan and Mohammad Dabous on Oct. 3, the same day that U.S. attorneys for the Eastern District of Virginia […]

Chicago Public Schools suffering from ‘chronic absenteeism’ by teachers as union demands higher pay: report

6:11 pm November 25, 2024

The Chicago Public School system is suffering from “chronic absenteeism” among teachers who’ve skipped more than 10 days of the 2023-2024 school year, according to a new report. State records show that over 41% of CPS teachers exceeded 10 days of absence last year, the Chicago Tribune reported. These absences are in addition to the […]

Hot travel gifts for the vacationer in your life: Top picks ahead of Christmas

5:32 pm November 25, 2024

If you’d like to give an amazing vacation to the traveler in your life — but your budget won’t allow it this holiday season — consider gifting him or her a useful travel accessory. The right gift could help make the next adventure easier, more comfortable, more fun — or all of those. ‘QUIET TRAVEL’ […]

NYC man, 73, plunges to his death while trying to escape early morning apartment burglary

4:48 pm November 25, 2024

An elderly New York City man fell to his death after climbing out of a window to escape a home invasion over the weekend. The incident happened in Washington Heights near 161st Street and Broadway at about 4:40 a.m. on Saturday when three burglars broke into an apartment. One suspect had scaled a fire escape […]