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Sisters Mystified by Slaying of Their Octogenarian Parents Inside Florida Home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—After the killing of their octogenarian parents last month in their South Florida home, Kim Melvin Hill and Tonya Mitchell went before a bank of TV cameras seeking answers on Wednesday. Why were they killed? Who would have done this? And where can the killer or killers be now? The youngest of 11 […]
New Jersey Father Charged After 9-Year-Old Son’s Body Found in Burning Car
SAYREVILLE, N.J.—A 9-year-old boy was found dead inside a burning car after his father doused the vehicle with gasoline and set it on fire at a New Jersey high school following a domestic dispute at their family home, authorities said. Manuel Rivers, 43, of Sayreville was charged with aggravated arson, according to a news release […]
Video Shows Suspect Clinging to Side of Moving Car During Police Chase
Recently released police body cam footage shows an intense pursuit leading to an attempted carjacking and an officer-involved shooting. The suspect fled in a car after police responded to a 911 call in Lathrop, California. While in pursuit, the suspect’s car loses a tire on Interstate 5 and becomes disabled. The suspect then attempts to […]
New Mexico Day Care Workers’ Convictions Reversed in 2017 Death of Toddler Inside Hot Car
SANTA FE, N.M.—The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday granted a new trial for two day care workers in the 2017 death of a 1-year-old girl left in a hot car and the serious injury of another toddler. The high court said in a news release that it reversed the child abuse convictions of Mary […]
Car Insurance Rates Surge the Most in Nearly 50 Years
Car insurance rates are up almost 21 percent for the 12 months ending in February, according to new Consumer Price Index data released Tuesday. The last time car insurance rates rose that much on an annual basis was 1976. The rise in car insurance rates alone contributed half a percentage point to the overall 3.2 […]
Teens Broke Into Wisconsin Luxury Dealership and Drove Off With 9 Cars Worth $583,000, Police Say
WAUKESHA, Wis.—A group of teenagers believed to be from the Chicago area broke into a luxury car dealership in Wisconsin and drove off with nine vehicles worth more than a half-million dollars, police said. Sunday’s heist at a Jaguar-Land Rover dealership in Waukesha was captured on surveillance camera footage showing nine masked suspects filing into […]
Man Hurt in Crash of Stolen Car Steals Ambulance After Leaving Virginia Hospital in Gown, Police Say
FAIRFAX, Va.—A man who was injured in a car crash walked out of the northern Virginia hospital where he was being treated and made off in an ambulance, which was later found abandoned, authorities said. Police on Tuesday were searching for the man, who was one of five people who were injured when a stolen […]
A Man Is Charged in a Car Accident That Killed 2 Chicago Women in St. Louis for a Drake Concert
ST. LOUIS—St. Louis prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man in the deaths of a mother and daughter from Chicago who were fatally struck by a Jeep after leaving a Drake concert. Monte Henderson of suburban St. Louis was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts of armed criminal action. Court […]
Memphis Man Who Shot 3 People and Stole 2 Cars Is Arrested After an Intense Search, Police Say
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Police on Monday identified a man arrested during an intense search and charged with fatally shooting one man, wounding two women and carjacking two vehicles at four different locations in Memphis. Courdarion Craft, 20, of Memphis, was arrested Sunday on charges including first-degree murder, especially aggravated robbery, carjacking, evading arrest and child abuse, the […]
Sons Surprise Dad by Gifting Him His Dream Car
This father always wanted a 1966 vintage Mustang. His sons found it and surprised him by presenting it as a gift. When they handed their father the keys, he was shocked to discover it now belonged to him. Video footage shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 14, 2018.
Cable Car Brought Down by Fallen Tree in Austrian Skiing Area, 4 People Hurt
BERLIN—A cable car in a western Austrian skiing region plunged up to 10 meters (about 33 feet) Tuesday in an accident apparently caused by a falling tree, seriously injuring four people from Denmark who were inside the car, police said. A tree fell on a part fixing the car to the cable of the Acherkogelbahn […]
Expect Lower Mortgage, Car Loan Rates in 2024 as Fed May Cut Rates: Economist
Economists say the Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates. So what does that mean for the economy overall and for your personal finances? NTD speaks to Vance Ginn, the president of Ginn Economic Consulting and former chief economist at the Office of Management and Budget, who says Americans should expect lower mortgage and car […]
Don’t Take Up 2 Parking Spaces
This guy parked on the line taking up two parking spots. When he returned to his car, he found two big cars parked either side of him, preventing him from opening any of his doors. The trunk was his only way into his car. Video footage shot in Portland, Oregon, on April 12, 2017.
Springsteen Drummer Max Weinberg Says Vintage Car Restorer Stole $125,000 From Him
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Bruce Springsteen’s drummer, Max Weinberg, is suing the owners of a Florida car restoration company, saying they stole $125,000 by falsely promising him a like-new 1957 Mercedes-Benz and then using his money for personal expenses. Mr. Weinberg is seeking $375,000 from Arthur Siegle, members of his family, and their Investment Automotive Group Inc. […]
Small Plane Crashes Into Car After Overshooting Runway During Emergency Landing Near Dallas
MCKINNEY, Texas—A small plane overshot the runway while landing at a Texas airport over the weekend and struck a car driving along a nearby road, injuring one person, authorities said. Video shows the propeller plane smash through a fence during an emergency landing in the Dallas suburb of McKinney on Saturday. It then bounced and […]
Man Accused of Driving Though Fence at South Carolina Nuclear Plant and Trying to Hit Guard Has Been Arrested, Authorities Say
A man accused of driving through a fence at a South Carolina nuclear power station and trying to hit a security officer with his vehicle this week was arrested Friday evening, a sheriff’s office said. Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt, 66, of Lockesburg, Arkansas, has been charged in connection with Thursday night’s incident at the Oconee Nuclear […]
Nashville Police Chief’s Son, Wanted in the Shooting of 2 Officers, Found Dead After Car Chase
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car, authorities said. Nashville Police Chief John Drake issued a statement on Wednesday thanking officers for working to locate his […]
Police Stop Nebraska Man for Bucking the Law With a Bull Riding Shotgun in His Car
A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over by police in northeast Nebraska’s biggest city. Don’t worry, he didn’t steer. Norfolk Police Capt. Chad Reiman said it didn’t take long for officers to track down the modified Ford Crown Victoria sedan with a bull riding shotgun after a 911 call about it […]