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October 11, 2022 | Matthew Vadum
Supreme Court Declines Appeal of Dylann Roof, White Supremacist Mass Murderer
The Supreme Court refused to hear the death-penalty appeal of an avowed white supremacist who gunned down nine people at a black church in South Carolina in 2015 in an effort to spark a race war. The court announced in an unsigned order on Oct. 11 that it would not take the case of Dylann Storm […]
September 28, 2021 | The Associated Press
Police: Would-Be Burglar Dies After Getting Trapped in Vent
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J.—A man who apparently tried to break into a restaurant in a southern New Jersey strip mall died after he got trapped in an exhaust fan on the roof of the building, authorities said. The body was found shortly before 10 a.m. Monday at the restaurant in Galloway Township. It’s not clear how […]
January 8, 2019 | Simon Veazey
Mother Drives Down Highway at 50 mph Unaware of 4-Year-Old on Roof
A 4-year-old boy hitched a 50 mph ride on a car roof, giggling down the freeway dressed only in his diaper as other drivers honked and flashed, trying to get his mother to pull over. The woman has now been charged with dangerous driving. The family says that her autistic son must have climbed out […]
September 25, 2018 | Mandy Huang
Alleged Burglar Climbs on the Roof of a Local Business, Gets Stuck
“I’m dying. I need help,” said a man’s voice, coming from the roof of a local convenience store on the morning of Sept. 22 in DeLand, Florida, which is an hour north of Orlando. A shirtless man named Michael Monacelli, who was dressed in only pants and socks with no shoes, was stuck on the roof […]
February 4, 2017 | Tieu
Falling from a building to propose — may not be the best idea, or is it?
You won’t propose to your significant other very often, so when you do, it should be something special. Maybe at a special location, on a special date or with special people. But why not all three? This boyfriend organized a rooftop party with some close friends and wanted to propose to his girlfriend. But it didn’t go […]