Fotis Dulos, who is charged with killing his estranged wife, violated the conditions of his bond by stopping at a memorial near his home, where he removed items, prosecutors said. Dulos, 52, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to the murder, felony murder and kidnapping charges against him in the case of his missing wife…… MORE
A group of women who allege they were abused by disgraced OB-GYN Robert Hadden called for the resignation of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on Thursday. At an early-morning news conference outside New York’s City Hall, Hadden accusers Marissa Hoechstetter and Dana Solomon stood with supporters and called for the ouster of Manhattan’s top prosecutor,…… MORE
Philadelphia Police are investigating a man’s claim that Gritty, the mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team, punched his teenage son in the back. Chris Greenwell, a season ticket holder of more than two decades from Delaware, told CNN the mascot assaulted his 13-year-old son, Brandon, during a special event for season ticket holders in…… MORE
White supremacist Christopher Cantwell has been arrested and charged with sending an extortionate and threatening interstate message, according to the FBI office in Boston. Cantwell was one of the organizers of the hate-filled marches through Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017. He was featured in a Vice documentary that showed him and dozens of others marching…… MORE
For the fourth time in four years, federal authorities announced they have recovered a stolen copy of a letter that Christopher Columbus wrote describing his voyage to the Americas. The US Attorney’s Office of Delaware and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which investigates looted cultural heritage and stolen artwork, made the announcement Wednesday after investigators…… MORE
Just one day after the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed in the US, a middle school canceled an on-campus cultural exchange program with a group of Chinese exchange students visiting the DC metro area, citing health concerns. Longfellow Middle School, located in Fairfax County, Virginia, made the cancellation announcement Wednesday in a letter…… MORE
Authorities in Massachusetts are warning of an electrical “outlet challenge” video on TikTok after three incidents sparked concern, including two in schools. The video on the social media platform involves using part of a phone charger, a wall outlet and a penny to cause sparks, electrical system damage and possibly fire, said Massachusetts Fire Marshal…… MORE
A Maryland police officer who allegedly filmed a shirtless man speaking nonsensically to officers — after the man was punched and stomped in the street — has been suspended, Prince George’s County Police Department Chief Henry Stawinski said. Though Stawinski did not identify the person in the video by name, friends and former teammates have…… MORE
The number of hate crimes reported in Los Angeles last year rose about 10% from 2018 — and it was more than 40% higher than in 2016, a City Councilman says. Anti-Jewish hate crimes alone were up 60.5% over 2018 in the nation’s second-largest city, and represented the largest single category in 2019 — 69…… MORE
Landlords in Oakland, California, will no longer be allowed to turn away potential renters because of their criminal histories after the City Council passed a new measure it hoped would also tackle the city’s homelessness crisis. The ordinance, passed by a unanimous vote Tuesday, means landlords are prohibited from requiring applicants to disclose their criminal…… MORE
