Multiple members of the football team participated in a brief, approximately 90-second prank against a freshman student, While the freshman was using a urinal in a communal bathroom, with his back to the door, students closed the door, moved a bench in front of it, threw ice into the bathroom, and sprayed a few bursts of disinfectant into the open area above the door.
A man was found dead in a vehicle Wednesday morning at the I-93 rest area in Hooksett, New Hampshire, according to State Police. At about 7:30 a.m., troopers located the body in the vehicle, which was parked at the southbound rest stop. "At this time, investigators have no information to indicate the death is suspicious in nature," police said, noting authorities were investigating if carbon monoxide was a factor.
Baylor is expected to announce the departure of athletic director Mack Rhoades in the near future, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Rhoades, who has been the athletic director at Baylor since July of 2016, suddenly took a leave of absence from the position for personal reasons last week, and the sides are planning to announce he's stepping away. Baylor didn't identify the reason for Rhoades' leave, other than to say it was for personal reasons.
I think the real question is not knowing if it's going to burst or boom. It's about making sure you'll be prepared for retirement, Brown Duckett told the outlet in an interview at TIAA's FutureWise conference earlier in the week. Brown Duckett added that investors should instead focus on building a diversified portfolio that includes guaranteed income through annuities or insurance products. It's not about timing the market. It's about how much time you put in the market, she said. Income has to be the outcome.
It's the ultimate homecoming photo - a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in North Vietnam, his oldest daughter sprinting ahead with her arms outstretched, both feet off the ground. "Burst of Joy," the iconic black-and-white image capturing the Stirm family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, was published in newspapers throughout the nation.
Local News Utilities say, simply put, the cost of everything from building materials to maintaining the infrastructure to labor has gone up. As the weather gets colder in New England, pending gas and electric bills start to become more nerve-racking, with ratepayers never seeming to know how high the cost will be. Meanwhile, New England ranks amongst the most expensive in utility bills in the country, with the Boston region outpacing the national average.
A 24-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after she allegedly hit a pedestrian in New Hampshire while driving drunk and then fled the scene. Heaven Martin, of Newbury, is charged with aggravated DUI and felony conduct after an accident following the Tuesday evening incident on Route 103 in Sutton, which is northwest of Concord. State troopers responded to the scene at about 6:45 p.m. and found the injured female pedestrian, who had been walking along the roadway.
At age 43, Dawnita Brown made a life-changing pivot. She took leave from her secure government job, winnowed down her possessions, resolved her financial responsibilities, and in 2016, signed up for the Peace Corps. Volunteering in Eswatini was "amazing," she says, so much so that she planned to extend her time abroad in a paid position with the Peace Corps after her service ended.
After two mistrials, federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss sexual abuse charges against former FCI Dublin prison guard Darrell Wayne Smith, the last of 10 former employees to face charges in connection with abuse at the shuttered East Bay women's prison. But Smith's attorneys maintained throughout both trials that he'd been framed in the fallout of a federal investigation into systemic abuse at the prison, dubbed the "rape club" by incarcerated women and staff members.
allegedly told a concocted story to FBI agents, saying she was attacked on July 23 around 10 p.m. by three men who called her names while she was walking with a friend on a nature trail near Atlantic City. Two of the men restrained her on the ground, she said, binding her ankles together with zip ties as they struck her in the head and cut her with a sharp object all over her body.
escaped from under the noses of the soldiers guarding him. Zhang, an alleged drug trafficker, managed to get to Cuba and then reportedly all the way to Russia only to be turned back. At the end of October, the Cuban government announced that it had arrested him. The same day he was flown back to Mexico and extradited straight to the US.
Pawar had been accused in 2024 of sexually abusing the teen a year earlier, after she went shopping with her mom at Walmart, where he worked as a tire technician. The girl's mother reported that Pawar had exchanged numbers with her after calling her "cute." Police alleged around 1:30 a.m. the following morning, the family discovered the girl vanished from her home after Pawar picked her up and took her to a hotel.
The victim of Tuesday's trench collapse in South Yarmouth has been identified. Miguel Reis, 61, of Fall River, died inside the trench, according to the Town of Yarmouth. Two other workers were injured in the collapse at 152 South Shore Drive near the Skipper Chowder House. One of the injured workers is currently receiving care at Rhode Island Hospital after being airlifted there, according to the town's statement.
A driver and her passenger were seriously injured Tuesday and two dogs in their vehicle ultimately died after their minivan crashed into a concrete barrier at the F.E. Everett Turnpike toll plaza in Bedford, New Hampshire. The crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. as Cheryl North, 76, of Manchester, was driving a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica south on the highway and veered before hitting the barrier, according to New Hampshire State Police.
The US added 119,000 jobs in September, far more than the 53,000 economists expected, and unemployment unexpectedly increased to 4.4% from 4.3%. August's job growth was revised from a gain of 22,000 to a loss of 4,000, and July's growth was revised from a gain of 79,000 to 72,000. "With these revisions, employment in July and August combined is 33,000 lower than previously reported," BLS said.
Local police said the gunmen scaled the fence to enter the school premises and exchanged gunfire with police officers before seizing the girls and killing a staff member. No group has claimed responsibility for taking the girls, but analysts and locals say gangs of bandits often target schools, travelers and remote villagers in kidnappings for ransoms. Authorities say the bandits are mostly former herders who have taken up arms against farming communities after clashes between them over strained resources.
The government lawyer knew what was coming as she stood inside a courtroom and texted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent waiting in a corridor a few feet away. "I can't do this," the lawyer said in a text message as she looked at her docket of cases. "This is a new emotional load." "I understand," the agent responded. "Hopefully we meet again in a better situation."
Few stories capture the magic of next year's FIFA World Cup quite like Curacaoa small Caribbean nation that has defied history, geography, and every expectation to reach the biggest stage in global soccer. With 42 of the 48 spots to compete in the 2026 World Cup now filled, the tournament is already shaping up to be a historic one, with several other underdog nations defying the odds to play at the event jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada next summer.
Salem-born Collins became The Onion's CEO in 2024 and has since revived its subscription-based print paper, which is shipped to more than 50 countries and across all states. Under Collins, The Onion also attempted to buy the disinformation website Infowars from conspiracy-theorist Alex Jones. (A judge halted the purchase attempt last December for concerns over the bidding process, but an August ruling paved the way for The Onion to renew its bid.)
In a sport where two fighters' worlds collide, and statistics only hint at what may unfold, the truth is we never truly know until the last bell rings. And this once again will be the case when Brian Norman Jr. and Devin Haney meet for Norman's WBO welterweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday (DAZN PPV, 5 p.m. ET).
Portland is close to selecting a city administrator to replace Michael Jordan, who's served in the role since January and will retire at the end of the year. The city administrator is largely responsible for overseeing the city's budget and daily operations, with the help of a team of deputy city administrators who run the city's bureaus. The top three finalists include former Mayor Ted Wheeler's first chief of staff, and two other candidates from Colorado and Texas.
The university police department is working to identify the person responsible for the graffiti and hold them "accountable for their actions," Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Vincent Del Casino wrote in a message to the community. In the meantime, the university is ramping up foot patrols by campus police and staff members, Del Casino said. Additional security measures include expanded security cameras in public and exterior areas of residence halls, and improved lighting.
Investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have reported that a small label wrapped around a critical wire that was plugged into one of the many terminal boxes on the cargo ship had, over the course of years, caused the wire to come loose, tripping a breaker and causing the initial power outage on the ship.
Despite being locked away in Kern Valley State Prison, federal prosecutors say 37-year-old Thomas was able to control methamphetamine distribution not just in California but Hawaii, Oklahoma, Alabama and New Jersey. When the DEA launched a federal investigation in 2022, agents were able to identify the first of seven contraband cellphones Thomas allegedly possessed over the next several months, and secure wiretaps for six of them, court records show.
The public court schedule only says that Mangione is scheduled to be in court on Monday, December 1. The request for five pairs of socks signals that Mangione's defense team could be bracing for a possible Monday-through-Friday hearing lasting the entirety of the first week of December - including December 4, the one-year anniversary of Thompson's shooting on a Manhattan sidewalk.
Prada-loving Pei Chung, 34, was cut loose on supervised release at her arraignment Sunday by Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Jevet Johnson - despite prosecutors seeking to lock up the accused stingy diner for scamming two more hot spots over the weekend. Brooklyn prosecutors sought $1,500 cash bail or $3,500 bond to keep Chung, a wannabe influencer, behind bars after she allegedly noshed on pricey plates at a pair of posh Williamsburg restaurants Friday into Saturday, then couldn't, or wouldn't, pay.
Gun-toting ICE agents allegedly forced their way into a Queens home last week without announcing themselves or presenting a warrant for a person who no longer lived there, the New York Immigration Coalition said Wednesday. The nonprofit advocacy group stated that agents broke down the door of a family's residence at a basement apartment in Elmhurst on Nov. 13. According to the organization, the agents pointed firearms at a mother and her four children and pulled the woman from her bed before threatening to return.
Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said Wednesday his office has started a wide-ranging probe into claims that plaintiffs made up stories of abuse in order to sue the county, which agreed to the historic $4-billion sex abuse settlement this spring. The announcement follows Times investigations that found nine people who said they were paid small amounts of cash by recruiters to sue the county for sex abuse in juvenile halls.
Federal prosecutors said they would seek a sentence of up to 18 years for Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 22-year-old from the Republic of Georgia who goes by the nickname "Commander Butcher." He pleaded guilty Monday before a federal judge in Brooklyn to soliciting hate crimes and distributing information about making bombs and ricin. Prosecutors described Chkhikvishvili as the leader of the Maniac Murder Cult, an international extremist group that adheres to an ideology that promotes violence intended to trigger a racial and religious war.
