A newlywed couple lost their lives Wednesday evening after a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana State Police said. The victims were identified as 35-year-old Alyssia Stewart and her 37-year-old husband, Dusharne Stewart, both of Prairieville. The couple were traveling together in a 2017 Nissan Altima when the crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. near…
A beloved North Carolina teacher and girls’ basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her Raleigh home, and authorities say her boyfriend has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the killing. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead around 12:18 p.m. Thursday at a home on Whistling Straits Way, according to the Raleigh…
A 6-year-old girl died after she was allegedly left inside a daycare bus for several hours during extreme summer heat in Cordova, Tennessee. The child, identified by her family as Winter Jones, was discovered unresponsive at Kid University daycare shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13. Memphis police said officers responded to an emergency call at…
Nearly seven years after Atatiana Jefferson was fatally shot inside her Fort Worth home by a police officer, the city has reached a proposed $11.25 million settlement with her estate that would resolve civil claims stemming from her death. The proposed agreement, announced by the City of Fort Worth, comes nearly seven years after Jefferson, 28, was killed in…
Nearly three decades after the murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, the long-awaited trial of the man accused of orchestrating his killing has officially begun in Las Vegas. Jury selection began Monday, August 10, in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former gang leader who prosecutors say played a central role in the September…
The reggae community is mourning the tragic loss of Jamaican singer and actor Ras Ajai, born Brian Todd Antonio Sean Boucher, who was fatally shot in Waterford, Portmore, St. Catherine, on the night of Saturday, August 1. He was 43 years old, according to Jamaican authorities. Ras Ajai, who gained international recognition for portraying political enforcer Claudie Massop in the 2024 film Bob…
A 6-year-old Atlanta boy is showing encouraging signs of recovery after waking from a coma nearly three months after he was struck by a vehicle while walking home with his family. Tupac Staples was hit by a car on May 1 near James Jackson Parkway Northwest and Browntown Road in Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Police…
Authorities have identified the gunman responsible for the deadly mass shooting at a newly opened In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, that claimed three lives and injured seven others. During a Sunday news conference, police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Chad Williams, who investigators say died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire at the…
A heartbreaking tragedy in Georgia has sparked renewed warnings about the dangers of leaving children in vehicles after a 1-year-old boy died when he was left inside a locked car for nearly nine hours. According to Lawrenceville police, the child’s mother, 29-year-old Deja Coleman, parked at Northside Gwinnett Hospital—where she works—after dropping off her two older…
Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson will remain behind bars after the Illinois Prisoner Review Board unanimously denied his request for an early medical release from prison. The three-member board voted 3-0 on Friday to reject Grayson’s petition, ensuring that he will continue serving the 20-year prison sentence he received earlier this year for the fatal 2024…
