Society

Explosives Found In Bag Of Dead Machete-Wielding Taxi Driver At New Orleans Airport

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 22, 2015 04:33 AM EDT

Evidence of the contents of a bag carried by a taxi driver who went berserk at the Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans on Friday showed it was more than just a simple case of customer arguing with airport security personnel. read more

Brooklyn Fire Kills Seven Children; Caused By Hot Plate Malfunction

Geann Pineda   | Mar 22, 2015 04:50 AM EDT

Seven children were killed when fire gutted their home in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, Sabbath day, in what was the city's deadliest fire in nearly a decade. read more

‘That Woman’ Monica Lewinsky, Now 41, Is Back And Talking

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 21, 2015 06:45 AM EDT

Monica Lewinsky will always be remembered as the White House intern who "swallowed" the evidence of President Bill Clinton's infidelity, which almost broke the marriage of the first family. Had it happened today, the story would have broken instead the Internet. read more

Officer Shoots Machete-Wielding Taxi Driver At New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong Airport

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 21, 2015 06:33 AM EDT

A challenge on Friday night by a female Transport Security Agency (TSA) officer to a 63-year-old man led Richard White to pull out a can of wasp spray and spray it on the officer's face. He then pulled out a machete and sprayed a second TSA officer. read more

Robert Durst Documents Seized In House, Hotel Search

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 21, 2015 06:22 AM EDT

Authorities got their hands on documents that would help in prosecuting businessman Robert Durst for the death of several people, including his former wife Kathleen Durst. read more

Cooking Show Finalist’s Body Found In Suspect’s Stove

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 21, 2015 12:40 AM EDT

Besides killing a North Carolina couple, murder suspect Robert Jason Owens also broke into their home and stole several items after killing them. One of the victims was Cristie Codd, a contestant on Season 8 of "Food Network Star." read more

Palm Bay Woman Kills, Injures Kids By Stabbing

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 21, 2015 12:33 AM EDT

Palm Bay police arrested on Friday evening a Florida woman who apparently stabbed her three young children in their Northwest Palm Bay home. She was still brandishing a butcher's knife used on her kids when she was taken into custody. read more

600 Students Expelled In Widespread Cheating In India Schools

Geann Pineda   | Mar 20, 2015 01:16 PM EDT

Cheating in school has taken a whole new level in India, where parents go as far as scaling school buildings just to help their children cheat in exams. read more

Sweden Shooting Kills 2, Injures More Than 10 Café Customers

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 20, 2015 10:32 AM EDT

In spite of the spate of shooting and violent attacks on private and public places in various parts of the world recently, Swedish police believe the Wednesday shooting in a café in Gothenburg is gang-related and not terrorism-related. read more

New Jersey River Yields Body of Missing WSJ Reporter

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 20, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

A red jacket found by two men canoeing on the New Jersey River helped in finding the body of Wall Street Journal energy markets reporter David Bird. The 55-year-old business journalist went missing on Jan. 11, 2014. read more

Parents, Students Decry Delivery Of Pledge Of Allegiance In Arabic

Desiree Sison   | Mar 20, 2015 10:25 AM EDT

Parents and students of the Pine Bush High School in New York were up in arms over the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic. read more

Virginia Senator Seeks Removal Of Alcohol Officers’ Power In Aftermath Of UVA Black Student Beating

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 20, 2015 09:12 AM EDT

Virginia Senator A. Donald McEachin sought the removal of powers of alcohol officers in the state in light of the "beating like a dog" that Martese Johnson, a 20-year-old black student at the University of Virginia (UVA) took on Wednesday morning. read more

Black Man Found Dead Hanging From Tree In Mississippi

Kat De Guzman   | Mar 22, 2015 11:28 PM EDT

Local authorities from Mississippi found a black man hanging dead from a tree on Thursday in Port Gibson, prompting them to investigate whether the man committed suicide or was murdered. read more

Deadly Flying Plywood Kills Woman Walking On Manhattan Sidewalk

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 19, 2015 12:21 PM EDT

A West Village construction site logged its 12th serious building code violation since 2012 on St. Patrick's Day. However, this breach is far worse than the 11 past ones since it resulted in the death of a 37-year-old woman about to be married. read more

Woman's Baby Cut From Her Womb at Craigslist Meet

Geann Pineda   | Mar 19, 2015 07:07 AM EDT

A Craigslist meet turned bloody, in an attack where a baby was cut from her mother's womb. Authorities found a 26-year-old woman inside the suspect's home, suffering with stab wounds in the stomach. She told police she was pregnant, and that her baby had been taken out from her womb. read more

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