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Late MTA worker’s mom irate with agency’s fire safety progress

The heartbreaking death of a woman sleeping on a Brooklyn train brought back painful memories for her still grieving mother, and left her furious that the MTA hasn't learned its lessons. When news of the shocking subway murders reached her Arizona girlfriend, 73-year-old Vicki Goble immediately thought of her son, Garrett Goble. Goble died in […]

Fire erupts at Bryant Park’s holiday market in NYC

A raging fire gutted the stalls of Bryant Park's iconic holiday market Friday morning, sending huge plumes of black smoke billowing above the Manhattan skyline. The fire broke out around 9:20 a.m., with a heavy column of flame erupting from a shed set up in a park on West 40th Street between Fifth and Sixth […]

California man dies in house fire after saving family, searching for engagement ring

A California man who had planned to propose to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve died in a house fire while searching for a ring on Christmas Day. Oakland Fire Department officials said firefighters were called to the scene around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday and later found Stephen Weatherford Jr. unconscious inside the home. They said […]

NC woman doused in gas, set on fire with cigarette

A young North Carolina woman was doused with gasoline and set on fire by a sick suspect who then fled the scene. The heartbroken mother wondered, “Why did I put my baby through this?'' Ashanti Downey, 20, was rushed to the hospital on the night of Dec. 16 with second- and third-degree burns on the […]

Haitian Gangs Open Fire on Hospital Reopening, Killing Three

On Tuesday, Haitian gangsters opened fire on a government press conference at Haiti's largest public hospital, killing two journalists and a police officer. The Viv Ansamm gang claimed to have committed the atrocities because of their control over that area of ​​Port-au-Prince and denied the hospital permission to reopen. The press conference was called 8 […]

Mexican Cops Arrest Members of Vigilante Mob Who Set Fire to Extortion Gang

Mexican authorities have arrested three men on murder charges for their involvement in an incident in which a vigilante group set fire to four men from an extortion group. During the arrest, several other neighbors attempted to intervene and a brief gunfight with authorities began, ending with the arrests of more than a dozen people. […]