DC judge drops murder charge against woman who allegedly stole car with passenger inside and crashed it; passenger later died
A woman was killed after a female suspect stole the car she was riding in and crashed it into a federal building in Washington, DC. At approximately 12:15 p.m., Leslie Marie Gaines, 55, was finishing up a physical therapy session at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital near the Howard University campus in Washington, D.C. When Gaines’ […]
Cruise passenger falls overboard while ship sails through fjord: officials
A passenger fell overboard while the cruise ship was sailing through a Norwegian fjord early Thursday morning, Norwegian authorities said. A rescue operation was launched around 3:30 a.m. local time after the man fell from MSC Cruises’ MSC Eurybia near Norway’s Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest fjord, the HRS Southern Norway rescue service said […]
Alaska’s capital strikes deal with cruise lines to limit passenger numbers
A new agreement between Juneau and major cruise lines aims to limit the number of passengers per day on cruise ships starting in 2026. The number of cruise passengers in Juneau surged to more than 1.6 million last year, and the increased traffic has caused tensions between businesses and residents. The agreement also includes plans […]
NJ ex-officer gets 27 years for killing driver, wounding passenger during chase
A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced to a total of 27 years in prison for shooting and killing one man and wounding another during a high-speed car chase in Newark five and a half years ago. Citing the need to curb officers’ “shoot first, ask questions later” mentality, Superior Court Judge Michael […]
Truckers sue New York over congestion toll pricing: ‘Charged far higher rates than passenger vehicles’
The New York Trucking Association Litigation The New York City Transportation Authority filed a lawsuit against the agency on Thursday over its plan to impose congestion fees on Manhattan commuters. TANY argues that the Met’s pricing system “unfairly targets” truck drivers. “The lawsuit filed this morning in the Southern District of New York alleges that […]
Passenger dead after jumping off world’s largest cruise ship
A passenger jumped to his death from the world’s largest cruise ship on the first night of a week-long voyage, authorities said. The Coast Guard told The Washington Post that the unidentified man jumped shortly after Royal Caribbean’s new, 1,200-foot Icon of the Seas, carrying 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew members, set sail from Florida […]
Unruly passenger led off flight at CLT Airport after confrontation with staff
Shocking footage shows a Frontier Airlines passenger being arrested after refusing to leave the plane after arguing with a flight attendant over exit row instructions. All passengers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport were also forced to disembark before takeoff during the chaos, which was filmed by a TikToker and posted online earlier this month. The […]
US Air Force airlifts Carnival cruise ship passenger, critically ill son in Atlantic Ocean in dramatic 8-hour rescue mission
U.S. Air Force personnel rescued a mother and her sick child from a Carnival cruise ship hundreds of miles off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean last Saturday. According to reports, the dramatic rescue unfolded aboard the Carnival Venice in a remote area about 400 miles from the mainland United States. news release From the […]
Shocking brawl erupts on Cali-bound flight when passenger steals other’s seat
Chaotic video footage has captured a scuffle that broke out when one passenger stole another’s seat on a long-haul flight from Taiwan to California. Just a few hours into Tuesday’s 11-and-a-half hour long journey, a fight broke out between two passengers, one of whom decided to change seats because the passenger next to him was […]
Unruly United passenger must pay $20K for diverting flight
An unruly and “physically aggressive” passenger on a United Airlines flight will pay the airline more than $20,000 after his behavior forced the pilot to divert a Newark-bound flight to Maine. was ordered. England’s Alexander Michael Dominic McDonald must pay United more than $20,638 in compensation for a March 1 incident in which he threatened […]