2 dead after separate fires strike Washington, DC

Two people died in separate apartment fires in the span of 24 hours in the nation's capital this weekend. DC Fire and EMS responded to 13th Street NW near Park Road NW just before 10 p.m. Friday night following reports of flames on the second floor of a three-story apartment building. First responders found a […]
Rangers blow four separate leads in wasteful OT loss to Canadiens

MONTREAL — The Rangers can't afford to miss a winnable game. Sunday night's 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens at the Bell Center, a season-best eight-game winning streak, erased the damage from the Blueshirts' terrible period in late November and December. It's not enough, but it needs every point it can earn to start a […]
‘Unspeakable tragedy’ hits Michigan town after couple dies in separate accidents within 24 hours

A Michigan couple was killed in two separate accidents between Christmas and New Year's Day, local authorities said. Scott Levitan, 66, and Mary Lou Levitan, also 66, were both residents of Livonia, a suburb west of Detroit. The incident happened after Scott Levitan fell into a frozen lake on Dec. 26, according to the Oakland […]
Michigan couple dies in separate tragic accidents within days

A Michigan couple was killed in two separate accidents between Christmas and New Year's Day, local authorities said. Scott Levitan, 66, and Mary Lou Levitan, also 66, were both residents of Livonia, a suburb west of Detroit. The incident happened after Scott Levitan fell into a frozen lake on Dec. 26, according to the Oakland […]
Federal courts will not make criminal referrals to DOJ over separate ethics complaints against Justice Thomas

Federal court officials announced that ethics lawsuits filed separately by members of Congress and advocacy groups against Judges Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson will not be referred to the Justice Department. The U.S. Judicial Conference announced that Thomas had agreed to follow updated guidelines regarding free personal travel and a list of gifts from […]
Two sailors dead in separate boom accidents in Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Two sailors on separate boats died in boom accidents two hours apart on the stormy opening night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, marking the event's longest at-sea fatality. The history of has increased. The Australian Cruising Yacht Club in Sydney, which runs the yacht race, said on Friday that one sailor from contestants […]
NYC maniac slashes 2 people at Grand Central subway station in separate attacks on Christmas Eve

A maniac slashed a man and a woman separately at Grand Central's 42nd Street Station on Christmas Eve, police and law enforcement officials said. According to police and officials, two people got into an argument on the steps of the southbound exit of Midtown Station around 10:15 p.m., and the assailant stabbed the 42-year-old man […]
House GOP eyes plan B stopgap with separate 2-part debt limit commitment

House Republicans are eyeing an alternative government funding stopgap that excludes raising the debt ceiling, and are instead working on a pledge to raise the borrowing limit twice next year to appease President-elect Trump. People's sources told The Hill. The new continuing resolution is still under consideration and subject to change, but includes some language […]
Shouting madman stabs NYC subway rider who was watching Netflix hours after teen slashed in separate transit attack: cops

On Tuesday night, a screaming maniac stabbed a man who was watching Netflix on a train in Brooklyn. The victim now says he will think twice before riding the subway again. According to the victim and officials, the 32-year-old victim was watching a show on a northbound Q train at Park Place and 7th Avenue […]
Philly man exonerated after serving 24 years for murder conviction has been convicted in separate killing

A Philadelphia man who was acquitted after serving 24 years for murder is back in prison for another murder. Sean Thomas, 50, was acquitted and awarded a $4.1 million settlement after his 1994 murder conviction was overturned and he was released from a life sentence in 2017. But on Thursday, it was reported that Thomas […]