Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado kills 2 and injures 1

DENVER — A Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado has killed the aircraft’s pilot and an aerial photographer, authorities say. The crash that occurred in Larimer County on Saturday killed pilot Susan Wolber and aerial photographer Jay Rhoten, according to a statement released by the office of Gov. Jared Polis. The aircraft was on a routine training mission at …

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Woman charged with slugging spectator at Santa Claus parade: police

She just made the naughty list. A 62-year-old woman didn’t seem to be in the Christmas spirit when she slugged another spectator enjoying the festivities at an annual family Santa Claus parade in Canada, police said. The woman reportedly became irate when the victim blocked her view of the procession. “The female got into a dispute with a fellow parade-goer …

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Trump admin should fire DOJ officials who investigated him: Sen. Schmit

After getting sworn into office, President-elect Donald Trump should embark on an effort to fire staffers at the Justice Department who worked on criminal cases against him, Sen. Eric Schmitt argued. The Missouri Republican who previously served as his state’s attorney general, contended that DOJ staffers who worked on the cases against Trump were embarking on an effort to undercut …

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Murder of Israeli locksmith in Tenn. raises terrorism fears: report

An Israeli locksmith was reportedly shot dead and robbed by a client in Tennessee last week, raising fears of terrorism among the local Jewish community just days after an Israeli rabbi mysteriously disappeared in the United Arab Emirates. Israeli national Aviv Brock, who was living and working in Memphis as a locksmith, was fatally shot last week while responding to …

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Memphis gunman accused of shooting Fedex employee released without bail

An accused shooter who allegedly hunted down and “ambushed” his victim in Memphis, Tennessee, has been set free without bail — despite the local district attorney asking the court to keep him behind bars. Tyreese Earnest, 18, was charged with attempted second-degree murder last month after he and two conspirators allegedly waylaid a FedEx employee in the parking lot of …

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Elon Musk jokes about buying MSNBC with risqué meme

He wants to take the company private — very private. Space and electric car tycoon Elon Musk shared a bawdy meme on his X platform that joked about tapping into his deep pockets to purchase MSNBC following the bombshell news that Comcast planned to spin off the lefty cable network. “And lead us not into temptation …,” Musk, 53, wrote …

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Faith has been crucial to the success of the US military

Just after midnight in the new hours of Dec. 9, 1944, New Yorkers saw the British ship Monarch slip silently out of the harbor, carrying members of the US Army’s 125th Evacuation Hospital on their way to deploy to the front lines of Europe in World War II. Among them, another ordinary New Yorker, but extraordinary to me: my great-great-aunt Lt. Luella …

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Family of California Gov. Newsom acquires Marin County home for $9.1M

The family of California Gov. Gavin Newsom acquired a multi-million-dollar home in a Marin County purchase early in November. Local media outlets such as the San Francisco Standard and San Francisco Chronicle reported the purchase of the 5,600-square foot Kentfield home occurred Nov. 14. The luxury home was acquired via a limited liability company owned by Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a source …

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