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Elderly Cruise Passenger Left Behind on Island Is Found Dead

Apparent search delay followed group hike on Australia's Lizard Island

(Newser) - An 80-year-old cruise ship passenger died over the weekend after she got off on an island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef and was reportedly left behind. The woman, traveling alone as part of a Coral Expeditions cruise, took part in a group hike of a steep trail on Lizard...

Woman Arrested After Baby Found at Subway Station

Police say newborn's mother tracked down via taxi driver

(Newser) - A Queens woman has been arrested and charged with abandoning her newborn daughter at a major subway station in Manhattan. The NYPD says Assa Diawara, 30, faces counts of child abandonment and endangering the welfare of a child after the infant was discovered Monday morning at the 34th Street-Penn Station...

Cops: Woman Sparks Deadly Fire Trying to Kill Cockroach

Her alleged use of improvised flamethrower preceded neighbor's fall from 5th-floor window

(Newser) - A South Korean woman's attempt to kill a cockroach with a homemade flamethrower ended with her accidentally setting her apartment building on fire, resulting in a neighbor's death, according to police in Osan, about 20 miles south of Seoul. Authorities say the woman in her 20s used a...

Family Tip Stops Possible Attack at World's Busiest Airport

They said Billy Joe Cagle planned to 'shoot up' Atlanta airport

(Newser) - A potential tragedy was averted at the world's busiest airport on Monday, thanks to a tip from his family and a coordinated police response. Authorities arrested Billy Joe Cagle inside Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after his family warned police he was armed and on his way to...

Portland Laser Protest Prompts Medical Flights to Reroute

Hospital issued warning to protesters ahead of event, but ultimately no flights were impacted

(Newser) - Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) said several of its air ambulance vendors would not land helicopters at the hospital's Portland helipad on Saturday night due to a planned protest event involving lasers targeting aircraft, KGW reports. The event, promoted in a flyer as a "laser tag" gathering...

Cops: Woman Fatally Shot in Argument Over 'Thank You'
Dallas Woman Killed After
Argument Over 'Thank You'
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Oct 12, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

Dallas Woman Killed After Argument Over 'Thank You'

Police say victim was annoyed that woman didn't thank her for holding door open

(Newser) - A fatal shooting outside a PetSmart store in Dallas began as an argument over not saying thank you, according to an arrest affidavit. Police say the incident started after 41-year-old Cecilia Simpson became upset when 22-year-old Keona Hampton didn't acknowledge her for holding open a door at a nearby...

Cops: Dating App Burglar Focuses on Older Men

Police in Los Angeles say Adva Lavie meets victims online, then burglarizes their homes

(Newser) - Los Angeles authorities are searching for a woman they say has been using dating apps not for romance, but for burglary. According to a bulletin from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 29-year-old Adva Lavie—who uses various aliases—allegedly seeks out older men online, wins their trust,...

Ex-UFC Fighter Survived First Murder Attempt, but Not Second

Suman Mokhtarian is gunned down in Australia

(Newser) - A former UFC fighter was shot dead in Australia on Wednesday—20 months after surviving a previous attempt on his life. Police say 33-year-old Suman Mokhtarian was killed in what they called a "targeted attack" in Riverstone, a suburb of Sydney, reports CBS News . Mokhtarian had been out...

Man Accused of Terror Threats for His Grisly Halloween Decor

Fake corpses labeled with local officials' titles spark Kentucky police probe into Stephan Marcum

(Newser) - A Kentucky man's Halloween display has landed him in legal trouble after authorities allege it crossed the line from seasonal fright to criminal threat. Stephan Marcum, 58, of Stanton, was arrested Saturday and faces charges of making terroristic threats and intimidating a witness after police discovered a staged...

Woman Dies After Haunted Mansion Ride

Disneyland attraction reopens after what police describe as a medical episode

(Newser) - A woman died Monday after taking the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland, according to Anaheim police. Emergency responders were called to the theme park around 6:30pm, where they found the woman, who was in her 60s, unresponsive just after she exited the popular attraction. Disneyland security staff provided...

Teens Arrested as 'Vehicle Takeover' Turns Fiery in Boston

Police say crowd set cruiser on fire during street takeover

(Newser) - A chaotic scene erupted in Boston's South End early Sunday when a crowd of more than 100 people allegedly attacked police cruisers with fireworks and debris, leading to the arrest of two Rhode Island teenagers. According to police, the crowd was participating in a so-called "vehicle takeover"...

Mark Sanchez Hospitalized After Stabbing
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Oct 4, 2025 5:53 PM CDT

Mark Sanchez Arrested After Being Stabbed

Indianapolis police say it wasn't a random attack

(Newser) - NFL broadcaster Mark Sanchez is hospitalized in Indianapolis after being stabbed during an altercation early Saturday, said police, who announced later in the day that they had arrested him. Authorities described the case as an isolated altercation just after midnight between Sanchez and another man, People reports, not a...

13-Year-Old Accused of Being Drunk, Crashing Stolen Car

An 11-year-old was also in the car in Arizona incident; both were hospitalized

(Newser) - Arizona officials are investigating how a 13-year-old, allegedly drunk, ended up behind the wheel with an 11-year-old passenger in a late-night wreck, ABC News reports. The incident happened in the wee hours of Tuesday near Flagstaff, when the teenager allegedly took a Chevy Silverado from the Flagstaff Police Department...

'Woman in the Well' ID'd Over a Century After Murder

Murder victim Alice Spence's body was found during construction in Saskatoon in 2006

(Newser) - More than a century after her death, Canadian police have identified the "Woman in the Well," whose preserved remains were unearthed in a Saskatoon construction site back in 2006. The remains belonged to Alice Spence, who was born in Michigan in 1881 and moved to Canada in...

Calif. County Settles for $17M Over Violent Traffic Stop

Deputies in Solano County were accused of excessive force during roadside incident in 2020

(Newser) - California's Solano County has agreed to a $17 million payout to a woman and her father, concluding a lawsuit over a violent 2020 roadside encounter with sheriff's deputies. The settlement, described by the family's attorney as among the largest in California for this type of case,...

Michigan Church Shooter's Dad 'Devastated,' Has 'No Answers'

4 killed, 8 wounded in church attack before gunman's death

(Newser) - The father of Thomas Jacob Sanford, the man behind the deadly church shooting in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, has publicly apologized to the families of the victims, USA Today reports. In a brief exchange with the Detroit Free Press , Thomas Sanford expressed sorrow for those affected, saying, "I...

Stowaway Found Dead in Jet's Landing Gear After Europe Flight

Body discovered by maintenance after transatlantic flight lands in Charlotte

(Newser) - A grim discovery in Charlotte has sparked an investigation after airline staff found a stowaway dead inside the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had just arrived from Europe. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, the body was discovered by maintenance workers around 9am Sunday while they were...

Drones Cause Another Airport to Shut Down

Authorities probe unmanned flights as tensions rise across Europe

(Newser) - Unidentified drones have disrupted operations at multiple Danish airports, forcing one to close and prompting nationwide security concerns as authorities scramble to determine who is behind the mysterious aerial intrusions, the BBC reports. Flights in and out of Denmark's Aalborg Airport, which shut down Wednesday, were paused until...

Driver Didn't Like What He Saw in Delivery to Motel

Suspicious delivery of trash bags, zip ties triggers police response to a hostage situation in Texas

(Newser) - A delivery driver's sharp eye recently helped Texas police break up a hostage drama before it could escalate, authorities say. The driver grew suspicious after being asked to deliver an odd collection of items—including trash bags, zip ties, a hatchet, and bleach, according to witnesses—to a...

Penn. Mom Charged After Bodies of 4 Babies Found Hidden in Home

Neighbors say they never saw evidence of her pregnancies

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman faces serious charges after authorities say she secretly gave birth and hid the remains of four babies in her home—while neighbors, who often cared for her two young sons, say they never knew she was pregnant. Police discovered the bodies on Sept. 13 in a...

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