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The heartless crook accused of stealing a gold-plated rose from a 9/11 memorial at a Midtown Catholic church was arrested Friday for the unholy crime, according to the NYPD. Deikel Alcantara, 21, was turned over to police by his father and charged with grand larceny for allegedly pilfering a $3,000 rose — forged of metal … Read more

An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has the animal’s owner fuming, but that local police are describing as a sad mix-up. The shooting happened on Tuesday after police received a call of a report of a coyote in a … Read more

The numbers were heaven-sent.  An Illinois man was overwhelmed when he learned he won a $650,000 lottery jackpot after using numbers inspired by his late wife on a game he’s never played before. “I picked numbers related to my late wife,” said the lucky winner, identified as Big Money D. “When I won, it felt … Read more

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced this week that he plans to introduce legislation that would abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).  “In January, I will be filing the bill that Matt Gaetz sponsored to abolish the ATF. Why? Because we’re fighting for you,” Burlison said in a video posted on X.  … Read more

The mother of the construction worker who was slaughtered in a random Manhattan attack by a knife-wielding madman broke down in tears as family and friends gathered for a candlelit vigil at the very spot he was murdered.  Angel Gustavo Lata-Landi, 36, was standing outside a Chelsea work site when homeless maniac Ramon Rivera, 51, … Read more

Things got real. A Utah realtor is warning parents to think twice before bringing their children to open houses — sharing a gut-rending story that ended up with a little girl being airlifted to a hospital. Karina VanOrman shared a story on TikTok about one couple that insisted on bringing their three kiddos on each … Read more

The chief and council of Norway House Cree Nation, in a statement, said the teenager’s death has brought ‘immense grief’ RCMP in northern Manitoba say an armed teenager was fatally shot on a First Nation north of Lake Winnipeg. Manitoba RCMP headquarters is shown in Winnipeg on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.Photo by David Lipnowski /THE … Read more

Sen. Liz Krueger told reporters, “We have to get smarter in New York state about what programs we operate.” Hans Pennink State Senate Democrats are at long last questioning New York’s tax subsidies for Hollywood — but only to burn the money somewhere else. Dusting off a year-old report that confirms the $700 million tax … Read more

Montreal police said three protesters were arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer and interfering with police work A protester holds a smoke torch during demonstration by the Collectif Désinvestir pour la Palestine and the Convergence des luttes anticapitalistes (CLAC) in Montreal Friday Nov. 22, 2024. The demonstration was in support of Palestine and in … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his choices to lead the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as his pick for the surgeon general post.  Trump, 78, nominated Dr. Marty Makary – a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine – to serve as FDA commissioner; … Read more