iStock/Thinkstock(PLANTATION, Fla.) — Police and fire crews are responding to an explosion with “multiple patients” at a shopping center in Florida, officials said Saturday. The blast was reported at The Fountains shopping center in Plantation, just outside of Fort Lauderdale, according to the Plantation Police Department. Video showed windows blown out of an LA Fitness …
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Jul 06
Explosion at Plantation, Florida, shopping center leaves up to 20 people injured: ‘It just looks like an apocalypse’
Twitter/@RRamosWPLG(PLANTATION, Fla.) — Police and fire crews are combing through the rubble of an explosion at a shopping center in Florida, officials said Saturday. About 15 to 20 people were injured, including two seriously, in the blast at The Fountains shopping center in Plantation, just outside of Fort Lauderdale, said Joel Gordon, Battalion Chief for …
Jul 06
‘Gone Girl’ author Gillian Flynn ‘sickened’ by book’s comparison to Connecticut woman Jennifer Dulos’ disappearance
Getty Images/John Lamparski(NEW CANAAN, Connecticut) — Best-selling author Gillian Flynn lashed out at the estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos on Friday after his lawyer compared the Connecticut mother’s disappearance to her smash-hit book, “Gone Girl.” Flynn called allegations that Dulos, who hasn’t been seen since May 24, faked her disappearance sickening. “I have been following …
Jul 06
New 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Southern California
Mario Tama/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A new powerful earthquake shook Southern California late Friday, one day after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the region on the Fourth of July. A preliminary 7.1 magnitude quake struck Searles Valley Friday at about 8:19 p.m. local time along the same fault line as the July Fourth quake, authorities …
Jul 05
Los Angeles marathon runner found dead after alleged cheating scandal
iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A 70-year-old runner was found dead in the Los Angeles River Thursday just days after being disqualified from the Los Angeles Marathon for allegedly cheating. Los Angeles police say they responded to a call Thursday morning, of a body in the river. The man was identified as retired Dr. Frank Meza, whose …
Jul 05
Venezuelans take to streets on independence day with dueling rallies, military out in force
iStock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Opponents of Venezuela’s government took to the streets Friday after a United Nations report found that thousands of extrajudicial killings had taken place since the beginning of 2018. Anti-government protesters wore white shirts and hats with the country’s flag, holding signs and chanting “liberty” as they walked through the Venezuelan capital Caracas, …
Jul 05
Explosion rocks University of Nevada dormitory, minor injuries reported
iStock(RENO, Nev.) — Firefighters are searching a dormitory on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, after an explosion rocked the building Friday afternoon. The blast seems to have caused only minor injuries, although firefighters are still trying to account for everyone who was in the building, Reno city spokesman John Humbert told ABC …
Jul 05
Family suffers critical burns when Texas road rage shooting sets off fireworks in car
iStock(HOUSTON) — A family of four, including two children, is in critical condition after a road rage incident ended in flames Thursday night near Houston, Texas. Authorities say the family was driving in their truck in Harris County when the father got into a dispute with another driver on the road. Both drivers eventually pulled …
Jul 05
Shocking video captures ‘brave’ 13-year-old girl fighting off, escaping attempted kidnapping
iStock(NEW YORK) — Terrifying surveillance video captures the moment when a 13-year-old girl walking home from school was able to escape an attempted kidnapping in New York. Footage from the video shows the unidentified girl fighting off her alleged attacker, who police said followed her home from school in Long Island. “This 13-year-old girl was …
Jul 05
Unidentified human bones left at New Jersey snack stand: Prosecutors
iStock(ALPINE, N.J.) — Prosecutors are searching for answers after they say unidentified human bones were found at a snack stand at a New Jersey park. Employees of the State Line Lookout snack stand in Palisades Interstate Park in Alpine, found the bones in a plastic bag hanging on the snack stand door Monday morning, according …