DELLWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-month-old boy who was in the back seat of a car when it was stolen from a north county home has been found unharmed. An Amber Alert was issued for Jaylon Hunter after the 2018 Audi Q3 was stolen around 10 a.m. Friday from a home in Dellwood.…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A suspected drunk driver accused of fatally shooting the California police officer who pulled him over was captured Friday as he tried to flee back to Mexico, where he lived before illegally crossing into the U.S., authorities said. The sheriff whose agency was leading…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country’s pre-eminent and widely acclaimed writers, died on Friday after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 79. His daughter, Fania Oz-Salzberger, announced her father’s death on Twitter. Oz was known world-wide for a collection of novels, essays, and a well-received memoir. His…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say 1-year-old twins have died in a house fire in Kansas City. Deputy Fire Chief Jimmy Walker says smoke was billowing out of the home when crews responded Thursday afternoon. The Kansas City Star reports that several people escaped the home, where four adults and six children were living.…
NEW YORK (AP) — Electric utility Con Edison is working to figure out what caused a high-voltage equipment failure that unleashed an otherworldly flash of bright blue light in the night sky over New York City. The event Thursday night filled social media feeds with eerie photos, questions and jokes, to the point that even…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are dead following an overnight shooting in north St. Louis. Police said a man and a woman were gunned down at just before 1:30 a.m. Friday. The victims were found inside of a vehicle in the 5300 block of Geraldine. There’s no word on a motive or of any…