Passenger Restrained After Cockpit Scare On United Flight Passenger Restrained After Cockpit Scare On United Flight
Passenger Restrained After Cockpit Scare On United Flight A short hop through the Midwest turned into a midair security scare. United Airlines Flight 2005, traveling from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Minneapolis, diverted to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, late Friday, May 29, after an unruly passenger caused a security concern, according to a statement by the FAA. The passenger allegedly tried to breach the cockpit shortly after takeoff, prompting pilots to divert the plane, ABC affiliate WISN-TV Channel 12 in Milwaukee reported. The flight had left Chicago around 8 p.m. and landed in Madison around 9:10 p.m., the …
Freak Accident Sends 12-Year-Old NJ Baseball Player To ICU Freak Accident Sends 12-Year-Old NJ Baseball Player To ICU
Freak Accident Sends 12-Year-Old NJ Baseball Player To ICU A prayer vigil on Thursday, May 28 drew dozens of family members, teammates, coaches, and supporters for a 12-year-old South Jersey baseball player who remains in critical condition after a freak accident earlier this week. Xavier Taylor, who plays for Maple Shade Youth Baseball, was accidentally struck by a ball during warmups on Tuesday, May 26, and was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital, according to 6abc. He remains in intensive care. Meanwhile, support for Xavier and his family continues to pour in from across South Jersey's tight-knit youth baseball community. More…
Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA
Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA A former Marist University student from Westchester County, NY, has admitted to secretly recording multiple people inside campus bathrooms, pleading guilty to 15 felony counts of unlawful surveillance.  Kyle Petrozzi, 23, pleaded guilty in Dutchess County Court to 15 counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance, all felonies, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Friday, May 29.  The charges stem from incidents that occurred between April 27 and May 10, 2025, inside Dyson Hall on Marist University's campus in Poughkeepsie. According to prosecutors, Petroz…
New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death
New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death New details are coming to light in the tragic death of former New Jersey Devils star and four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office told The Athletic that deputies responded early Thursday morning, May 28 to a suicide attempt at a furniture showroom in Lake Park, Florida. State records show the business is owned by Lemieux and his wife, Deborah, according to the report. The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Lemieux's death but told The Athletic it could not provide additional records because Florida law shields suicide-rela…
New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update
New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update The fear spreading through a vacation hotspot now has a new official answer. Prosecutors in Mexico are now saying that evidence so far does not support the presence of a serial attacker in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after three women were found dead there in less than two weeks, NTV+ reported. The new details mark a shift from earlier concerns that the deaths could be connected to a single suspect. According to NTV+, prosecutors said there are no objective elements or scientific evidence confirming a possible serial killer. Authorities also said they have not found matching patterns among th…
Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To New Jersey: Here's Why Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To New Jersey: Here's Why
Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To New Jersey: Here's Why Hollywood’s next boomtown is not where most people would expect. Far from it. Literally. New Jersey has become the only US state where film and TV production is booming, The Wall Street Journal reported in a story published on Thursday, May 28. The reason is money. The Journal says New Jersey’s tax incentive program is now among the most effective in the country, pulling major productions away from traditional hubs as studios cut costs. Across the US, spending on movies and TV shows fell 20 percent last year, according to ProdPro data cited by The Wall Street Journal. But New Jersey w…
Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death
Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death A cruise ship death that drew national attention has taken another sharp turn in federal court. New court details have emerged in the death of Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader from central Florida, whose stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, 16, is being prosecuted as an adult. US Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres declined on Wednesday, May 27, to immediately jail Hudson while he awaits trial in Miami federal court. Hudson had been living with an uncle under electronic monitoring after he was first charged as a juvenile, according to NBC News. Prosecutors sought to have him detained …
Husband Of Disgraced NJ Mayor Charged With Domestic Violence Strangulation Husband Of Disgraced NJ Mayor Charged With Domestic Violence Strangulation
Husband Of Disgraced NJ Mayor Charged With Domestic Violence Strangulation Jason R. Carty, whose wife and former mayor, Gina LaPlaca made headlines last year for driving drunk with her child in the car, has been charged with domestic violence offenses, municipal records show. Carty was charged out of Lumberton Township on Thursday, May 28, with second-degree aggravated assault with strangling a domestic violence victim, and harassment, a disorderly persons offense, according to court records. LaPlaca's term as mayor expired last year. She now serves as a committeewoman and is up for re-election. The Democratic primaries are next week. Police were c…
NJ Couple Admits Running Multi-County Sex Spa Ring: Feds NJ Couple Admits Running Multi-County Sex Spa Ring: Feds
NJ Couple Admits Running Multi-County Sex Spa Ring: Feds A husband and wife admitted running a prostitution enterprise tied to nine massage spas across New Jersey and New York, federal prosecutors announced. Zhejun Piao, 38, and Miyeon Choi, also known as “Maya,” 38, both of Palisades Park, pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 26, in Trenton federal court to conspiracy involving interstate racketeering activity, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. According to prosecutors, the operation dated back to at least 2017 and involved spas in Paterson, Passaic, Fairview, Edgewater, East Brunswick, Toms River, and New Rochelle, NY. Women working at the spas per…
He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him
He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him For years, children across the country believed they were talking to a like-minded teenager from New Jersey.  In reality, they were actually chatting with Toronto native Ramanan Pathmanathan, who instructed them to do obscene things for his own sick pleasure as part of a years-long sextortion scheme, federal officials said. Now, the 40-year-old man has been sentenced in US District Court to 33 years in federal prison, which is on top of a 12-year term he is already serving in Canada for similar offenses. Authorities say Pathmanathan hid behind fake social media accounts and posed as a…
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil '60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil CBS News has picked a filmmaker and technology writer as the new top producer of "60 Minutes" amid a wave of changes and fears over the iconic show's journalistic independence. Vanity Fair correspondent and former New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton was named executive producer of "60 Minutes," CBS News announced in a news release on Thursday, May 28. Bilton replaces Tanya Simon, who was fired after more than 30 years with the program. Simon was elevated to executive producer after the resignation of longtime showrunner Bill Owens in April 2025. The Long Islan…
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume on a fight he has already taken to the stage. Springsteen's representatives announced on Thursday, May 28, that he will return to the DC area on Saturday, Oct. 3, as a special guest at the first-ever "Power to the People" festival. The post described the event as "another night of music and resistance." The one-day, two-stage event will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, according to the festival announcement. Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist, is curating the festival, which organizers…