From prison to writer to mentor
CHICAGO — Sammy Horowitz’s backstory is the stuff of movies. In fact, that’s how he met his writing partner, Adam Pasen. It’s also how the two WGAW members ended up creating the Justice-Impacted Writers Project…
Over 200 cruise passengers and crew infected with norovirus aboard Cunard Line ship
NEW YORK (NYP) — More than 200 people aboard a still-at-sea Cunard Line cruise bound for New York, including members of the crew, contracted norovirus in the latest cruise ship outbreak of the nasty stomach…
Photos show inside of Connecticut house where man says he was held captive for 20 years
HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut police have released more than 100 photos showing the inside of a home where a 32-year-old man said he started a fire in a desperate attempt to free himself from more than…
Judge issues full ruling clearing Joshua Riibe in Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance
PUNTA CANA (DM) — A Dominican judge officially dismissed the case against the American man who was the last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she disappeared. Joshua Riibe, 22, returned to…
So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond’s Senate record with 24-hour speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals today, setting a new record for the chamber’s longest speech when he held the floor for more than 24 hours and surpassed the late…
Teen raped after trying to stop man sexually assaulting passed out woman
MILWAUKEE (TS) — A Wisconsin man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman and a teenage girl after getting drinks together at a restaurant he co-owns, authorities said. Kevin Ivan Lopez, 36, is charged with…
‘Tell the world that monsters do exist’ relative relates about girlfriend who ‘poisoned’ boyfriend’s 18-month-old ‘angel’
PITTSBURGH (DM)— An 18-month-old child was poisoned to death after ingesting batteries and screws, and now the girlfriend of the baby’s father has been arrested on homicide charges. Aleisia Lynnae Owens, 20, was charged with three…
RFK Jr. is a ‘conspiracy theorist’ endangering lives, say analysts at Howard Lutnick’s former firm
WASHINGTON (CNBC) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine crusader, is not qualified to have any power at the agency that’s supposed to protect the health of Americans, said research…
Cop shoots wife in the face and tells her to lie, Texas police say. He’s prison-bound
HOUSTON (MN) — A former Houston police officer accused of shooting his wife in the face is now set to go to prison for decades, court records show. Galib Waheed Chowdhury, who KHOU reported had…
Gangs strike in Haiti’s heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday, seizing control of a local prison as hundreds of people fled the area under gunfire. Local media reported that gang…