Michael Cole, ‘The Mod Squad’ and ‘General Hospital’ star, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — Michael Cole, who starred as one-third of “The Mod Squad,” has died. He was 84. The actor played Pete Cochran in the hit ABC crime show that aired from 1968 to ’73.…
Philippines will resupply missions in South China Sea, won’t escalate situation
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Tuesday that the country will not send its navy to support Filipino fishers in a contested shoal in the South China Sea despite a recent incident…
5 killed, including 2 children, in suspected murder-suicide
ATLANTA (AP) — Five people, including a !-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, were found dead Saturday in an apartment outside Atlanta in what police suspect was a murder-suicide. Police were called to the apartment…
Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shouts on way into courthouse and fights extradition
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania (AP) — The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy on authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of…
Luigi Mangione’s hard turn from wealth and success to murder suspect
BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) — Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a healthcare executive in New York City, apparently was living a charmed life: the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer, valedictorian of his…
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his…
Woman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home
ROME, Georgia (AP) — A motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, authorities said. A police officer on the local bomb squad…
Mental health in focus at LEPC’s National Criminal Justice Association meetings
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) held two days of criminal justicestakeholder meetings on December 4th and 5th, in Croix…
Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son’s death
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A gang leader accused of killing more than 100 people in Haiti’s capital to avenge his son’s death was still persecuting residents on Tuesday, according to a rare witness account. Mackenson Cangé,…
St. Croix man pleads guilty to child sexploitation charge
CHRISTIANSTED – Juan Bermudez, 66, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson III to coercion and enticement and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said today. On his conviction, Bermudez faces…