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Search For Missing DC Mom Antoinette Forbes Spreads As Family Refuses To Give Up
Antoinette Forbes seemingly vanished without a trace. The 53-year-old mother was last seen at around 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW in Washington, DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. More than a week later, her disappearance has sparked a widening search, national attention and an outpouring from friends and family who say they won't stop until Forbes comes home. Now they're raising money to keep that search going. A GoFundMe launched on behalf of Forbes' family has raised thousands of dollars to help cover legal counsel, search efforts…
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Creepy 'Cat In The Hat' School Threat Trend Sparks Warnings, Teen Arrests Across US
Police departments across the United States are issuing warnings about a concerning new viral “Cat in the Hat” social media trend targeting schools and communities, and in some cases, leading to arrests. The trend features disturbing depictions of the Dr. Seuss character lurking outside homes, schools and other locations, often at night. Some of the images and videos appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence. The trend reportedly surfaced in Ireland and the United Kingdom, according to The Guardian. On Aug. 31, a 14-year-old Colorado student was arrested after police said …
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Marine Veteran In Coma After Hemorrhagic Stroke Turns Costa Rica Vacation Into Nightmare
A Virginia Marine Corps veteran's vacation in paradise turned into a fight for his life. James Mathews suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on Monday, Sept. 7, while vacationing in Costa Rica and has remained in a medically induced coma as his family faces mounting medical bills and a costly effort to bring him home. Mathews had spent the day surfing before the sudden medical emergency, according to friend Shawn Roxby, who organized a GoFundMe on the family's behalf. He was initially rushed to a public hospital, but the severity of his condition required an urgent transfer to a private facility f…
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Falling Fuel Tanks Spark Ford's Latest Major Recall Of 223K+ Vehicles
More than 220,000 Ford vehicles are being recalled because their fuel tanks can potentially fall off while in motion. Ford Motor Company issued the recall for 223,472 F-150 pickup trucks, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The recall affects F-150s from model years 2023 through 2027. The trucks' fuel tanks may be improperly secured because the front fuel tank straps weren't correctly installed during assembly. In some cases, the straps' T-slots weren't properly inserted into the vehicle's frame rail, potentially causing the…
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Speeding Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Guardrail On Maryland Highway: Sheriff
A late-night ride ended at a guardrail in Maryland. Bryan John Murphy Sr., 30, was killed in a motorcycle crash on Hopewell Road just north of Halfway Boulevard in Hagerstown shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the scene at approximately 10:49 p.m., where investigators determined Murphy had been riding a 1996 Honda CBR600 at a high rate of speed before striking the guardrail. Murphy was rushed to Meritus Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Hopewell Road remained closed while deputies investiga…
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Bob Mackie Dies: Fashion Icon For Decades Worked With Cher, Carol Burnett, Tina Turner
Bob Mackie, whose designs helped make some of entertainment’s biggest stars impossible to overlook, has died. The fashion and costume designer was 87. A statement on his official Instagram account announced his death on Monday, Sept. 14. Click here for a new, updated story: Cause Of Death Revealed For Legendary Designer Bob Mackie “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today,” said the Instagram statement. “He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do. His ge…
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Germantown Grandmother Wins $50K For Second Time After Good Deed: 'It Was Karma'
Good karma apparently pays pretty well in Maryland. A Germantown grandmother is celebrating her second $50,000 Pick 5 win this year, and this one came just hours after she refused to take advantage of an honor-system farm stand while others apparently did. The retired postal worker, whose name was not released, regularly plays Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 5, giving her grandson money every Tuesday to buy her tickets for the week. Among them was a $14 Pick 5 ticket covering the midday and evening drawings from Aug. 18 through Aug. 25 using her special numbers: 1-2-9-1-2. On Aug. 23, they hit s…
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One Closed Door Helped Contain $300K Maryland Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials
A closed door may have kept a $300,000 Maryland house fire from becoming even worse. The fire broke out shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, inside the attached garage of a home on Briarwood Circle in Denton, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say an occupant discovered the flames and closed the interior door connecting the garage to the home as the family escaped. That move made a difference. Fire officials credited the closed door with containing most of the damage to the garage before 25 members of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company brought the blaze under…
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: Senior Living Facility Worker Killed By Man Found Dead After Manhunt
Police in Maryland are investigating a reported murder-suicide involving an employee at a senior living facility and someone known to her. Baltimore resident Asia Natee Virginia Thomas, 27, has been identified by the Anne Arundel Police Department as the persona allegedly killed by Aberdeen native Deontae Tranell Bryant, 25, who later turned the gun on himself. According to the department, shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, officers were called to the Morningside House of Friendship in Hanover to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Thomas suffering fro…
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Teen Dies After Fleeing Crash, Jumping Over Capital Beltway Railing: State Police (
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The frightening fall from the Capital Beltway in Maryland turned fatal. An 18-year-old man died after plunging approximately 50 feet from I-495 onto Stoney Brook Drive in Kensington on Sunday night, Sept. 13, Maryland State Police confirmed on Monday. His name has not been released. Shortly after 7 p.m., troopers were called to a multi-vehicle crash on the Outer Loop past Georgia Avenue, where police say the teen had been driving a blue Ford Fusion. Investigators say the Fusion struck an unattended Chevrolet pickup truck that was being towed by a white tow truck. No injuries were reported…
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This Brief Routine May Lift Your Spirits, Sharpen Focus: Study
A better mood may be closer than you think, with a small study suggesting that 10 minutes could make a difference. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan found that a brief session of very slow running improved mood and performance on a mental task compared with sitting quietly. The findings, published in Imaging Neuroscience, suggest that even gentle running may offer immediate benefits for healthy young adults. Researchers recruited 24 participants: 13 men and 11 women. All were healthy, right-handed, and had no history of neurological or psychiatric conditions. Each pa…
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More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
All of the measles deaths reported in the United States so far this year have occurred in Pennsylvania, where a third resident has died amid the nation’s largest outbreak, officials said. A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday, Sept. 12, from complications associated with measles, Coroner Greg Furlong announced. Her name was not released, and the coroner did not disclose her vaccination status. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said. The death is Jefferson Co…
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