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Former School Aide Illegally Gave 4-Year-Old Antipsychotic Medication In Westchester: Police Former School Aide Illegally Gave 4-Year-Old Antipsychotic Medication In Westchester: Police
Former School Aide Illegally Gave 4-Year-Old Antipsychotic Medication In Westchester: Police A former school aide is accused of giving a prescription antipsychotic medication to a 4-year-old student in Westchester County without the child's parents or school administrators knowing, police said. Jeanine Stilwell was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 17, following an investigation by the Peekskill Police Department's Detective Division, the department announced on Friday, Sept. 18.  Police said Stilwell gave the child Seroquel, a prescription antipsychotic medication, without the consent of the student's parents and without the knowledge or authorization of school administrators. …
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow The battle over what media outlets get through the White House gates has sharply escalated. Click here for a new, updated story: Major TV Networks, Including Fox News, Make Rare Move After Trump Bans 3 Outlets President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, that he was immediately banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House in an extraordinary, unprecedented move that is sounding alarms about First Amendment rights. The First Amendment protects five basic freedoms from government interference: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition. Trump disclosed t…
Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies
Amazon Customers Could Get More Money As $2.5B Settlement Expands: See Who Qualifies Amazon Prime customers could get more money as a major $2.5 billion federal settlement expands. The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday, Sept. 17, that Amazon will speed up and broaden payments to eligible consumers under the settlement reached in September 2025. The online retail giant was required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide up to $1.5 billion in refunds to consumers. Amazon was accused of enrolling millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and knowingly making it difficult for customers to cancel. More than $845 million had …
NJ Man Shot Dead By NY State Trooper ‘Would Give You The Shirt Off His Back,’ Friends Say NJ Man Shot Dead By NY State Trooper ‘Would Give You The Shirt Off His Back,’ Friends Say
NJ Man Shot Dead By NY State Trooper ‘Would Give You The Shirt Off His Back,’ Friends Say A New Jersey man shot dead by New York State Police will be remembered at services Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19, according to his loved ones. Amir Hamza, 45, of Ridgewood, NJ, was killed Monday, Sept. 14 at Whip-o-Will Campground in Ulster County, NY, authorities said. A funeral prayer for Hamza will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, according to a Facebook post from Mahmoud Hamza. A burial at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton will follow. Additionally, a religious program and condolence gathering is scheduled for El-Zahra Islamic Cent…
Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, Broadway Composer Leaves Young Daughter Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, Broadway Composer Leaves Young Daughter
Duncan Sheik Dies At 56: Hitmaker, Broadway Composer Leaves Young Daughter A defining voice of ’90s pop who found an acclaimed second act on Broadway has gone silent. Singer-songwriter and Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik died Thursday, Sept. 17, at a Manhattan hospital. He was 56. His family announced his death in a statement on his Instagram account. "It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of Duncan Sheik," the family said. "The world has a lost a singular talent, and deeply influential voice in music and theater."  View this post on Instagram His mother, Suzanne Sheik, told People t…
Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby
Woman Convicted In Death Of Super Bowl Sports Anchor Who Lost Wife, Left Behind Baby A woman has been convicted in the death of a 27-year-old sports anchor who was found dead while covering Super Bowl LIX. A Louisiana jury found 49-year-old Danette Colbert guilty of negligent homicide and racketeering on Thursday, Sept. 17. She was charged in the death of Adan Manzano, a reporter and anchor for Telemundo Kansas City. Manzano was found dead in his hotel room in Kenner, Louisiana, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. He was in the New Orleans area to cover Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The 27-year-old was discovered face down on a pil…
Snake Removed From Car In NJ: Police Snake Removed From Car In NJ: Police
Snake Removed From Car In NJ: Police A snake was removed from the grill of a car in Franklin Township, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. On Monday, Sept. 14, officers responded to a residential address on Oakland Avenue after a receiving a report that a snake was stuck in the grill of a vehicle, Franklin Township police said. Officers removed portions of the vehicle including the front bumper, to gain access to the snake, police said. Officers were able to safely free the snake and transport it to the Franklin Township Animal Shelter, police said. Animal control officers identified the 3-foot-long sn…
Suspect Captured Five Days After Mysterious Killing Outside LI Strip Mall: Police Suspect Captured Five Days After Mysterious Killing Outside LI Strip Mall: Police
Suspect Captured Five Days After Mysterious Killing Outside LI Strip Mall: Police A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a man outside a Long Island strip mall, police said Friday, Sept. 18. Jorge Alexander Huezo Villatoro, 35, of El Salvador, has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Tadeo Alvarado Chavez in Uniondale, the Nassau County Police Department said. Alvarado Chavez, 40, of Roosevelt, was found dead near 979 Nassau Road in Uniondale around 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, police said. Officers responded to a call for an aided person near the address and found Alvarado Chavez, who was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Police ha…
Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In PA Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE) Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In PA Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE)
Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In PA Teen's Fatal Shooting (Update) The mother of a murdered Pennsylvania teen is among four people whose cases are headed to county court in connection with the shooting that claimed her son's life, authorities announced in an update Thursday, Sept. 17. Wilfredo Garcia, 17, was fatally shot in the head inside his mother Tamara Rosario's apartment in the 900 block of Plane Street in Columbia Borough on July 18, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Miles Bixler ruled Sept. 1 that the case against the juvenile charged with shooting Garcia could proceed to the Court of Common Pleas on charges of th…
Accused Killer Of Beloved Soccer Coach Captured After Leaving Maryland Motel (UPDATED) Accused Killer Of Beloved Soccer Coach Captured After Leaving Maryland Motel (UPDATED)
Accused Killer Of Beloved Soccer Coach Captured After Leaving Maryland Motel (Updated) The search for Nicholas Njuki's accused killer is over. A 21-year-old man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of the beloved soccer coach was arrested in Maryland on Thursday, Sept. 17, four days after the deadly encounter outside a sports bar. Shayan Solimani Damabi, of Gaithersburg, was taken into custody after leaving a motel in the city by Montgomery County Police officers assigned to the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force. Police said he was arrested without incident. Solimani Damabi had been wanted on charges of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a v…
New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son, Former Putnam DA, Now Airing On CBS New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son, Former Putnam DA, Now Airing On CBS
New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son, Former Putnam DA, Now Airing On CBS A former Hudson Valley, NY district attorney is following his famous mother, Judge Judy, into the television courtroom.  “Adam’s Law,” starring former Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy, the son of Judge Judy Sheindlin, premiered its first season on Monday, Sept. 14, according to CBS Media Ventures.  The nationally syndicated courtroom program was created by Sheindlin, who is handing the gavel to her son after building one of television's best-known courtroom franchises. Levy brings more than 25 years of legal experience to the show, including two terms as Putnam Count…
College Volleyball Player Dies Weeks After Blood Disorder Diagnosis: These Were Her Symptoms College Volleyball Player Dies Weeks After Blood Disorder Diagnosis: These Were Her Symptoms
College Volleyball Player Dies Weeks After Blood Disorder Diagnosis: These Were Her Symptoms A Massachusetts college volleyball player has died two months after revealing that a rare blood disorder had left her in critical condition. Amanda Elizabeth Mack died Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 9:16 p.m., according to an announcement posted by her family to her Instagram account. She was 20 years old. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Kara Hill for Mack's family had raised more than $19,000 as of Monday, Sept. 21.  Mack, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter who previously played at Eastern Kentucky and attended IMG Academy, announced May 9 that she would continue her career at Holy Cross. Just …