As the dust settled on New York City following the 9/11 attacks, Robert De Niro and his longtime business partner, producer Jane Rosenthal, looked for ways to pull Lower Manhattan out of the ashes. The Tribeca Film Festival, which debuted in 2002, has not only successfully launched a new generation of filmmakers; it has also…
One of the most affecting stories to come from the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 – one that instills a faith in humanity in spite of the horrifying events of that day – was about the generosity of the residents of a small Canadian town towards several thousand stranded, anxious travelers. In the wake…
The country has been gripped by the horrific murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a 35-year-old mother and former nurse accused of killing her three children before trying to kill herself. Her lawyers argue that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, raising larger questions about maternal mental health and this lesser-known, but far more serious, perinatal…
The Pentagon will begin requiring male service members ages 30 and older to get screened for testosterone deficiency, the military announced Wednesday, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for the change over the summer. The Defense Health Agency released a set of clinical guidelines for the tests, which will take place during service members’ regular…
“Willow,” a black and white female pit bull mix loved by her owners, didn’t seem destined to become a key figure in a murder investigation. But that’s exactly what happened. It was Aug. 12, 2023, when the dog became known to law enforcement in New Haven, Indiana. That morning, police would hear about Willow, and…
A man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a Florida road was convicted Wednesday in a murder-for-hire scheme fueled by a stormy child custody arrangement between the victim and his wealthy ex-wife. Jared Bridegan was shot four years ago after he got out of his SUV to remove a…
August 12, 2023, New Haven, Indiana. Shortly before morning broke in the home he rented with his wife Alison, at the base of a steep stairway, Kevin Davis‘ blood seeped onto the floor. OFFICER GARRETT SHANEBROOK | New Haven Police Department (bodycam video): Where’s that blood coming from? CORPORAL CADE HETRICK | New Haven Police…
Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by Alabama later in the day, marking the first time since 2010 that U.S. states executed three men by lethal injection in a single day. The Tennessee man was executed for killing a maid at a motel in 1985 and the…
London — Amanda Knox, who made headlines almost two decades ago when she was convicted, but later acquitted, of the murder of her British roommate in Italy, is at the center of a new controversy. Knox is now a stand-up comedian, and not everyone is happy about it. The family of her murdered former housemate, Meredith…
C.C. Opanowski was just 18 years old when she was brutally attacked by someone she once loved — her ex-boyfriend Shawn Doyle. C.C. tried to put the traumatic incident behind her until she learned years later that Doyle murdered a mother of two young boys. For the first time, C.C. is speaking out publicly to”…
