Tag Archives: us

American Culture Quiz: Test your command of Hollywood's hottest soundtracks, high cost of freedom and more

APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz from Fox News Digital offers eight new questions each week that test your command of our unique national traits, trends, history, people and popular interests. This week’s quiz looks at the joyful 1980s movie soundtracks that moved Americans to dance in theater aisles — it tackles, too, the …

Read More »

California surfer survives encounter with shark who displayed ‘aggressive’ behavior

A California surfer recently survived a harrowing encounter with a shark who was displaying “aggressive behavior,” officials said. The Sunday encounter in the vicinity of T-Street Beach in San Clemente, California prompted the city to close the beach “due to confirmed aggressive shark behavior.” “The beaches will remain open, but water access will remain closed until 8 p.m. Monday, pending …

Read More »

Squatters evicted from Michigan home, neighbor details 'chemical' smell, cash-bearing criminals in hiding

A residential community in Michigan is tearfully celebrating the end of a tumultuous squatter situation that invaded their neighborhood and daily lives for over three years. Residents of Dowagiac feared for their safety and their children’s safety when one of their neighbors allowed a man, his beat-up campers and all of his friends to assume her backyard dwellings for their …

Read More »

United Airlines flight catches fire just before takeoff halting arrivals at Chicago O'Hare

A United Airlines flight aborted takeoff from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after an engine caught fire, temporarily halting arrivals amid busy Memorial Day travel. United Flight 2091, an Airbus A320, was about to take off from the airport around 2 p.m. when an engine caught fire, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed. A plane caught fire on the runway …

Read More »

Missing Oregon survivalist, seeking enlightenment in ‘The Valley of Death,’ leaves behind a trail of questions

On Sept. 3, 2016, Justin Alexander Shetler was traveling in the Parvati Valley of India, carryingnothing more thana walking stick he turned into a flute and a woolen wrap. The Oregon nativewas never seenagain. Now,thecase of the missing survivalist is being explored in the Tenderfoot TV podcast “Status: Untraced.”It is hostedby Liam Luxon, who aims tofind outwhat happened to the …

Read More »

Massachusetts stabbing spree suspect Jared Ravizza was 'laughing' during movie theater attack, mom says

A Massachusetts mother who says her daughters were among the victims of a stabbing spree that left six injured across two towns over the weekend is alleging that the suspect was “laughing the whole time” during the attack. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office says 26-year-old Jared Ravizza of Chilmark – a town on the island of Martha’s Vineyard – …

Read More »

NJ teen stabbed at popular boardwalk, 'civil unrest' hits another beach town

Police in Ocean City, New Jersey are investigating a stabbing incident and another nearby beach town declared a state of emergency on Memorial Day weekend. Police responded to the boardwalk Saturday evening to find that a 15-year-old male had been stabbed by an unknown male suspect. The individual was transported to an area hospital and is expected to recover from …

Read More »

Missouri officials respond to reports of fireworks warehouse in flames

A warehouse containing an unknown quantity of fireworks caught fire on Memorial Day, according to officials in Missouri. The fire at the Spirit of ’76 Fireworks warehouse in Boonville, Missouri, began on Monday afternoon. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital. The Boonville Police Department and Fire Department are responding to the scene. In a …

Read More »

CT TikToker goes viral for hapless kitchen fire reaction, hopes 'people can learn' from her mistake

A Connecticut TikToker is going viral after posting a video showing her tripping over her couch while trying to escape anout-of-control kitchen fire. The footage shared on an account operated in part by LaTeasha Brost, which now has 6 million views, was captured by a pet camera in her apartment’s living room. “Fire! Babe, we have a fire!” Brost is …

Read More »

Martha's Vineyard resident arrested in Massachusetts stabbing spree possibly linked to Connecticut homicide

The suspect who is accused of stabbing four young girls in a Massachusetts AMC theater on Saturday is reportedly a suspect in a homicide investigation, according to a report. Martha’s Vineyard resident Jared Ravizza, 26, was charged with assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection to the weekend stabbings. He is also …

Read More »