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College Basketball Star Issued Lifetime Ban By NCAA Over Point Shaving Scandal
A promising college basketball career has been stopped by one of the NCAA’s harshest penalties. Former Iona University star Adam Njie Jr. has been ruled permanently ineligible for NCAA competition after a sports betting investigation, the NCAA announced Thursday, June 18. The NCAA said Njie violated its principles of honesty and sportsmanship by knowingly providing information to people involved in sports betting before two Iona men’s basketball games. The case involved Iona’s games against Rice on Dec. 1, 2024, and Sacred Heart on Dec. 6, 2024. According to the NCAA, Njie provided inform…
Police & Fire
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day
Opening day at the Steve Benko Pool in New Canaan didn't go quite as planned. Instead of swimmers diving in, a Tesla did. A now-viral video taken by Kristen Schilo of New Canaan Dogs shows firefighters hoisting the electric vehicle from the pool at Waveny Park after it crashed through a fence and plunged into the water Tuesday morning, June 16. Multiple lifeguards and police officers entered the pool to help the driver out of the submerged vehicle, police said. He was the only person inside. Concerns about the pool becoming electrified appear to be unfounded. According to EV F…
Politics
Trump 'Completely Made Up' Story About Her, Stunned Italian Prime Minister Says
A photo dispute between two world leaders is now drawing diplomatic fallout. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Donald Trump of making up a story about her after the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, according to a video statement she posted on X on Friday, June 19. Trump claimed in an interview broadcast on the Italian TV network La7 that Meloni wanted a photo with him so badly that she begged him for it. Meloni rejected that account. “Donald Trump’s statements are completely made up,” she said. "There is one thing he should remember: Neither I nor Ita…
News
Tom Dreesen Dies: Frank Sinatra's Opening Act, Frequent Guest Of Johnny Carson
A familiar face from late-night TV and comedy stages has died. Tom Dreesen, a veteran stand-up comedian and actor who became Frank Sinatra’s longtime opening act, died Wednesday, June 17, at his home in Los Angeles, People reported. He was 86. A cause of death was not publicly disclosed. Dreesen built a career spanning more than 50 years and included more than 500 national TV appearances. He became a regular on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and often appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman," where he served as a guest host. Dreesen was also closely tied to Sinatra’s l…
News
Class President Who Posed As Dutch Porn Star Stays In Jail Despite 200+ Charges Dropped: Docs
A former senior class president accused of posing as a Dutch porn star to manipulate and extort more than 20 teen boys remains behind bars, even after prosecutors dropped more than 200 felony counts from the case. Zachariah Abraham Meyers, 18, of McMurray, Pennsylvania, was originally charged with more than 300 felonies after Peters Township Police accused him of operating a massive catfishing and sextortion scheme targeting classmates and other teenage boys. Following his preliminary hearing, prosecutors consolidated the case to 67 felony counts, but a Washington County judge recently denie…
News
$1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Coin Cargo Theft Ring Targeted Trucks Across PA, NJ; Member Sentenced
A Philadelphia man linked to a cargo theft crew accused of stealing seafood, televisions, coins, and other valuable goods from tractor-trailers has been sentenced in federal court. Salahudin Reddy, 39, was sentenced to 94 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release on Thursday, June 11, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. Reddy previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy, four counts of theft from an interstate shipment, theft of government money, possession of stolen government money, and possession of items from interstate shipment theft, federal prosecutors said. Ac…
Business
Retailers Respond As Weight-Loss Medication Users Return Clothes After Dropping Sizes
A major shift in shopping habits is creating a costly fit problem for clothing sellers. Retailers are seeing more apparel returns and exchanges tied to customers' use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications. The drugs, a class that includes medications used for weight loss and diabetes treatment, can lead to rapid body-size changes. That has some shoppers buying multiple sizes of the same item, trying them on at home, and returning what does not fit. Some users can drop about one clothing size a month at peak weight loss, according to The Wall Street Journal. That creates a moving target for sho…
News
Air Force IDs 8 Killed In B-52 Bomber Crash
A deadly military test flight has now been followed by the names of those lost. The US Air Force released the identities of eight people killed after a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashed on Monday, June 15, shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California, according to an Edwards Air Force Base release. The Edwards Air Force Base post can be viewed here: Those killed were identified as: Col. Gregory Watson, 53, weapon systems officer, Boeing (Air Force reservist, assigned 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas), Shreveport, L…
Business
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ased Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert
A growing food safety alert is putting a wide range of cheese products under the microscope across several East Coast states. Clover Hill Dairy announced on Thursday, June 18, that it is expanding an earlier recall to include all Clover Hill Dairy brand cheeses because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a company announcement published by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Mechanicsville, Maryland-based company had previously recalled its Soft Ricotta/Requeson cheese. That Tuesday, June 9, recall has now broadened to include all Clover Hill Dairy chees…
Business
Netflix Abruptly Cancels High-Profile Series
Netflix has pulled the plug on a much-hyped series faster than many fans saw coming. The streamer canceled "The Boroughs," a sci-fi mystery executive-produced by "Stranger Things" creators Matt and Ross Duffer, after just one season, according to multiple reports, including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, on Thursday, June 18. The show centered on a group of retirees in a picture-perfect retirement community who uncover a supernatural threat hiding beneath the calm surface. Its cast gave Netflix plenty to sell. Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Denis O…
News
Fermented Food Frenzy Hits Trump Cabinet Despite 'Sulfurous Odors': Report
Something unusual is showing up on the plates of some of Washington's most recognizable figures. A growing number of senior Trump administration officials have embraced a diet centered on fermented foods, grass-fed meat, and other gut-friendly staples, according to a new report. The trend was detailed by The Wall Street Journal in a report published Thursday, June 18, which described how Vice President JD Vance, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have adopted the eating plan despite complaints…
News
Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash
A newly released photo shows 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan smiling alongside his family in a horse-drawn carriage moments before a crash in Central Park claimed his life. The image, published by the New York Times and the New York Post, appears to have been taken shortly before the Thursday, June 17 incident near 71st Street and Center Drive that left the tourist dead and his family devastated. NYC horse carriage ban gains traction following tragic death of teen tourist https://t.co/NBLJXNyikM pic.twitter.com/hIlAGJWXm2 — New York Post (@nypost) June 18, 2026 Mahajan's father, De…
Police & Fire
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: Good Samaritan Lends Bike To Cop Chasing Suspected Child Predator Through Maryland
Officers in Maryland got an unexpected assist from a Good Samaritan who offered their own bike to help track down a man soliciting sex. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday, June 15, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to a stretch of Shady Grove Road after reports that an adult was targeting a minor, officials said. Montgomery County Department of Police The suspect took off on foot, leading to a short-lived pursuit that ended with the man in custody. During the chase, a passerby offered one of the officers their bicycle, which was then used in the pursuit. …
Politics
Former Voice Of America Employee Threatened Marjorie Taylor Greene In DC Office Sentenced: Feds
A former Voice of America employee from Maryland who made threats toward embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is heading to prison. Edgewater resident Seth Jason, 65, admitted in federal court last year to making repeated anonymous threats to kidnap and kill the Republican congresswoman over the course of more than a year while working for the broadcasting company. Specifically, Jason pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure and one count of anonymous telecommunications harassment between October 2023 and January 2025. On Thursday, June 18…
News
Pregnant Woman Shoots Bystander, Crashes Into Hotel Before Killing Herself: DA
An 8-month-pregnant woman opened fire outside a Massachusetts hotel, wounded an innocent bystander, crashed her vehicle into the building, and then took her own life during a violent early morning incident, according to police. The violence unfolded around 12:55 a.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Sturbridge Plaza Hotel on Haynes Street in Sturbridge, prompting a large response from local and state police. Investigators believe the woman went to the hotel looking for two people she knew, Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early said. She fired shots from outside the building, striking a bystande…
Business
Maryland Moves To Block Preakness Sale, Match $85M Offer To Keep Race Rights In-State
Just months after Maryland appeared set to lose control of one of its most recognizable sporting brands, Gov. Wes Moore says the state is stepping in with an $85 million move to keep the Preakness Stakes in Maryland's hands. The Moore administration announced Thursday, June 18, that Maryland will exercise its right of first refusal and match Churchill Downs Incorporated's $85 million offer to acquire the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan. The announcement reverses a deal revealed earlier this year that would have transferred ownership of the races' na…
Business
Popular Toy Linked To Choking Incidents, Sparking Huge Recall
A popular baby teething toy is being recalled after several children choked or suffered respiratory distress. GOPO Toys issued the recall for about 70,410 GOPO TOYS Pull String Teething Toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 18. The teethers violate the mandatory federal toy safety standard because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than allowed. The recalled toy's strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, creating a serious and deadly choking hazard. GOPO has received three reports of children choking on the…
Police & Fire
Library Visit Takes Violent Turn After Road Rage Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Libraries are usually where people go to settle down. Deputies say one Virginia man showed up looking to settle a score instead. What started as a road rage dispute on Lyons Boulevard in Stafford ended in a library parking lot fight, deputies say, leading to the arrest of 60-year-old Fredericksburg man Mark Gibson. The incident played out around 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at the William J. Howell Library. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the victims told deputies that a driver brake-checked them on the road before following them into the library parking lot. It's n…
Lifestyle
Beloved Maryland Community Center Reopening After Year-Long Renovation
A beloved Maryland community hub is getting ready to welcome neighbors back after a year away. The Lincoln Park Community Center in Rockville will officially reopen on Wednesday, July 1, following a major renovation that began in May 2025, city officials announced. Before the doors fully reopen, the Montgomery County center is giving residents a sneak peek. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22, through Tuesday, June 30, visitors can tour the renovated space, renew or purchase memberships, and take part in drop-in open-house activities. Some work is still being completed, officials not…
Traffic
Driver Sought After Man Is Struck By Two Vehicles, Killed On Virginia Highway: Police
A man was hit by two vehicles and killed before sunrise Thursday on a busy stretch of Richmond Highway in Northern Virginia, and police are now trying to identify the second driver involved. The crash happened around 3 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, near Fort Hunt Road in the Huntington area, according to Fairfax County Police. Investigators say the adult victim was struck by one vehicle, then hit by a second. He was pronounced dead at the scene. One driver stayed. The other did not. Now, detectives with the department's Crash Reconstruction Unit are working to determine exactly what hap…
Business
Urgent Recall Issued For Fireworks Sold In Northeast Before Fourth Of July
If you purchased fireworks in Pennsylvania to celebrate the Fourth of July, you should check what you bought. Bada Boom Fireworks is recalling about 1,060 Pyro Diablo-branded "Diablo Rising" 9-shot fireworks cakes, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 18. The fireworks contain a pyrotechnic composition that's higher than the legal limit for aerial fireworks intended to produce sounds. The overloaded cakes can explode with greater force than expected, potentially creating burn and fire risks. No injuries or incidents had been reported as of t…
News
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tyle Rifle In DC: 'Spot Manager' Sentenced In Marijuana Pipeline Case
A convicted felon caught returning to Maryland with more than 54 pounds of marijuana in his luggage after a cross-country trip to Los Angeles has been sentenced in federal court, prosecutors announced. Robert Spriggs, 38, of Washington, DC, was sentenced on Thursday, June 18, to 30 months in prison for his role in a marijuana trafficking conspiracy that moved drugs from California to the Baltimore-Washington region and for illegally possessing multiple firearms. Federal investigators say Spriggs and his associates spent months shuttling between Los Angeles and the DMV, building a marijuana …
Sports
Baseball Players Refuse To Wear Rainbows, MD Team's Opponent Cancels Pride Game
An independent baseball team in eastern Pennsylvania forfeited a game after several players refused to wear rainbow jerseys for an LGBTQ+ Pride Night. The York Revolution announced that it would not play its scheduled home game against Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Thursday, June 18. The teams play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which isn't affiliated with MLB clubs. A free community Pride event will still be held at WellSpan Park in York from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Game tickets will be treated like a rainout and can be exchanged for any remaining 2026 r…
News
Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexually Abusing Two 3-Year-Old Girls At Virginia Facility: Police
A daycare worker in Northern Virginia is behind bars following an extensive investigation into alleged sexual assaults involving young girls, authorities announced. Joseph Matthew Brown, 38, who has no fixed address, is facing multiple counts of aggravated sexual battery for allegedly inappropriately touching two 3-year-old girls at the Children of America daycare facility on Liberia Avenue in Manassas, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police say detectives concluded their investigation on Thursday, June 18, into sex abuse that was reported between June 2025 and Apr…
Obituaries
Came To America For Better Life: Slain Maryland Father Cheikh Dieng Mourned By Community
What began as a late-night apartment fire investigation in Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood has become a heartbreaking effort to bring a husband and father home. Cheikh Dieng, a 31-year-old Senegal native who came to the United States in search of a better life, is being remembered by friends and family after he was found dead inside his apartment following a fire on Round Road earlier this month. Now, loved ones are raising money to return him to Senegal, where they hope he can be laid to rest surrounded by family. Baltimore Police and firefighters were called to the 2300 block of Rou…
Police & Fire
Shot Maryland Police Officer Escorted Home By Fellow Cops After Hospital Release (
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The Maryland police officer shot while chasing an armed suspect along the Milford Mill Gwynn Falls Trail is finally heading home. Officer P. Catalfamo was released from the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center on Wednesday evening, June 17, Baltimore County Police announced, 10 days after he was critically wounded in the line of duty in Pikesville. Officers lined the halls of the hospital as Catalfamo was escorted out, surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues who had been rooting for his recovery since the June 7 shooting. Catalfamo was struck while responding to a call about an indecen…
Traffic
Bus Never Slowed Before Deadly I-95 Crash In Virginia That Killed Five, NTSB Finds
The bus driver charged in Virginia's deadliest crash of the year never slowed before plowing into a line of traffic on I-95 in Stafford County, according to newly released findings from federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, June 18, that the E&P Travel motorcoach was traveling south through Stafford shortly after 2:30 a.m. on May 29 when it encountered a line of traffic backed up behind an overnight work zone near mile marker 146.6. It never slowed. Instead, investigators say, the bus crashed into the rear of a Chevrolet Suburban and an Acura MD…
Sports
Scottish Fans Discover BJ's Stores As Tartan Army Invades Northeast With Passion, Charity
BJ's Wholesale Club is the latest Northeast staple that the Tartan Army has invaded. Scottish nutrition influencer Fraser Reynolds stopped by a BJ's store to show what the wholesale retailer offers to his roughly 500,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok. Reynolds is among tens of thousands of supporters following the Scottish national team along the East Coast during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the 96-second video, Reynolds goes on "a wee walkabout" in BJ's with a friend and a huge inflatable dog balloon animal. They check out everything on sale from bulk foods, the freezers, and…
News
ICE Agent Rammed By Victim Of Mistaken Identity, Real Suspect Self-Deported In March
A 39-year-old man who ICE agents had apparently mistaken for another man who had already fled the country is facing federal charges, according to federal officials. Eduardo Cruz Garcia, of Barnegat, was charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer while the officer was performing official duties and inflicting bodily injury in connection to the Monday, June 15 incident on Route 72 in Manahawkin, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Cruz Garcia appeared before a federal magistrate judge in Trenton on Wednesday, June 17 and was ordered detained. Agents wearing vests mar…
Police & Fire
Armed, Dangerous Suspect Sought In Fatal Shooting Of Towson University Student In Maryland
The man Baltimore County detectives say gunned down a 22-year-old Towson University student in broad daylight is still on the loose. Now they're asking the public to help find him. On Thursday, June 18, investigators identified 33-year-old Reginald T. Gray Jr. as the suspect wanted in connection with the Friday, June 5, killing of Nasir Majied, who was fatally shot along York Road. Nearly two weeks after the shooting, detectives say Gray remains at large. Reginald T. Gray Jr. Baltimore Police Department Authorities released Gray's photo along with images of the silver 2007 Nissan …
Business
Prices May Rise For Many Apple Products, CEO Warns: Here's Why
You could soon pay more for iPhones, Macs, iPads, and other devices as Apple faces soaring costs for memory and storage chips, according to a report. Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset surging memory and storage costs, outgoing CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, June 17. Cook, who replaced co-founder Steve Jobs, will be replaced by senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus on Tuesday, September 1. While he didn't say when the increases would begin, how large they'd be, or which products would be affected, Cook calle…
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