US Priest Spends $40,000 Of Church Funds On Candy Crush, Arrested

The 51-year-old was removed from his position in 2022. A Catholic priest was detained and charged with stealing more than $40,000 from the church to pay for his addiction to mobile games, as per a report in Independent’s Indy. It was suspected that Reverend Lawrence Kozak had been using the credit card of the St. … Read more

China steels itself for new front in trade war after US proposes tariffs on metals

The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office also initiated a probe into China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, alleging that Beijing used “unfair, non-market policies and practices” to dominate these sectors. Henry Gao, a law professor at Singapore Management University, said he would not be surprised if China imposes countermeasures against the proposed tariffs through countervailing … Read more

3 shot at Ramadan event in West Philadelphia, 5 in custody, police say

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Three people were shot at the end of a Ramadan event with around 1,000 people in attendance in West Philadelphia’s Parkside section Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said five people are in custody, including a 15-year-old.   The 15-year-old was shot by police responding to the scene … Read more

Suspect wanted in fatal shootings of 3 people in Pennsylvania surrenders in New Jersey, police say

3 dead, 1 critically injured in Falls Township shooting: Bucks County District Attorney’s Office 3 dead, 1 critically injured in Falls Township shooting: Bucks County District Attorney’s Office 10:57 TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — A 26-year-old suspect wanted in the shooting deaths of three of his relatives surrendered to authorities in Trenton, New Jersey, officials said … Read more

Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ a day after a $355 million ruling against him

Trump announces his own sneaker line at Sneaker Con 2024 in Philadelphia Trump announces his own sneaker line at Sneaker Con 2024 in Philadelphia 00:59 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con,” a … Read more

America’s Lost Highways Are Beautiful Monuments To Our Garbage Infrastructure

Screenshot: SidetrackAdventure/YouTube This bit of highway was built in 1919, only to be abandoned in 1952 with the opening of a safer, modern tunnel straight through the the craggy Arizona mountain. It runs 21 miles from Superior, Arizona to Miami (Arizona, not Florida). This road must have been fairly dangerous back in the day due … Read more

Northeast walloped by nor’easter with over half-foot of snow for some cities

A powerful nor’easter impacted parts of the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday, bringing the region’s first major winter storm of the year and a myriad of snow, wind and freezing rain. Heavy snow fell across Pennsylvania and western Maryland on Saturday afternoon, with an accumulation around 1-2 inches per hour, making for slick roads. “This is a … Read more

Horrifying moment man is pushed to death in front of moving train in brawl on subway platform – The Scottish Sun

THIS is the horrifying moment a man died when he was pushed onto subway tracks during a brawl. Disturbing footage caught the nightmare unfolding as one of the men punched the other, sending him tumbling onto the tracks and into the path of an oncoming train. 3 A man died after he was pushed onto … Read more

Pennsylvania man Blase Raia kills wife Brooke Raia in murder-suicide, leaving 5 kids orphaned

A Pennsylvania man killed his wife Tuesday before turning the gun on himself — leaving their five children orphaned just five days before Christmas. Blase, 39, and Brooke Raia, 34, were arguing around 7 p.m. in the basement of their Greenwood home when Blase allegedly fired the handgun on his wife, Logan Township Police Chief … Read more

Every Car I Took To 7-Eleven This Year

Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik 7-Eleven is the best convenience store there is. There’s something deeply comforting about walking into that fluorescent-lit, orange, green and red box and picking out some sort of soft drink with your buddies. It’s a very liminal space in a lot of ways. At night, it feels like another world … Read more