NYC’s Rikers Island jail hosts World Cup watch party for inmates

Maine house destroyed by fire after being sold

An unoccupied house in Lisbon that recently had been sold was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Firefighters with the Lisbon Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 51 Gould Road at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. Upon arrival, firefighters found the residence fully engulfed in […]

Gorham man seriously burned when clothes catch fire

An 84-year old Gorham man suffered serious burns Sunday afternoon when his clothing caught fire when he was burning paper on a stove. The Gorham Fire Department was called to the incident on Barstow Road around 3 p.m., according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. First responders found the man with extensive burns on […]

Private jet skids off runway, hits fence at Las Vegas airport

A private jet went off the end of a runway during a planned takeoff at Las Vegas’ main airport Sunday and hit a perimeter fence, officials said. No injuries were reported in the 11 a.m. mishap at Harry Reid International Airport, said airport spokesperson Monika Bertaki. She didn’t say what caused the plane, a Dassault […]

Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues

WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — A woman who drove a pickup truck onto a soccer field during a weekend youth game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring 10 others, has been released without charges as the investigation continues, police said Sunday. The 34-year-old woman was released pending results of toxicology tests and a mechanical examination […]

Troy Jackson isn’t apologizing for telling Susan Collins to ‘shut up’

Troy Jackson said he felt Susan Collins was talking down to him during last week’s debate, while Collins called his response “very telling.”