Yale Grad, CNN War Reporter Held Hostage In Sudan By Warlord For Days Yale Grad, CNN War Reporter Held Hostage In Sudan By Warlord For Days
Yale Grad, CNN War Reporter Held Hostage In Sudan By Warlord For Days Clarissa Ward, CNN's chief international correspondent and 2002 Yale University graduate, released a story on Wednesday, Oct. 23 detailing her capture by a Sudanese warlord who held her and her crew hostage for days.  In a post on CNN, Ward details how she was on her way to Tawila, a town in Darfur, earlier this month to report on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. But as they arrived, she and her crew weren't welcomed by their host but confronted by heavily armed militia members, who believed they were spies.  Two weeks ago, our team was held captive by a militia in Darfur. As a…
$1M Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Lands Major Jackpot Playing New Game $1M Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Lands Major Jackpot Playing New Game
$1M Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Lands Major Jackpot Playing New Game A new game from the Massachusetts State Lottery helped make a Springfield man a millionaire.  William Carpenter won $1 million this week playing the “$2,500,000 Merry & Bright,” a $10 scratch-off ticket.  Related: Taunton Man Is A Newly Minted Millionaire After Big Lottery Win Carpenter chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. He said he plans to put the money into his savings.  Carpenter bought the winning ticket at Sunoco at 336 Centre St. in Abington. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale. 
Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Oct. 22 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $205M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Oct. 22 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $205M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Oct. 22 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $205M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday, Oct. 22 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $205 million with a $96.1 million cash option. The winning numbers are 08-43-48-58-60 with a Mega Ball of 04 and a Megaplier of 3X If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25.  Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all five balls plus the gold Mega Ball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 million…
E. Coli Outbreak Tied To McDonald's Hamburgers Yet To Be Confirmed In Northeast E. Coli Outbreak Tied To McDonald's Hamburgers Yet To Be Confirmed In Northeast
E. Coli Outbreak Tied To McDonald's Hamburgers Yet To Be Confirmed In Northeast Dozens of people across ten states have been sickened in connection with an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s hamburgers. At least 49 people reported falling ill, including ten who were hospitalized and one who died, after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an alert issued Tuesday, Oct. 22. Authorities have not yet identified which specific ingredient is contaminated, prompting McDonald’s to halt sales of Quarter Pounders as well as fresh slivered onions in several states. The 49 people sickened by the E. coli outbre…
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Forced Aspiring Models To Take Part In ‘Sex Events,' Feds Say Ex-Abercrombie CEO Forced Aspiring Models To Take Part In ‘Sex Events,' Feds Say
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Forced Aspiring Models To Take Part In ‘Sex Events,' Feds Say Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries preyed on aspiring models and coerced them into prostitution in order to satisfy his and others’ sexual desires, prosecutors alleged. The 80-year-old Jeffries – along with his life partner Matthew Smith and a third defendant, James Jacobson – are named in a 16-count sex trafficking indictment unsealed in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Prosecutors said the trio relied on Jeffries’ wealth and status, along with a network of employees, contractors, and security professionals, to victimize dozens of men over a seven year peri…
Winning Numbers For Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $456 Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $456 Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $456 Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were 01-25-57-62-64 with a Powerball of 15 and the Power Play was 2X. The estimated jackpot is $456 million with a $219.9 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, which will have an estimated $478 million jackpot. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then r…
Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Fitchburg Man ID'd As Victim On New York Roadway Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Fitchburg Man ID'd As Victim On New York Roadway
Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Fitchburg Man ID'd As Victim On New York Roadway A motorist from Massachusetts was killed after his vehicle overturned on a Hudson Valley roadway. It happened just after 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct.19 in Rockland County on the Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) southbound, in the town of Ramapo. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Saab was traveling south in the village of Pomona when, for reasons yet to be determined, the vehicle exited the roadway,, New York State Police, said.  The car struck multiple trees and overturned, ejecting the driver from the vehicle.  The operator of the vehicle, Worcester County …
Buybuy Baby Closing MA Store Buybuy Baby Closing MA Store
Buybuy Baby Closing MA Store Buybuy Baby is closing all of its physical stores as the company transitions to a digital-first approach, according to a statement on its website. Last summer, the company announced it would be closing all stores amid parent company Bed Bath & Beyond's bankruptcy liquidation. Months later, some stores reopened under a new parent company. But, those stores will be closing, again. They are located at: CONNECTICUT 1433 New Britain Ave., West Hartford DELAWARE 501 W Main St., Christiana MASSACHUSETTS 160 Granite St., Braintree MARYLAND 1683 Rockville Pike, Rockville NEW JERSEY …
Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane
Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane Oscar is now moving north after making landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane. It's now a tropical storm on landfall on Sunday evening, Oct. 20 in eastern Cuba, where heavy rain will continue causing life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the National Hurricane Center. Oscar formed rapidly over the weekend, After being upgraded to a tropical storm Saturday morning, Oct. 19, it strengthened to hurricane status just hours later. As it tracks north, Oscar will bring gusty winds and heavy rain to the southeastern Bahamas M…
Billy Joel's 'MiddleSea' Waterfront Estate Listed For $49.9M Billy Joel's 'MiddleSea' Waterfront Estate Listed For $49.9M
Billy Joel's 'MiddleSea' Waterfront Estate Listed For $49.9M The Piano Man is downsizing. The iconic 75-year-old singer, songwriter, and pianist Billy Joel has just listed his sprawling waterfront estate on the north shore of Long Island for $49.9 million. Joel bought the estate, which he calls "MiddleSea," in Centre Island, a residential village in Oyster Bay, in 2002. The name is a clever play on words. Yes, it's located by the sea, but "Middle C" is also the first note learned by pianists. It's spread over 76 acres and has 18 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, and four separate homes: the main house (a 20,000-square-foot red-brick m…
Winning Numbers For Saturday, Oct. 19 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $437M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Saturday, Oct. 19 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $437M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Saturday, Oct. 19 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $437M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Saturday, Oct. 19 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were 07-16-19-45-64 with a Powerball of 25 and the Power Play was 3X. The estimated jackpot is $437 million with a $210.7 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 million to $4, which can be multiplied …
Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands
Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands A massive voluntary recall has been issued for frozen waffles sold by over 14 different grocery store chains nationwide due to the potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Over 500 varieties of frozen waffles manufactured by TreeHouse Foods and sold with the branding of major retailers such as Walmart's Great Value and Target's Good & Gather have been recalled because of possible Listeria.  As stated in the release: "Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections …