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Glen Hansard Dies Suddenly At 56: Oscar-Winning Musician, Actor
The music world is mourning a performer whose remarkable path ran from Dublin street corners to the Academy Awards. Glen Hansard, the Irish musician, songwriter, and actor, died at age 56 in a motorcycle crash early Wednesday, July 29, his management confirmed to RTÉ in Ireland. The single-vehicle collision happened shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Lower Road in the Strawberry Beds area of Lucan, outside Dublin. Hansard was treated at the scene but died a short time later, according to the Irish Independent. Gardaí closed the road for a forensic examination and appealed for witnesses or driver…
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Oven Odor Forces Northeast-Bound American Airlines Flight To Divert
An American Airlines flight from Italy to Philadelphia was diverted due to an odor from an onboard oven, according to reports. Flight 719 was forced to change course on Saturday, July 25, FlightAware data said. The plane left Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport and landed at Dublin Airport in Ireland. The flight was carrying 281 passengers and 12 crew members at the time of the diversion, USA Today reported. Paramedics evaluated flight attendants and one passenger at the gate before they were released. American provided free hotel accommodations for passen…
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Red Cross Declares National Blood Supply Crisis In Rare, Urgent Warning
The American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis for just the second time in the nonprofit's history. The Red Cross announced the crisis in a news release on Monday, July 27. The organization said blood donations fell about 25% in June to a four-year summer low and are no longer keeping pace with hospital demand. The shortage has become especially severe for type O blood, prompting the organization to limit distributions to hospitals. "These blood supply challenges are being felt across the US blood community," the nonprofit said. "Many blood col…
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Waldorf Man Who 'Shattered Child's Sense Of Safety' In Maryland Learns Prison Fate
A 40-year-old Maryland man received the max sentence after preying on a minor over the course of nearly two years. Waldorf resident Terrod Lamar Branson has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 21 years to serve, for the sexual abuse of a minor that occurred between 2023 and 2025, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. The last reported incident of abuse occurred in July 2025, according to court documents. “Few crimes are more disturbing and devastating than the sexual abuse of a child. These offenses shatter a child’s sense of safety, betray their trust, an…
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Pop Star Madison Beer, NFL QB Justin Herbert Announce Engagement
About one year after they were first spotted together, pop singer Madison Beer and NFL quarterback Justin Herbert have announced their engagement. "Meet my fiancé," Beer wrote in an Instagram caption. The post included shots of Herbert proposing, the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback picking up Beer, and the Long Island native showing off a stunning diamond ring. Both stars also shared the news on their Instagram stories, set to Perry Como's "And I Love You So." Herbert's proposal reveal came two weeks after Beer concluded her latest concert tour at New York City's Madison Square Garde…
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Trauma ICU Security Officer Faces Fight Of His Life After Devastating La Plata Motorcycle Crash
Life changed in an instant. John Jeffers Jr. is determined not to let it define him. In Maryland, the Waldorf husband, father, and longtime Inova Fairfax Hospital security officer is facing the fight of his life after a devastating motorcycle crash left him with multiple broken bones, months of recovery ahead, and a family waiting for him to come home. Jeffers, who has worked as a security officer in Inova Fairfax's Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit since 2018, was seriously injured on July 24 when his motorcycle was involved in a multi-vehicle crash near Crain Highway and Mitchell Road i…
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Maryland Father Waiting For Three Life-Saving Organs Refuses To Give Up
A Maryland husband and father is refusing to give up. In Anne Arundel County, Millersville resident JaNathan "Jay" Crutchfield, 42, has spent the past month fighting for his life at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a sudden medical crisis left him in need of not one, but three life-saving organ transplants. Jay was rushed to the hospital on June 29 after suffering cardiogenic shock caused by advanced heart failure from cardiomyopathy. The medical emergency triggered multiple organ failure, leaving him dependent on dialysis, life-support devices and around-the-clock intensive care. The r…
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Milania Guidice's BFF Dies In Fall At Florida Landmark
Victoria Zardoya, a college student from North Jersey who was best friends with Milania Guidice, died after a fall while visiting Florida with friends, loved ones announced on social media. A statement shared by Victoria Silberbusch at the request of the Zardoya's family said the 20-year-old was seriously injured Friday, July 24, while exploring the historic ruins at Fort Dade on Egmont Key. Zardoya moments before she died. Victoria Sillerbusch "We had actually been getting ready to leave and head to another spot when it all happened... Everything changed in a matter of seconds,"&nb…
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Tow Truck Operator Killed In Freak La Plata Loading Accident Identified (
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A routine tow turned deadly in Maryland. The victim, 67-year-old Joseph Louis Skinner of La Plata, was killed Friday afternoon, July 24, in what investigators described as a tragic accident involving his own tow truck at a business in Charles County. The fatal incident happened around 4:20 p.m. in the 9300 block of WW Industrial Drive in La Plata. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Skinner was operating a rollback tow truck and attempting to load an SUV onto the truck when the rollback unexpectedly began moving forward on its own. As the truck shifted, the SUV rolled and st…
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Savannah Guthrie Issues 'Specific' New Message To Her Mother's Kidnappers: 'We Did Our Part'
Savannah Guthrie is speaking directly to the people she believes can end her family's nightmare. The 54-year-old NBC "Today" co-anchor posted an emotional video on Instagram on Monday, July 27, asking those responsible for her mother's disappearance to reveal where the family should look. Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing for nearly six months. Investigators believe she was abducted from her Catalina Foothills home near Tucson, Arizona. Savannah Guthrie began by saying she was "coming on today with a very specific message." “We have done our part, and we will never stop looking for her,…
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Full Buck Moon Starts Countdown To Rare Sky Show: When To Watch
The summer sky is preparing a three-act show, starting with a familiar sight that may look anything but ordinary. July’s Full Buck Moon reaches peak illumination at 10:36 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 29. The Moon will be below the horizon across the Northeast at that moment. The best practical viewing windows will come after sunset on Tuesday, July 28, and Wednesday. Skywatchers should look toward the southeast as the Moon rises. Local moonrise times vary, so viewers can check the Almanac’s calculator for their ZIP code. The Moon may appear unusually large while hovering near the horizon. …
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Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Boy At Maryland State Park (
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A beaver that attacked a teenage swimmer at one of Maryland's most popular state parks has tested positive for rabies. The alarming update came Monday, one day after a 13-year-old boy was bitten while swimming at Cunningham Falls State Park's William Houck Area near Thurmont in Frederick County. The Frederick County Health Department said the beaver, which was collected from Hunting Creek Lake on Sunday, tested positive for the rabies virus. The attack happened around 9 a.m. on July 26 inside the park's designated swimming area. The teen suffered bites to his hands and chest and was flown…
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