Neil Vigdor

Colorado Dentist Gets Life Without Parole in Wife’s Poisoning Murder

James Craig was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of his wife, Angela Craig. Prosecutors say he served her protein shakes laced with arsenic and later poisoned her with cyanide at a hospital. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Get a Table for 2, Inviting a Serving of Speculation

The former Canadian prime minister had dinner on Monday night with the newly-single American pop star in Montreal, spurring intrigue over how they ended up meeting. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/w...

9-Year-Old Girl Dies in Wave Pool at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania

Lifeguards noticed that the girl was in distress and tried to rescue her, according to the park, which said that the pool remained closed on Friday. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...

3 Police Officers Ambushed in a Shooting in Ohio, Leaving 2 in Critical Condition

A suspect was dead after a confrontation with police officers in Lorain, Ohio, which is outside Cleveland, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...

Daughter of Man Charged in Her Killing Was Drowned, Authorities Say

The body of Melina Galanis Frattolin, 9, of Canada, was found in Ticonderoga, N.Y., on Sunday, one day after her father falsely reported that she had been abducted, the police said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/n...

5 Charged in U.C. Berkeley Professor’s Killing in Greece, Including His Ex-Wife

Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who taught quantitative marketing at the Haas School of Business, was shot several times on July 4 outside Athens, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w...

Son of Ex-Hollywood Agent, Jailed in 3 Murders, Dies by Suicide, D.A. Says

Samuel Haskell, 37, was accused of dismembering his wife and his in-laws. He was the son of Sam Haskell III, an Emmy-winning film producer and veteran talent agent. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

Finally: the 8:10 New Haven line local gets the green light to leave for Stanford. The conductor says, “Folks, if you’d like to join us, step inside.”

Unreleased Beyoncé Music Stolen During Cowboy Carter Tour in Atlanta, Police Say

Two members of Beyoncé’s team said that their S.U.V. was broken into during a tour stop in Atlanta, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

A railroad employee just told people not to panic but that he was going to close every other train door to keep our train air conditioned. “We’re not leaving,” he said.

They just announced that the suspension is for New Haven and Harlem lines

A Metro-North representative just told commuters that trains are not running in or out of Grand Central because of flooding in the Bronx. He said there is no estimate on restoration, which he said could be 10 mins or hours. He said that MNR crews need to assess the flooding

Trash Overflows in Philadelphia as City Workers’ Strike Enters Second Week

Pungent odors permeate the City of Brotherly Love as a contract impasse between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues. w/ @kirk_rylee @campbellnyt www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u...

Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV’s Boyhood Home

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, grappling with a deficit and potholes, could afford it. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

Ex-Yankee Is Awarded About $500,000 in Damages for Moldy Greenwich Mansion

Josh Donaldson, a former American League Most Valuable Player with Toronto, sued his former landlord over the conditions at his $55,000-a-month rental property. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/n...

Heavily Armed Man at ‘No Kings’ Protest Had 13 Bombs at Home, Police Say

Kevin Krebs, 31, of Malvern, Pa., is facing more than two dozen additional charges after investigators searched his house on Monday. w/ @hannahzziegler.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...

Doctor Who Gave Matthew Perry Ketamine Will Plead Guilty, U.S. Says

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, an urgent care clinic operator in the Los Angeles area, could face up to 40 years in prison in connection with the actor’s 2023 death. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

Yosemite Bans Large Flags From El Capitan, Criminalizing Protests Violators could face up to six months in jail under the new rule, which appears to have been formalized last month.

Violators could face up to six months in jail under the new rule, which appears to have been formalized last month. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

Ferris Bueller’s Vest Hits the Auction Block. ‘Anyone, Anyone?’

Worn by Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the vest could fetch several hundred thousand dollars, according to Sotheby’s. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/a...

250 Million Honeybees Escape After a Truck Rolls Over in Washington State

Several emergency responders were stung after the truck flipped in a sparsely populated area of Whatcom County. Efforts were underway to recapture the bees. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

JD Vance’s Campaign Plane Is Being Used for Migrant Deportation Flights

The Boeing 737 has been chartered more than a dozen times this year by the federal government to deport migrants to several countries in Central America. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/u...

Rick Derringer, 77, Who Sang ‘Hang On Sloopy’ and ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dies

Rick Derringer, the ubiquitous rocker who sang the hit songs “Hang On Sloopy” and “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” in a music career that spanned several decades and also included collaborations with Hulk Hogan and Weird Al Yankovic, died on Monday. He was 77. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/a...

Retired Navy Admiral Is Convicted on Bribery Charges

Robert P. Burke, who was the Navy’s second-highest-ranking officer, was accused of steering a contract to a company that offered him a lucrative job. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u...

Here’s the clipper ship that hit the Brooklyn Bridge this evening, docked earlier today at South Street Seaport

Woman Charged in Telemundo Reporter’s Murder Gets 25 Years in Another Case

Danette Colbert, who is awaiting trial in the death of Adan Manzano before the Super Bowl, had her probation revoked in a 2021 case under Louisiana’s repeat offender law. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...

Ex-National Guardsman Planned to Attack U.S. Army Base for ISIS, U.S. Says

The suspect sought to use a drone, Molotov cocktails and armor-piercing ammunition to attack a base outside Detroit on Tuesday, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...

Reincarnated by A.I., Arizona Man Forgives His Killer at Sentencing

A likeness of Christopher Pelkey, who was killed in a 2021 road rage episode, was created with artificial intelligence. It was part of a victim’s impact statement. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

A Coastal New England Town’s ‘Ornery’ Vandal: A Woodpecker More than 20 vehicles in a town on Cape Ann, Mass., have been damaged by a woodpecker in mating season. “You still see him out here,” one resident said. “Peck, peck, peck, peck.”

More than 20 vehicles in a town on Cape Ann, Mass., have been damaged by a woodpecker in mating season. “You still see him out here,” one resident said. “Peck, peck, peck, peck.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/u...

Grandmother Is Stranded When Her Parrot ‘Plucky’ Could Not Board Flight Plucky, an African gray parrot, accompanied its owner, Maria Fraterrigo, on a Frontier Airlines flight to Puerto Rico in January. But a gate agent would not let it on board the return flight.

Plucky, an African gray parrot, accompanied its owner, Maria Fraterrigo, on a Frontier Airlines flight to Puerto Rico in January. But a gate agent would not let it on board the return flight. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...

C.E.O. Choked Man Who Danced Barefoot on Cruise Ship, U.S. Says Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, the chief executive of First American Financial, was charged with assault. His lawyers say that the other man was harassing the executive’s wife.

Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, the chief executive of First American Financial Corporation, was charged with assault. His lawyers say that the other man was harassing the executive’s wife. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...