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Midtown McDonald’s stabbing shocks Times Square area, police say unprovoked
A 19-year-old Australian tourist was stabbed in an unprovoked attack inside a Midtown Manhattan McDonald’s near Eighth Avenue and Penn Station around 2 a.m.; he was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. Police arrested 25-year-old Juan Mercedes at the scene and charged him with second‑degree assault; Mercedes, a Florida resident, remained in custody as the investigation continued.
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A Kodiak 100 seaplane carrying eight people made a hard landing in the East River near Manhattan’s Skyport at 23rd Street, leaving the aircraft partially submerged. Video from inside the cabin captured the moment of impact as passengers and crew reacted. Emergency crews rescued everyone on board; injuries were reported as minor. The operator, Acadian Seaplanes via Blade Air, blamed choppy waters and passing boats for the landing, and an investigation is ongoing.
Man Dies After Falling at Goose Show Inside Madison Square Garden
A 51-year-old concertgoer died after falling from an elevated area during Goose’s Madison Square Garden show Saturday night. NYPD responders found him unconscious around 9:51 p.m. and he was transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Goose expressed heartbreak over the tragedy, venue staff cleared several rows around the incident, the band finished its set, and the show was livestreamed on Amazon Music as part of their Summer 2026 tour.
Canoga Park tragedy: father kills twin sons in murder-suicide at family gathering
Authorities say a man killed his twin 10-year-old sons and himself in a murder‑suicide at a Canoga Park home during a family gathering; the identities of the victims have not been released, and investigators were processing the scene and interviewing relatives as they determine exactly what happened.
Wrong-way dash on the BQE during Five Borough Bike Tour goes viral
A viral video shows Brooklyn drivers going the wrong way on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near Wythe Avenue to dodge traffic from the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, which closed major routes for a 40-mile citywide ride; the chaos drew online outrage and mixed reactions as thousands of cyclists—including Mayor Zohran Mamdani—participated in the event.
Somerville Family Quarantined After Logan Measles Exposure
Two young children in Somerville are in a 21-day home quarantine after a JetBlue flight from Florida exposed them to measles at Logan Airport's Terminal C; the 11-month-old and 2-year-old are not fully vaccinated due to age, their father says, and health officials report three other Massachusetts households quarantined in connection with the same exposure.
UPS jet narrowly avoids collision at Louisville airport as controller shouts 'What are you doing?'
A UPS Boeing 767 inbound to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport aborted its landing after nearly colliding with a smaller SKQ-25 taxiing on the runway; air-traffic control audio captured a controller shouting, 'What are you doing?' The crew executed a go-around and the FAA said required separation was maintained. This incident occurred at the Louisville hub, at the same airport where a fatal cargo-plane crash five months earlier killed 14 people.
Californians Trade the Car for Transit as Gas Prices Soar
California drivers are cutting back on car trips as gas prices spike to about $5.33 per gallon overnight and stay higher than the national average; many commuters are turning to public transit or using apps like GasBuddy to locate cheaper fuel, with some areas such as San Francisco topping $6 and Sacramento suburbs feeling the pressure, affecting families and the local economy.
Conservative-led Minneapolis march prompts police alert over Cedar-Riverside
A Jan. 17 Minneapolis march organized by conservative influencer Jake Lang has police on edge, with Cedar-Riverside identified as a possible target; the article also notes an FBI vehicle-theft arrest amid protests, a raid tied to the case that mistakenly targeted the wrong apartment, and a DHS subpoena to access Hennepin Healthcare workers’ I-9 records.