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An armed Philadelphia robbery suspect picked the wrong convenience store to knock off and paid with his life for that critical mistake. The 28-year-old criminal entered the store wearing gloves and a mask partially covering his face and went behind the counter to steal cash from the register while holding employees at bay with his firearm. One of the employees was also armed and quickly turned the tables by pulling his handgun and opening fire, killing the robbery suspect right there inside his store. The incident took place late in the evening last week at Happy Day Food Market &...

Music mogul David Foster's Democrat daughter Sara Foster excoriated liberal politicians who are 'ruining cities' and referred to to San Francisco as a 'complete s**thole' over the murder of CashApp founder Bob Lee. Father-of-two Lee, 43, was knifed multiple times in the chest early Tuesday as he strolled through the progressive city's well-heeled Rincon Hill neighborhood while on a business trip. Foster, 42, the daughter of music mogul David Foster and a model/actress who starred on the reboot of 90210, ripped into the left for what she feels is their responsibility for his death.

Tragic video shows dying Cash App founder Bob Lee was ignored by bystanders as he begged for help after being stabbed in San Francisco early Tuesday. Before succumbing to his injuries, the 43-year-old chief product officer of MobileCoin walked up to a parked car that had its hazard flashers on to try to get help, according to surveillance footage obtained by the San Francisco Standard. Footage showed Lee lifted his shirt to show the driver his two stab wounds — but collapsed to the ground as the car drove off. Lee called 911 at 2:34 a.m. and pleaded for help,...

CJ Harris, a former “American Idol” semifinalist who appeared on Season 13, has died suddenly at 31. The pop star had reportedly had a heart attack in his hometown of Jasper, Alabama, on Sunday, sources told TMZ. He was subsequently rushed to the hospital, but perished shortly thereafter.

NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, died after being stabbed at a California gas station Police are looking for Trent William Millsap, 27, who allegedly stabbed East and another man at a gas station in Westminster on Wednesday East was rushed to the hospital, but had succumbed to his injury, police said The US Auto Club champ was a star in the racing world, which once dubbed him 'the winningest' rookie in more than a quarter century

Two more British men detained by Russian forces in Ukraine have been charged by Moscow with fighting as mercenaries, according to Russian state media TASS. Aid worker Dylan Healy and military volunteer Andrew Hill have been charged by Russian proxy courts, which are not recognized internationally. It comes after two other British men, Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, as well as Moroccan national Brahim Saadoune, were sentenced to death last month. They were facing the same charges. “We condemn the exploitation of prisoners of war and civilians for political purposes and have raised this with Russia,” a spokesperson for the...

NEW YORK — Undeterred by violence, journalist Bradley Roland Will felt compelled to document what he called human rights abuses around the globe, so he headed to the volatile city of Oaxaca in Mexico. As the situation turned increasingly dangerous, Will decided to stay. Despite his fears, he wanted people to know what was happening in Oaxaca. "I am entering a new territory here and don't know if I am ready," Will wrote Tuesday in an e-mail to an ex-girlfriend. "Life is crazy." The 36-year-old videographer from New York was killed Friday in the Mexican city where protesters have barricaded...

Motorcyclist Killed While Driving Wrong Way On Freeway Accident Happened Near Pine Valley Bridge POSTED: 8:53 am PST November 28, 2005 UPDATED: 9:15 am PST November 28, 2005 SAN DIEGO -- A Ramona man is dead after driving his motorcycle the wrong way on the freeway, 10News reported. The man was driving westbound on eastbound Interstate 8 in Pine Valley on Sunday night when he was hit by a car near Pine Valley Bridge. Witnessess said the man was then run over by another car. The California Highway Patrol got reports of a motorcycle going the wrong way just before...

Electrocuted Squirrel Starts Grass Fire Mon Oct 31, 7:06 PM ET BYRAM, Miss. - An electric lineman believes a squirrel started a grass fire Monday after the critter was electrocuted and fell from a power line onto parched ground. It's been more than a month since significant amounts of rain have fallen in central Mississippi, though some showers were expected late Monday. Burn bans are in effect in this Jackson suburb and many other nearby communities. Passing motorists saw a flash and heard a loud pop, then saw ashes falling from the power line. The spark ignited a grassfire, which...

Chalmers H. "Slick" Goodlin, a test pilot who took the X-1 aircraft to near-supersonic speeds but became a footnote in aviation history when he lost his cockpit seat — and the right to shatter the sound barrier for the first time — to a young Chuck Yeager, has died. He was 82. Goodlin, who flew military planes for three countries, died of cancer Oct. 20 at his home in West Palm Beach, Fla., his family announced. After 26 test flights in the X-1, Goodlin was on the brink of making the first supersonic flight when he resigned over a contract...

Teenager dies after crashing new motorcycle A Cooper City teenager died Saturday when his motorcycle crashed in Davie. Stephen Brown, 19, was riding his brand new Honda motorcycle west on Stirling Road near University Drive about 12:45 p.m. when he lost control of it. Brown tried to straighten out the bike, but he overcompensated and was thrown into the eastbound lanes. He died at the scene, said Davie police Lt. Bill Bamford. Witnesses told police Brown was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic before the accident, Bamford said. A helmet was found at the scene, but police said...

Suspect at casino had traffic violation in rare police killing - An Emeryville police officer shot and killed a man outside a popular casino early Monday after the suspect pinned the officer with a stolen car, authorities said as they investigated the small East Bay city's first fatal shooting by police in decades. Julio Paredes, 23, of Oakland died after an officer shot him at about 3:45 a.m. in the parking lot of the Oaks Card Club at 4097 San Pablo Ave., authorities said. The incident happened after an Emeryville K-9 officer stopped Paredes for an traffic violation as...