Christopher Cann

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Christopher Cann

The coastal California mansion of Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner was the scene of a violent break-in that left a woman in a coma, authorities say. Warner, the founder of Ty, Inc. whose stuffed animals became a global phenomenon in the 1990s, was not inside the home when sheriff's deputies arrived on May 21, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. Officials said there's no indication the victim or suspect knew each other.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Christopher Cann

Rounds of heavy rain across the central and eastern U.S. this week could trigger flash floods, damaging winds and possible tornadoes as California prepares for its first heat wave of the season. Several storms systems are aiming at differing parts of the country through the end of the week, with a multi-day system continuing to drench the Gulf Coast, developing severe storms over the Plains region and heavy rain brewing throughout the Mid-Atlantic, according to the National Weather Service.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Christopher Cann

Police in New York City arrested a second suspect in the alleged kidnapping of a 28-year-old man who said he was held captive in luxury Manhattan townhouse and tortured for his Bitcoin password. The New York Police Department identified the suspect as William Duplessie, 33, and said he was arrested Tuesday on charges of assault, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and criminal possession of a firearm. His last known address is in Miami, Florida.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Christopher Cann

WASHINGTON – On a humid Saturday afternoon in the shadow of the Washington National Cathedral, Esme Ohlsen sat atop a colorful wooden horse and waved to her mother and grandmother as she and a dozen smiling children spun around and around. It was a moment the young girl had eagerly awaited ever since learning that the cathedral's two-day fundraising event would feature a merry-go-round.

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Christopher Cann

A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on a murder charge in the death of his wife who went missing in 2017, authorities said. Allen Gould, 60, of Malvern, was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and other related charges in the death of 43-year-old Anna Maciejewska, a Poland native and the mother of a young boy. Prosecutors say Gould was "incredibly deceptive" about this wife's whereabouts and gave several false statements to law enforcement.