Mark Walker

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California Executives Sentenced for Continuing to Sell Dehumidifiers That Caught on Fire

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker

Business|California Executives Sentenced for Continuing to Sell Dehumidifiers That Caught on Firehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/business/california-dehumidifers-fires-sentencing.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The two executives received prison sentences for failing to report fire-prone dehumidifiers sold nationwide.
Prison Kitchen Job Apparently Helped Ex-Police Chief Escape, Officials Say

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker
Future of Minnesota House Unclear After Melissa Hortman’s Killing

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker |Amanda Holpuch

The murder of Melissa Hortman, the top Democrat in the Minnesota House, left a legislative chamber that had been evenly divided between the parties with a one-vote Republican majority. But Democrats say a shocking act of political violence should in no way be shrouded by concern over a looming political controversy. There will be plenty of time to hold a special election to fill Ms. Hortman’s before the next legislative session begins next February.
Plane With 20 People Aboard Crashes in Tennessee

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Mark Walker

1 hour agoRunaway zebra named Ed caught after a week on the run in TennesseeA runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee was captured on Sunday, his owners and authorities said. Ed the zebra, who …1 hour ago‘Show up…They can’t arrest all of us’: TN State Rep.
Plane Crashes in Tennessee With Up to 20 on Board

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker

By A plane carrying up to 20 people crashed in Coffee County, Tenn., on Sunday, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Some of those on board have been airlifted to hospitals, the patrol said on social media. It added that initial reports suggested that 16 to 20 people were in the plane. Additional details about the victims, their injuries and the circumstances of the crash were not immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
L.A. County to Pay $2.7 Million to Teen Beaten in Juvenile Hall 'Gladiator Fight'

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker

Surveillance video captured a 16-year-old being repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped by juveniles while probation officers watched. Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2.67 million to a teenager who was beaten by several other juveniles in one of the so-called gladiator fights that prosecutors said took place at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, Calif., in 2023.
A Sunday Ritual Turns Into a Scene That 'Looked Like a War Zone'

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker

A witness ran to the site of the attack and found smoky chaos and people wandering dazed. Every Sunday at 1 p.m. in Boulder, Colo., the walkers take their places. They have done so since a few weeks after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel. They begin at Pearl and Seventh Streets and walk toward the courthouse, along a pedestrian mall. Lisa Effress, 55, who has lived in Boulder for 17 years, has been there since the first walk.
People Burned in Attack on Event for Israeli Hostages in Colorado

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | John Branch |Alexandra Petri |Mark Walker

Multiple people sustained "burns and other injuries" in downtown Boulder, Colo., on Sunday afternoon, authorities said, after an attack on a group raising awareness about Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. The injuries ranged from serious to minor, the city's police chief said, though the total number of people hurt was not immediately clear. A suspect was detained but was not being publicly identified. The police chief, Steve Redfearn, said it was too early to confirm a motive for the attack.
Police Respond to 'Terror Attack' on a Colorado Event Raising Awareness of Gaza Hostages

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker |Alexandra Petri

The authorities were responding on Sunday afternoon to what they described as "a targeted terror attack" in Boulder, Colo., in which an incendiary device was thrown at a group of walkers who were raising awareness for Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza. The number of people harmed was not immediately known. "We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado," the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel, said on social media.
Bitten by Alligator, Man Is Killed After Charging at Deputies, Sheriff Says

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker

The authorities say that Timothy Schulz, 42, of Mulberry, Fla., swam across an alligator-filled lake before a violent encounter with deputies in the neighborhood. Early on Memorial Day, a Florida man was bitten by an alligator as he swam across a lake. Bleeding from a bite to his right arm but undeterred, he climbed out, grabbed a pair of garden shears and walked into a gated neighborhood, alarming residents, according to local authorities.