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An Illinois family walked away unharmed after deputies say lightning struck their car while they were driving on a highway on Saturday.The incident happened on Route 13 in southern Illinois just before 6 p.m. Deputies from the Williamson County Sheriff's Office responded and found the family of three standing outside the Ford, which had sustained substantial damage, according to the sheriff’s office.The family told deputies that they heard a loud, gunshot-like noise before the vehicle filled with smoke. STRIKING VIDEO SHOWS MOMENT BRITISH AIRWAYS PLANE IS HIT BY LIGHTNINGDeputies determined that the lightning strike disabled the car's electrical system and caused

Jay North, known for his "Dennis the Menace" character on the beloved '60s sitcom, died Sunday, Fox News Digital confirmed. He was 73.North died at home in Lake Butler, Florida, after battling colon cancer for years, according to a social media post shared by his longtime friends, "Lassie" actor Jon Provost and wife Laurie Jacobson.The child actor found acclaim with his role as Dennis Mitchell, an at-times unruly youngster who was known for burdening his neighbor, George Wilson. "Jeanne Russell just called us with terribly sad, but not unexpected news," Jacobson shared online. "Our dear friend Jay North has been fighting

A meat cleaver-wielding man was shot by police in New York City after officers said he stabbed four young girls inside a home on Sunday morning. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said officers responded to a "heartbreaking" 911 call at a home in the Bensonhurt neighborhood in southern Brooklyn around 10:30 a.m. for reports of an assault in progress.Police said one of the children, an 11-year-old, called 911 and said she and her siblings had been stabbed by her uncle, Jessica Tisch, NYPD commissioner, shared during the press conference. "The 11-year-old 911 caller, who herself was a victim, hid in

A time-honored White House tradition has taken place again this April as first lady Melania Trump welcomed Americans to the White House grounds to view the beautiful gardens in early bloom. Sunday's skies were mostly cloudy with highs near 60F and the sun was peeking through — so the threat of spring showers kept no one away.Americans lined up early in the morning to view the Trump White House gardens across the South Lawn. Previously scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday, the tours were rescheduled to Sunday due to "an abundance of caution and to ensure the safety of all within

Two people are behind bars after the latest arrests of suspected thieves from Mexico allegedly nabbing millions of dollars of Nike sneakers in elaborate railroad heists in the Mojave Desert. On March 27, the Hualapai Nation Police Department in Arizona pulled over the driver of a maroon Chevy Tahoe "suspected to be involved in train robberies in the area," according to a statement from the agency. As officers conducted the traffic stop, eight people jumped out of the car and fled. Police said they located stolen Nike shoes nearby, and the driver of the vehicle, a man from Mexico, was arrested.SINALOA CARTEL'S CARGO

Hollywood, business and tech heavyweights turned out for the 11th Breakthrough Prize gala on Saturday in Los Angeles, bringing A-list entertainment stars and industry leaders together with luminaries from the world of science and math.Often dubbed the "Oscars of Science," the Breakthrough Prize celebrates research achievements and the world’s top scientists. Six Breakthrough Prizes worth $3 million were presented to some of the world’s brightest minds in the fields of life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.FOX Corporation Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch, who was joined by his wife Elena Zhukova, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg were among

Who’s too old to play rock and roll? Apparently, not The Who if this past week’s concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall is anything to go by. It featured the two core members of the group, 81-year-old lead singer Roger Daltrey and soon-to-be-80-year-old songwriter and lead guitarist Pete Townshend.  Unlike other "senior" musicians and groups like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, who have well-oiled touring machines around them, this was more of a one-off (well, two-off, there had been another concert a few days before) for the respected UK charity Teenage Cancer Trust.  And so it had more than its share of "bumps,"

Jodi Huisentruit, a 27-year-old Iowa news anchor, vanished nearly 30 years ago. As authorities continue searching for her remains, a private investigator is pushing to unseal case records.Huisentruit, a native of Long Prairie, Minn., was on her way to work as a morning anchor at KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa, when she disappeared in the early morning of June 27, 1995.Over the years, private investigator Steve Ridge has pushed for the courts to unseal records relating to the case.On March 27, Senior Judge James M. Drew in Cerro Gordo County ruled to partially unseal a 2017 search warrant connected to

"Saturday Night Live" took aim at President Donald Trump’s new tariff policy and the growing backlash against Tesla in a biting political sketch this weekend, coining a new phrase to mock the president’s economic outlook: MAGDA — "Make America Great Depression Again.""We’re do MAGDA," said cast member James Austin Johnson, reprising his role as Trump. "Make America Great Depression Again. It’ll be better than great, it’ll be a fantastic, unbelievable depression."The cold-open sketch kicked off with Trump brushing off recent market turmoil caused by his proposed tariffs, claiming it was "all part of the plan" and quipping, "There’s nowhere to go