All news by author: Alex Croft

Hiking in the southern Californian desert can be peaceful. But not when temperatures surpass 100 degrees and you don’t have enough water, as this couple brutally discovered

In a rare and devastating incident, two New York firefighters died after falling into a manure tanker. Authorities say the hazardous fumes from the manure caused them to pass out

A frightening ride malfunction left 28 amusement park visitors stranded upside down at the top of a ride for half an hour. One was taken to hospital after the ordeal

Chilling details have emerged about the disappearance of a second US citizen on a Greek island in just days, as it is revealed what the man’s friend found at the time he went missing

Nick Price thinks tipping has got out of hand in the US - and so do his coffee shop customers. He has now taken on a new business strategy, which he says is better both for customers and his employees

As smaller conflicts rages worldwide, many question how possible it really is that it could descend into World War 3. But one expert has explained why he doesn’t believe that will happen

World War 3 is "not hard to imagine" as a failure to "compartmentalise" the world's many conflicts could lead to tragic consequences, an expert in conflict prevention has revealed

Justin Mohn was arrested on the charge of decapitating his father, hours after he appeared to flaunt the severed head in a YouTube video. But what happened in the period before his arrest?

In a video which has shocked the nation, Justin Mohn appeared to lift up the severed head of his deceased father, Michael Mohn. After the video remained online for six hours, YouTube have now spoken out

A marina in Baltimore Maryland, has caught fire, with the plume of smoke visible to many across the city. Just two boats in Anchorage Marina are believed to be affected, a spokesperson said

Who is Justin Mohn, the conspiracy theorist who appeared to show on YouTube the decapitated head of his father, a federal employee, who he described as a “traitor to his country”?

The weather misery for residents in Anchorage, Alaska, isn’t over yet. Later this week, the city is expected to see its coldest temperature in 15 years before the possibility of snow returning on the weekend

In a strange development to a baffling case, it has been revealed that one of the three Kansas City Chiefs fans found frozen to death in their friend’s backyard was found sitting on a chair in the porch

President Joe Biden needs to be put in a “nursing home” while Trump is the “most resilient person” - after surviving the ‘grab ‘em by the p***y’ scandal. So says real-life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort

STI cases in the US still aren’t dropping, with around 2.5 million cases reported each year. But the CDC has now raised “alarming concerns” about recent spikes in syphilis cases

Cadayreis Myquon Futrell has been on the run for months after allegedly being behind a first-degree murder. But the 22-year-old has finally been captured, authorities said

It is set to be a record-breaking year for Alaska’s largest city, as Anchorage is well on its way to smashing it’s all-time record of 134.5 inches of snow over winter

Christine Knudsen has escaped jail time after pleading guilty to having sexual relations with her 17-year-old student. It was described as a “disturbing” case by the assistant prosecutor

Alicia Anderson was last seen on a Ring doorbell camera before going missing on January 19, after it is believed she was speaking to older men on Facebook. 10 days later, her parents have shared their devastation and fear

In a shocking rant, a Texas governor described migrants as a “well-armed cartel army” who are “invading” the United States. It comes as Texas and the Biden administration lock horns in a legal battle over immigration

An adult woman with special needs was forced to barricaded herself in her bathroom as her father tragically murdered her sister and mother - before shooting himself in a different room

A reddit user has shared her dismay at how her partner’s dad’s fiancée has approached the birth of her new baby - and revealed the reason why she has stopped speaking to her

Kawsheen Gelzer, 39, was found stuffed into a freezer where he had been for four months after a fight about drugs. The drug dealer was also a registered sex offender

Six people have tragically died in a house fire in Noorvik, Alaska, local authorities said. The home was destroyed in the blaze, which is believed to have started near a stove

Jordan Willis, who hosted four friends at his Kansas City home for a watch party, is not a suspect in the case, say police, who are awaiting autopsy and toxicology reports