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Debrina Kawam's death proves even sleeping is risky for homeless Americans
A brutal murder on a New York City subway made national headlines. But left unsaid was how frequently people experiencing homelessness are killed — often while asleep.
New York governor to push for expanded mental health laws, citing violent subway crimes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will introduce legislation to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment.
Police took over a week to name the NYC subway burning victim. A fake name spread in the meantime
It took police more than a week to publicly identify 57-year-old Debrina Kawam as the woman who was fatally set on fire in a ...
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Cameras Will be in 435 New Subway Cars that MTA Wants to Buy for $1.27B–But Only If New Budget Gets OK
The good news: at its last board meeting of 2024, the MTA tentatively approved a $1.27 billion contract to purchase 435 new ...
Victim Of Subway Burning Identified As NJ Woman. Here’s What We Know.
Police officials say that on Dec. 22, a man set fire to a sleeping woman, now identified as Debrina Kawam, in a stopped ...
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Mystery woman set on fire in New York City subway murder is finally identified
New York Police announced Tuesday they've identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New ...
Trump’s victory marks the return of masculinity
The image that symbolized Mr. Trump’s spirit came after he was wounded at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when he got to ...
What to Know About the Death of a Woman Set on Fire on New York Train
NEW YORK — The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to ...
Man arraigned on murder charges in NYC subway death fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say
Authorities say Zapeta approached the woman, who may have been sleeping in the train, and set her clothing on fire with a ...
Man who set ablaze sleeping woman on NYC Subway ‘fanned flamesa with shirt’, says he ‘drinks a lot of liquor’
The man, identified as Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, was charged with murder in the death of a woman set on fire on a New York subway car. Federal immigration officials said the 33-year-old Guatemalan ...
Authorities reportedly struggling to identify woman set ablaze on New York subway ‘due to severity of burns’
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said attacker committed ‘one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being’ ...