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Former 16-term Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at the age of 86. First elected to the House in 1980, Frank is known for being the co-author of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) as well as being the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay. Just over two weeks before his passing, he appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash” while receiving hospice care at his Maine home — where he warned that his lifelong party was lurching too far leftward.

An incredible outpouring of love and respect as hundreds of strangers filled St. Joseph the Worker Church in Hanson to bid farewell to World War II U.S. Navy veteran John Bernard Arnold III. A veteran group put out the call for the public to attend the funeral to help honor Arnold, an East Bridgewater man who had no known family. "When the veterans service officer from Hanson put out the call that he had outlived everyone, he didn't even imagine this level of support. It's just fantastic," said Dr. Andrea Gayle-Bennett, the deputy secretary for the Executive Office of Veteran Services.

Police in South Africa shot and airlifted a crocodile suspected of consuming a 59-year-old businessman who was swept into floodwaters, authorities said. When the reptile was sliced open on the ground, human remains believed to be those of Gabriel Batista were recovered, along with his ring and six other pairs of shoes that may belong to additional victims. Batista reportedly attempted to drive across a flooded bridge on Monday to reach his hotel and bar when his vehicle was swept away. He was carried down the river where crocodiles were present. It remains unclear whether he drowned before being eaten, as reported by Collin Rugg on X.

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has moaned he was punched in the face by a fellow Rikers Island inmate and is “constantly threatened and derided” by other prisoners. Weinstein made his claim in a self-pitying one-hour interview with the Hollywood Reporter conceding he “wouldn’t last long” among the general prison population while despairing Gwyneth Paltrow betrayed him with sexual harassment claims. Weinstein, who uses a wheelchair to compensate for his lack of mobility, insisted safety concerns at the notorious New York City lockup have kept him confined to his cell for 23 hours a day because when he is out of confinement bad things happen.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A Santa Clara County jury on Wednesday returned mostly guilty verdicts in the case of "Party Mom" Shannon O'Connor, a Los Gatos woman accused of hosting parties for teens that included alcohol and sexual conduct. Mostly guilty verdicts What they're saying: There were five not guilty results. But the jury found that O'Connor was guilty on the majority of more than 60 charges against her, including child endangerment and the sexual penetration of an intoxicated child -- the most serious of the charges. There were more than a dozen victims.

Six U.S. airmen are safe after Kuwaiti air defenses mistakenly shot down three fighter jets during combat with Iran on Sunday, U.S. Central Command said. CENTCOM said three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles were engaging Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles and drones at around 7 p.m. local time when they were hit by friendly fire. All six aircrew ejected safely, the command said in a statement Monday. “Kuwait has acknowledged this incident, and we are grateful for the efforts of the Kuwaiti defense forces and their support in this ongoing operation,” the statement read.

The U.S. Air Force updated its physical fitness program and score charts for the fitness tests to boost the long-term health of airmen. The modernized program utilizes a more thorough assessment model to strengthen warfighter readiness by motivating airmen to build more sustainable fitness habits for the duration of their careers, according to a Feb. 27 release. “This update is not just about increasing the physical fitness test standards; it’s about ensuring our warfighters are fit, ready, and prioritizing their long-term health,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said in the memo.

Brazilian social media influencer Bianca Dias died on Thursday following complications from plastic surgery. The 27-year-old social media star reportedly suffered a pulmonary embolism — a risk tied to major cosmetic procedures — after experiencing shortness of breath while recovering from a recent surgery at her family’s house near Sao Paulo, TMZ reported. Dias was rushed to hospital, but doctors were unable to save her.

U.S. Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn was a favorite for gold in the ladies’ singles competition in Milan Cortina, until she wasn’t. Though Glenn looked sharp as she opened her highly difficult short program, she committed a small but fateful error in her final jump of the night. To a casual fan, Glenn had done nothing wrong. She completed the third and final jump in her skate, landing cleanly without a fall. But for those with an understanding of the sport’s requirements, Glenn’s mistake was devastating. It would likely cost her an Olympic medal.

Terrifying footage from a southern Nevada home surveillance video shows the moment a car crashes through a backyard wall, goes airborne and ejects the driver into a private swimming pool. The incident happened late Dec. 15 in Laughlin, according to FOX 5 Las Vegas. According to police and a crash report seen by the outlet, the driver was allegedly speeding moments before failing to stop and slammed into and through the concrete wall. Footage also shows the impact sending the white vehicle rotating through the air in the dark.

Chevy Chase is opening up about the health problems that nearly killed him in his new authorized CNN documentary. I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not is set to premiere on New Year's Day and features insight into the Saturday Night Live alum's past hospitalization, such as his "near-fatal" heart issues that put him in a coma for eight days as he recovered

Comedian and late-night host Conan O’Brien might or might not have cause to regret his decision. We cannot know his motives, so we will not speculate. But it seems clear that a different decision from O’Brien might have produced a different result. According to the U.K.’s Daily Mail+, multiple guests present at the comedian’s Dec. 13 Christmas party have come forward to report that an argument between 78-year-old Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his troubled son, 32-year-old Nick Reiner, grew so heated that one guest suggested calling the police, only to have O’Brien refuse.