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Bank of America VP killed in Times Square stabbing, suspect dead

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America vice president from Chester, New Jersey, was killed Monday afternoon in a stabbing near Times Square. The attacker, 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros of Queens, was shot by police at the scene and later died a...

US Army secretary quits amid Hegseth's wartime purges

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

The United States military is facing a severe leadership crisis as Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation, amid War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s internal purges. The high-profile departure comes as the US enters the seventh mont...