An 80-pound cougar was removed from a New York City apartment where she was being kept illegally as a pet, animal welfare officials said Monday.

Wesley Evans, 20, was likely hoping for a clean escape when he hid in his girlfriend's dishwasher. But he was caught one day after escaping custody at the Jasper Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, according to the New York Daily News.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A 911 dispatcher twice told an emotional 13-year-old girl to “stop whining” as her father lay dying after a hit-and-run on a Maryland highway, according to a recording of the call obtained Thursday. The dispatcher has been reassigned to a position away from the public pending an investigation, said Capt. Russ Davies, […]

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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Police say a Delaware drug suspect went out on a limb to transport a stash of cocaine, but he was busted when officers discovered the drug hidden inside his prosthetic leg. Dover Police say 39-year-old Marlow Holmes was arrested Monday afternoon during a traffic stop. They said police dogs alerted officers […]

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MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — A woman accused of dousing her newborn daughter with accelerant, setting her on fire and leaving her in the middle of a road has made her initial court appearance on a murder charge. Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier did not enter a plea during a hearing Tuesday in Mount Holly. But the 22-year-old […]

Never mind the fact that he married a Latina woman — Jeb Bush has no problem insulting Latinos when it suits his political agenda! According…