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DENVER (AP) — Investigators say the stabbing of at least three people in a parking lot at the Denver Broncos’ stadium after Thursday night’s game stemmed from a fight over a near fender-bender. Police spokesman Steve Warneke says officers were called to a “very chaotic” scene just before 10 p.m. and found three males suffering […]
Let the sexting begin. Instagram launched a new feature on the social networking site that will allow for users to directly message one another with…
HOUSTON (AP) — “Affluenza,” the affliction cited by a psychologist to argue that a North Texas teenager from a wealthy family should not be sent to prison for killing four pedestrians while driving drunk, is not a recognized diagnosis and should not be used to justify bad behavior, experts said Thursday. A judge’s decision to […]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it executed Kim Jong Un’s uncle as a traitor for trying to seize supreme power, a stunning end for the leader’s former mentor, long considered the country’s No. 2. In a sharp reversal of the popular image of Jang Song Thaek as a kindly uncle […]
Don’t mess with a frenchman’s french fries! According to reports, a man in France pulled out an ax on a McDonald’s drive thru worker after he served the man cold fries. The attack happened in Paris, France this past Sunday. The assailant busted through the drive-thru window and attacked the employee before throwing the ax […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Outshined by Powerball’s massive jackpots since Powerball doubled the cost of a ticket last year, Mega Millions enacted its own, very different, changes in October aimed at inflating its jackpots and luring those who only play when the pots get really big. Those changes may already be working, as the […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela‘s memorial say he suffers from schizophrenia and hallucinated and saw angels while gesturing incoherently just 3 feet away from President Barack Obama and other world leaders, outraging deaf people worldwide who said his signs amounted to gibberish. South African officials scrambled Thursday to explain how […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Michael Jordan‘s shoes from the famous flu game of the 1997 NBA finals were sold for more than $100,000 in an online auction Thursday. The Nike Air Jordan XII shoes were owned by a Utah Jazz ball boy who befriended Jordan when the Chicago Bulls visited Salt Lake City. Jordan […]
With the passing of Nelson Mandela, many are paying their respects to the anti-apartheid icon. Tom Joyner, along with 18 other celebrities including “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts, Reverend Al Sharpton, actor Idris Elba and actress Rosario Dawson, share their thoughts on the South African leader in a video tribute. Click here to watch […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are considering whether to change a decades-old anti-crime regulation and allow prostitutes to receive money from a victim compensation fund if they’re raped or beaten. Under the current system, those harmed in violent crimes can be paid for medical costs and related expenses, but prostitutes are excluded because their […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — He’s known for coloring outside the lines in the staid Senate. Now children of all ages can color in U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Just in time for the holidays, a St. Louis publisher is offering a coloring book featuring the Texas tea party darling. Really Big Coloring Books Inc. said Thursday […]
PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who went to check on an acquaintance and found him dead at his home is accused of stealing some of the man’s artwork before calling 911. State police say Hiram Noel Mendez of Cortlandt Manor found Ronald Cutrone dead at his Lake Peekskill home in July. […]
