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WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of a New Jersey man who set himself on fire on the National Mall was the result of his long fight with mental illness, not a political statement, his family said. John Constantino, 64, of Mount Laurel, N.J., poured the contents of a canister of gasoline on himself in the […]
21-year-old Cristy Nicole Deweese was living her dream as a high school Spanish teacher when her past overshadowed the good work she was doing as a teacher. Three years ago, Deweese posed in Playboy and was featured as “Coed of the Month” and parents at the Townview Magnet High School are outraged over the photos. […]
An unidentified man robbed a crossing guard of her purse which contained her false teeth and hearing aid. The victim, Ms. Linda, has been a crossing guard for 30 years. She explained to WMCTV how the robbery occurred, “As I went to the bank, this man came up and he looked in the car, and […]
Lions center Dominic Raiola has been accused of making obscene and homophobic remarks to Wisconsin band members who were performing during Sunday’s game at Green Bay, and the team is investigating the matter. The Lions released a statement on Monday acknowledging that they’ve heard complaints about Raiola’s behavior at Lambeau Field. “We are aware of […]
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University hopes to solve a case of whodungit by identifying the stinker who has been soiling students’ laundry by sticking human feces inside clothes dryers. The culprit has been dubbed the “poopetrator” and is being blamed for at least four incidents in the past month in the laundry room […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL says it will meet with representatives of an Indian tribe from New York that is campaigning for the Washington Washington Football Team to change their nickname. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says Monday a meeting was scheduled for next month and could happen sooner. The Oneida Indian Nation held a symposium […]
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts court issued an arrest warrant Monday for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as prosecutors sought to preserve their right to try him on state charges in the killing of a police officer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tsarnaev, 20, remains in custody after pleading not guilty to […]
The debt limit is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations, including…
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine what triggered a “running gun battle” at a Central California motorcycle club’s annual dance that left one man dead, a dozen others wounded and hundreds of partygoers scrambling for cover. As the first of more than 100 law enforcement officers arrived early Saturday morning, shots were […]
BrdsNBz, a sexual health education texting service for teenagers and their parents, was launched by the New Mexico Department of Health, MobiHealthNews reports. Short for…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 9-year-old Minneapolis boy was able to get through security and onto a plane at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport without a ticket, an airport spokesman said Sunday. Security officials screened the boy at airport shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman Patrick Hogan said. The boy then boarded a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. commando raids in Libya and Somalia suggest the future shape of U.S. counterterrorism efforts — brief, targeted raids against highly sought extremist figures — and highlight the rise of Africa as a terrorist haven. The strikes also raise questions about where to interrogate and try captured terrorist suspects such as […]
