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Anne Sullivan was a gifted athlete filled with energy who came out of high school with a focus on being a firefighter. But about a month after graduating from the Houston Fire Department Academy, the 24-year-old was among four firefighters who died while searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston […]
Three veteran storm chasers died doing what they loved: roaming the Great Plains in search of dangerous storms like the one in Oklahoma that ended their final pursuit. Tim Samaras, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young died Friday night when an EF3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph turned on them near El […]
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — It’s been two long weeks since the small city of Zephyrhills learned that a $590 million Powerball ticket was sold at a supermarket here. No one expected the winner to come forward in the first days after the announcement. After all, curious residents reasoned, the person might need a few days […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the economy is showing new signs of strength. He’s pointing to the auto industry, new jobs and a recovering housing market as signs of progress. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama calls on Congress to do more to ensure that progress continues. He’s asking lawmakers to […]
EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — As the East Coast braced for the possibility of severe storms Sunday, the all-too-familiar task of cleaning up went on in Oklahoma after the weekend’s violent weather claimed 10 lives there. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin toured damage in El Reno, about 30 miles from Oklahoma City, on Sunday. She said […]
The Secret Service don’t play that! Donte Jamar Sims, a 22-year-old man from North Carolina, has been sentenced to six months in prision for tweeting…
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Two longtime friends ended up in jail in central Florida thanks to a “bucket list” that included stealing from a store. Police say 36-year-old Andrea Mobley and 38-year-old Jennifer Morrow face petty theft charges after stealing bathing suits and beef jerky during a trip to Wal-Mart on Wednesday. A loss prevention […]
The annual American Fitness Index has compiled a list of the fittest cities in the United States. Surprisingly, Washington D.C. lands in at number two! Hold up, what about all those Mambo sauce and Ben’s Chili Bowl meals? Check out the full list below: 1. Minneapolis-St. Paul 2. Washington, D.C. 3. Portland, Ore. 4. San […]
Ain’t this something? President Obama‘s brother, Malik Abongo Obama, is selling two of Obama’s handwritten notes through a collector based in the United States,…
It didn’t take Jason Collins to say he’s gay to compel Jallen Messersmith to make the same announcement. Messersmith is a 6-foot-7 shot-blocking specialist from tiny Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. He also is believed to be the first openly gay active player in U.S. men’s college basketball. Messersmith told The Associated Press on Wednesday […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Police in Venezuela say they have seized nearly 2,500 rolls of toilet paper in an overnight raid of a clandestine warehouse storing scarce goods. The Thursday announcement on Twitter said that the officers raiding the garage in western Caracas also seized about 400 diapers and 7,000 liters of fruit juice. Police […]
Paul Inman of Britain drank himself to death. It sounds like a story about a person who probably indulged in too much alcohol but it’s really about a man who drank too much soda. Thirty-year-old Inman consumed three liters of Coca-Cola a day which led to his lungs swelling to four times their natural size. […]
