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PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in rural Los Angeles County were warning people to be on the lookout for four pit bulls suspected of killing a 63-year-old jogger Thursday, and they have seized several dogs in a search for those who may have taken part in the attack. Sheriff’s Lt. John Corina told reporters that […]
NOGALES, Mexico (AP) — An Arizona woman held in a Mexico jail for a week on a drug-smuggling charge was freed after a court reviewed her case, including key security footage, and dismissed the allegations. Yanira Maldonado, 42, walked out of the prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico and into her husband’s arms late […]
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA is facing a new legal attack after the family of the late coach Joe Paterno was joined by former players and others connected to Penn State in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the landmark sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Long rumored to be under development, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 10-year-old boy found $10,000 in a drawer at a Kansas City hotel room and turned the money over to police. Tyler Schaefer found the money Saturday in the room at the Hilton airport hotel where he and his father, Cody Schaefer, were staying. The Kansas City Star reports that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service said Thursday that a suspicious letter addressed to President Barack Obama and similar to ricin-laced ones sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been intercepted by a White House mail screening facility. The letter has been turned over to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force for testing and […]
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A woman has been charged with prostitution in Connecticut after calling police to complain about how she was being treated by a pimp. Police say they did not find the pimp when they arrived at a Super 8 Motel in West Haven on Sunday, but they did find 35-year-old Jennifer […]
BERLIN (AP) — German doctors say a man spent 15 years with a pencil in his head following a childhood accident. Aachen University Hospital says the 24-year-old man from Afghanistan sought help in 2011 after suffering for years from headaches, constant colds and worsening vision in one eye. A scan showed that a 10-centimeter (4-inch) […]
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An 87-year-old World War II veteran has parachuted from a plane in an Ohio to support his ailing great-grandson. Clarence Turner of Fairfield made the jump Saturday with an instructor. He says he wanted to generate attention for the plight of 10-month-old Julian Couch, who suffers from a lung disease that […]
LONDON (AP) — A prime suspect in the slaying last week of a British soldier sat handcuffed in court Thursday, given permission not to stand up before a judge because of wounds suffered when he was gunned down by police. Michael Adebowale, 22, confirmed his name, address and date of birth as the investigation into […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather will fight young Mexican star Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand. “I chose my opponent for September 14th and it’s Canelo Alvarez,” Mayweather said Wednesday night on Twitter. “I’m giving the fans what they want. It will be at the MGM Grand.” Alvarez sent a tweet […]
According to the New York Daily News, Jeffrey Horan, a mentally unstable multimillionaire spent over $1 million dollars on luxury vehicles for strangers. Horan reportedly spent $72,000 on a Mercedes- Benz and $460,000 on a Lamborghini for a contractor named Alex Gershkovich who was working on his home and a woman named Elizabeth Ortiz– who […]
Ari Mandel, a former Orthodox Jew, auctioned off his spot in heaven on eBay before the website shut down the sale. Mandel began the bidding at 99 cents, amazingly it shot up to $100,000 before the bidding was pulled. The 31-year-old man cited that he had lived a full life of “mitzvos” or good deeds, […]
