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MIAMI (AP) — A 45-foot boat capsized Sunday in waters near Miami, tossing 30 people into the sea during one of the city’s busiest boating days, authorities said. All of those on board were rescued and no one was hurt. The catamaran began taking on water near the Miami Seaquarium and good Samaritans, the Coast […]
DETROIT (AP) — A contractor convicted of tag-teaming with a Detroit mayor to commit corruption worth millions was sentenced Friday to 21 years in federal prison. Bobby Ferguson’s punishment was more than double what his attorneys had sought. It came a day after former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison, one […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States moved perilously closer to an economy-rattling default and a partial government shutdown entered its third week as Senate Democratic and Republican leaders remained at odds over spending in their last-ditch negotiations to end the crises facing the nation. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., […]
A contract worker at the Campus Elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan hired a hit on a 9-year-old student after he said something to her he shouldn’t have. According to reports, the woman paid two 4th grade students one dollar each to beat up the student she had the interaction with. There’s no word on […]
12-year-old Laporshia Massey died of an asthma attack because her school’s staff members were unable to immediately care for her. The Bryant Elementary School in Cobbs Creek, PA only has a nurse on staff on Thursdays and Fridays due to the Philadelphia budget cuts; Massey became ill on Wednesday. According to FOX, Massey’s father, Daniel Burch, […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Just a few years ago, Dennis Kimetto was a farmer, tending corn and cattle in Kenya. Now, he’s shattering marathon records. Six weeks removed from a bout of malaria, Kimetto broke the course mark Sunday in capturing the Chicago Marathon. Compatriot Rita Jeptoo was the women’s winner in the first major marathon […]
People in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves temporarily unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine test of backup systems by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure. Xerox announced late in the evening that access has been restored for users in the 17 states affected […]
Jimmy L. Davis Jr. alleges he was kicked out of Houston Motel 8 room because they complained about mold in their bathtub. The Georgia native is suing the company for $5 million citing discrimination over the 2011 incident. According to the Houston Chronicle: Davis and a friend were in Houston on Aug. 27, 2011, on […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gay boxer Orlando Cruz lost his bid for a piece of the featherweight title Saturday night, getting stopped in the seventh round by veteran Orlando Salido. Cruz, the first openly gay active fighter, was outclassed much of the fight by Salido, who landed the heavier punches throughout before knocking Cruz down […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas man who was walking along railroad tracks wearing headphones was hit by a train that he didn’t hear approaching behind him — but that he got back up and kept walking. Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones says the BNSF conductor slowed down the train and blew the […]
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — A couple accused of killing their 5-month-old daughter by giving her a bottle of formula with heroin in it were charged with manslaughter on Friday. Ryan Barry and Ashley Cyr, both of Quincy, just south of Boston, were arrested Friday. They pleaded not guilty and were ordered held on $200,000 cash […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hours after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer fatally shot an unarmed man, the department made a rare move: It charged the officer with voluntary manslaughter. Most police departments, including Charlotte, usually take weeks — sometimes months — to complete an investigation of a police shooting. But the decision to quickly charge Randall […]
