A hammerhead shark dragged a college student in his kayak up the Atlantic coast for a two-hour “South Florida sleigh ride”. The SunSentinel reports: The fight lasted an hour and a half, as a student at Florida Atlantic University struggled to haul a 14-foot great hammerhead shark onto a Broward County beach. Viktor Hluben, 22, […]
A Georgia man was arrested after finding a boy showering with his daughter at home. WXIA reports: Athens-Clarke County Police arrested a 49-year-old man Tuesday on charges of battery and cruelty to children after they said he caught his daughter’s boyfriend in the shower with her. Police responded to a call from Clinton Antonio Ward, […]
LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) — Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the long-dreaded “Big One” from the more famous San Andreas Fault. The Puente Hills thrust fault, which brought Friday night’s magnitude-5.1 quake centered in La Habra […]
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A cluster of orange objects spotted by a search plane hunting for any trace of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet turned out to be nothing more than fishing equipment, Australian officials said Monday, the latest disappointing news in a weekslong hunt that Australia’s prime minister said will continue indefinitely. The crew […]
Shanesha Taylor , the Arizona mother who left her kids in a car has generated support that she probably never expected. Taylor was arrested and is facing child abuse claims after police say she left her 2-year-old son and a 6-month-old son inside a hot car while she went to a job interview. Another young woman, sympathized […]
The tragic car crash that occurred in Austin on March 18 during SXSW has claimed another victim. DeAndre Tatum, 18 years old, passed away from injuries sustained in the violent hit and run. Tatum’s girlfriend was also injured in the crash. After being hospitalized, she was released on March 18th. Rashad Charjuan Owens, the suspect who […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Virginia truck driver who killed a sailor aboard a Naval destroyer served prison time for manslaughter and drugs, but it was still unclear what led him onto the base earlier this week. The Navy identified the shooter Thursday as Jeffrey Tyrone Savage, 35, of Chesapeake, Va., but officials were still […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A $15,000 camera, Gucci bags, name-brand clothing, electronics and jewelry are among the thousands of dollars in valuables stolen by baggage handlers at Los Angeles International Airport, police said Thursday. Police served more than two dozen search warrants and made six arrests Wednesday night after a months-long investigation in what was […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Back on track after a stumbling start, President Barack Obama’s heath care overhaul reached a milestone Thursday, with more than 6 million Americans signed up for coverage through new insurance markets. The announcement — four days before open enrollment season ends Monday — fulfills a revised goal set by the Congressional Budget […]
PERTH, Australia (AP) — The search area for the lost Malaysian jetliner moved 1,100 kilometers (680 miles) to the northeast on Friday, as Australian officials said a new analysis of radar data suggests the plane had flown faster and therefore ran out of fuel more quickly than previously estimated. That means searchers have concluded that […]
A North Louisiana Mayor has been charged with five counts of malfeasance. The Shreveport Times reports: Homer Mayor Alecia Smith was arrested late today on five counts of malfeasance in office. She surrendered to the sheriff’s office, posted a $25,000 bond and was released from custody, confirmed Claiborne Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey. She was arrested […]
An Applebee’s employee in Tennessee was hospitalized and two people were sent to jail – all over a $28 tab, authorities said. Felishia Bridges, 19, and her acquaintance, Daniel Humphrey, 25, were arrested Friday evening after “dining and dashing” at an Applebee’s in Nashville. ABC News Reports: Bridges and Humphrey didn’t pay their bill after […]
