Police: Football player killed shielding girls from gunfire
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A high school football player was killed as he shielded three girls from gunfire as several men went on a shooting spree in Tennessee, police said Friday.
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DEAR ABBY: I'm a 14-year-old girl and I have a boy best friend who is also 14. I liked him the moment I met him, which was exactly a year ago. He says it's the same for him. We established that we both liked each other months ago, but we're still only friends. The reason is his parents have a rule…
Tips coming in for Texas affluenza teen who may have left country: sheriff
Numerous tips have been reported on the possible whereabouts of a Texas teen from a wealthy family suspected of violating a probation deal that kept him out of prison for killing four people in a drunken-driving crash, a sheriff said on Friday. The U.S. Marshals Service has joined Texas officials…
UAE sending Colombian mercenaries to Yemen: sources
The United Arab Emirates has secretly sent some 300 Colombian mercenaries to fight for it in Yemen, paying handsomely to recruit a private army of well-trained, battle-hardened South American soldiers, sources told AFP. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Colombians'…
Martin Shkreli just got kicked out of his company as his sad little empire crumbles
Martin Shkreli resigned as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals — the company where he came to notoriety for jacking up the prices on an old drug for no good reason. Shkreli's resignation comes after his arrest for securities fraud yesterday. It turns out that the management at his last drug company,…
Drivers With No Tickets In 3 Years Must Read This
United States drivers are stunned that they never knew this. If you drive less than 50 mi/day, you better read this...
New 'Star Wars' smashes box-office record
Los Angeles (AFP) - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" smashed the opening night record in the United States and Canada and was poised to become one of the biggest grossing movies ever, industry experts said. The latest instalment of the highly anticipated space epic raked in $57 million for its…
Jackpot-fixing investigation expands to more state lotteries
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The allegations read like a movie plot: a lottery industry insider installs undetectable software giving him advance knowledge of winning numbers, then enlists accomplices to play those numbers and collect the jackpots. And they secretly enrich themselves for years — until a…
Behold the USS Midway, the largest aircraft carrier in the world that you can tour
Once the largest ship in the world, the first of a new generation of supercarriers, the USS Midway is now a museum ship in San Diego. Here's a full tour.
No More ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Food for New York State Prisoners
Now, thanks to a raft of reforms made to New York state’s solitary confinement policy as part of a lawsuit settlement, prisons will no longer be serve the bland loaf. “I would taste it and just throw it away,” George Eng told The New York Times. Eng served 36 years for murder and spent time in…
Youll Be Shocked To See What Walmart Cams Captured
Walmart Shoppers Have No Shame and It's Inevitable After Seeing These Hilarious Pics Captured By Walmart Cameras
San Jose parents pull students out of school after class trip to see Santa canceled
Some parents in the Cambrian Park neighborhood were so upset by the decision to cancel a school trip to see Santa Claus, they decided to pull their kids out of school Friday so that they could go on their own.
Rocky Marriage Is Back On, But Money Keeps Couple Apart
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married three years. It has been rocky since year two. She's a great mother to our kids, especially the one who is medically challenged. We have broken up twice so far, and are now back together. However, because of my job, we live in different states. Bottom…
7 scary airplane landings caught on video
We’ve seen our fair share of death-defying airplane landings so far this year, but they're apparently only scratching the surface when it comes to scary plane landing videos. Below you'll find videos for seven of the scariest plane landings ever filmed over the past 24 years. DON’T MISS: What you…
China accuses US of military provocation by flying bomber
BEIJING (AP) — China's Defense Ministry on Saturday accused the U.S. of committing a "serious military provocation" by flying an Air Force B-52 bomber over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea, and reiterated that it would do whatever necessary to protect Chinese sovereignty.
Baby Names From the 1930s that Are Coming Back
If you ve been on a hopeless hunt for a unique baby name, take a look back in time. Here are 30 classic baby names that have resurged in popularity.
Dogs catching food portraits (14 photos)
A photographer has created a series of paw-traits of hungry dogs pulling hilarious faces as they try and catch treats. Using a unique technique, the shots are captured at the exact moment the adorable pooches attempt to catch an airborne piece of food. The dogs appear surprised, happy, sad,…
Scarf-wearing cheetah on the loose in snowy Canada
Canadian conservation officials and federal police were on the lookout Friday for a cheetah wearing a bright orange scarf and wandering through the snow-covered outback. The big African cat was spotted crossing a highway near Creston, British Columbia on Thursday by a motorist who stopped to…
Medical examiner: Scott Weiland died from toxic mix of drugs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland died of a toxic mix of drugs that included cocaine, according to a medical examiner's office in Minnesota where he was found dead on his tour bus in early December.
This Company Makes Lightsabers You Can Actually Fight With
This article, This company makes lightsabers you can actually fight with, originally appeared on CNET.com. Sabermach Jay Chen proudly poses with one of his creations. Not so long ago, in a country not so far away, there was a boy who dreamed of being a Jedi Knight.
25 Jaw-Dropping Walmart Shoppers Caught On Camera
Attention Walmart shoppers, did you realize the craziest aspect of the store isn’t the clothing selections?
Waiter turns over $32,000 in cash left at Applebee's in California
An Applebee's waiter in central California turned over $32,000 in cash that a family forgot at a table, an amount that likely comes close to his annual salary, a restaurant official said on Friday. The family left a canvas pouch stuffed with $32,000, all in hundred-dollar bills, at an Applebee's…
How Obesity Is Changing Care for the Elderly
RED BAY, Ala.—At 72, her gray hair closely shorn, her days occupied by sewing and television, Wanda Chism seems every bit a typical nursing-home patient—but for her size.
Police: Pregnant woman, boyfriend were targeted by killers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A pregnant woman and her boyfriend who were gunned down in their car earlier this week were likely targeted by their killers, a police official said. The couple's baby was due in less than two weeks.
