Man shoots off firework from top of his head, dies instantly
CALAIS, Maine (AP) — A 22-year-old man who was drinking and celebrating the Fourth of July tried to launch a firework off the top of his head, killing him instantly, authorities said Sunday.
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Aftermath Of Son's Affair Puts Grandmother In Awkward Spot
DEAR ABBY: My son had an affair that resulted in the birth of a child outside his marriage. The baby is extremely ill. My daughter-in-law has forgiven my son for his infidelity, and along with my two grandchildren, the little family is trying to rebuild and also do right by the baby.The baby's…
Las Vegas completing last straw to draw Lake Mead water
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It took $817 million, two starts, more than six years and one worker's life to drill a so-called "Third Straw" to make sure glittery casinos and sprawling suburbs of Las Vegas can keep getting drinking water from near the bottom of drought-stricken Lake Mead.
Iraq warplane accidentally bombs Baghdad, killing 7: officials
A bomb fell from an Iraqi Sukhoi warplane and exploded in eastern Baghdad on Monday because of a "technical problem", killing at least seven people, security and medical officials said. "One of the bombs became stuck because of a technical problem, and during its (the aircraft's) return to base it…
US pier attack suspect says he shot woman by mistake
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Mexican man arrested in the seemingly random fatal shooting of a woman at a San Francisco pier admitted in a jailhouse interview that he shot her, but said it was an accident.
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Leaping sturgeon kills five-year-old girl boating in Florida
Jaylon Rippy was boating with her family on the Suwannee River in northwest Florida near Fanning Springs on Thursday evening when the jumping fish injured the young girl along with her mother and her 9-year-old brother, the state Fish and Wildlife Commission said in a statement. The family members,…
Сhina's influence grows as Russian crisis rocks Central Asia
At a bazaar in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, once a far-flung outpost of the Soviet Union, cheap goods from neighbouring China are helping offset the pain caused by Russia's economic meltdown. As low world prices for Russian energy exports and Western sanctions over Ukraine stir economic trouble…
Amazon to celebrate 20th birthday with Prime Day sale
The company claims the summer sale will have more deals than Black Friday, though the discounts will only be available to its Prime members.
Shot that killed 7-year-old boy in Humboldt Park meant for his dad, police say
A 7-year-old boy was fatally shot on the city's West Side Saturday night and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the intended target was his father, a "ranking gang member."
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McIlroy ruptures ligament in ankle while playing soccer
LONDON (AP) — Rory McIlroy injured his left ankle while playing soccer, leaving the world's No. 1 player in doubt of defending his British Open title next week at St. Andrews.
Marriage To Slovenly Wife Brings Man Close To Tears
DEAR ABBY: I have been married 40 years, and it's just the two of us. I work full time and make a good living. We have a large house in a great neighborhood. My problem is my wife. She hasn't worked throughout almost all of our marriage and has to be the laziest person I know. We haven't slept in…
Police: 3 found dead in coastal Maine town were parents, son
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — State police have identified three bodies found inside two houses in the coastal Maine town of Boothbay Harbor as that of a married couple and their 40-year-old son, a high school social studies teacher.
'Europe is dying', EU opponents say, as Greek 'No' brings delight
If Greece's 'No' vote shocked euro zone leaders, it brought delight to opponents of the European Union who said it showed the entire European project, including the euro, was dying. Rejecting European creditors' demands, Greeks voted against the terms of a bailout on Sunday, delivering one of the…
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Family members ID teen girl fatally stabbed in Hunting Park
Action News has learned the name of the teenager who was found fatally stabbed in the parking lot of a Walgreens in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section.
Owner of 'Tetris' rights takes Hawaii home, ranch off grid
HONOLULU (AP) — High above the bustling city of Honolulu, in a quiet, exclusive hillside neighborhood where some of the island's wealthiest residents live, there is an extravagant home that's not quite like the others.
The growing danger to women and girls in central Mexico
Guadalupe Reyes clings to thoughts of her daughter one day flying a plane, a dream for the 18-year-old girl. Until the teenager vanished 10 months ago in central Mexico. Mariana is the latest in a growing number of girls and women who have disappeared, or worse, in the populous State of Mexico,…
Fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony is said to be sickly
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army is sickly and in retreat from an international manhunt that includes U.S. forces, a Ugandan military spokesman said Monday, citing the accounts of recent defectors who are backing up reports that the rebel group is in decline.
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S. Korean official falls to death in China
An official dispatched from Seoul to deal with the aftermath of a bus crash in China that killed 10 South Koreans was found dead in a suspected suicide early Sunday after falling from a hotel, Chinese state media reported. The official, identified as Choi Doo-Yeong, was confirmed dead after police…
Hall of Famer Steve Austin graces 'WWE 2K16' videogame cover
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's bottom line has him at the top of the latest WWE videogame.
Government blows heads off to make you think twice about fireworks
It's July 4, and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants you to be extra careful while you celebrate.
