Six people killed in Tennessee traffic accident
(Reuters) - Six people died in a multi-car pileup on a Tennessee highway on Thursday, police said.
Parole pondered for killer of California man buried alive
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown was deciding Friday whether to block parole for the killer of a developmentally disabled California man who was buried alive.
Mere Mention Of Marriage Causes Man To Run And Hide
DEAR ABBY: I am 59 and have a steady, good-paying job. I was married for 20 years, but divorced 11 years ago. I am set in my ways.I have been seeing a woman, "Melinda," for eight years now. She's 51 and also has a steady job. We live 30 miles apart. Our relationship has been somewhat rocky, but we…
NY Prison Escape: Former Inmate Describes Alleged Cozy Relationship Between Mitchell and Sweat
As both a prison employee and a corrections officer face charges for allegedly helping convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat escape, a former Clinton Correctional Facility inmate is shedding light on the alleged relationships between prisoners and employees -- from secret gifts to shared…
Emirates A380 makes emergency landing in Colombo
An Emirates A380 plane with more than 500 people on board made an emergency landing in Sri Lanka on Friday after pilots detected smoke in the cockpit, aviation officials said. The aircraft, which landed safely in Colombo, was 320 nautical miles (around 600 kilometres) east of the city when pilots…
Just Look What She Did!
Walmart Security Cameras Captured The Whole Thing! [40 Photos]
Islamist attack on French factory (17 photos)
French President Francois Hollande said on Friday that an attack that morning in southeast France was of "a terrorist nature" and that a suspect had been arrested and identified. "The attack was of a terrorist nature since a body was discovered, decapitated and with inscriptions. As I speak, there…
Baseball squad makes history with first openly gay pro
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Baseball history was made in Northern California when the sport's first active professional player to come out as gay pitched a shutout before an enthusiastic crowd that seemed more impressed with his performance than his role as a pioneer.
Bobbi Kristina Brown in hospice, boyfriend accused of abuse
(Reuters) - Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of late singer Whitney Houston, was moved to hospice care on Wednesday after suffering irreversible brain damage five months ago, and her former boyfriend was hit with a lawsuit alleging physical abuse and theft from her bank account. Bobbi Kristina,…
IS kills 120 civilians in 'massacre' in Syria's Kobane
At least 120 civilians have been killed by the Islamic State group since it entered the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane just over 24 hours ago, a monitoring group said Friday. "According to medical sources and Kobane residents, 120 civilians were executed by IS in their homes or killed by the group's…
How This Razor is Changing the Shaving Industry
Should an 8 pack of quality blades really cost $32? Meet Harry's, a new men's razor brand poised to take on the shaving industry.
Boston bomber moved to federal penitentiary in Colorado: official
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Thursday was moved to a U.S. penitentiary in Florence, Colorado, home to the so-called "Supermax" unit that houses high-risk prisoners, a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons said. Tsarnaev, 21, was moved to the facility the day after a federal judge in…
'Crypto' Parasite Outbreaks Increasing in Pools Across US
From 2011 to 2012, there were 90 outbreaks and 1,788 cases of any illness linked to using recreational water, according to information reported from 32 states and Puerto Rico. Most of these outbreaks (77 percent) occurred in water that was treated (for example, with chlorine or bromine), such as…
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Arrest: News Details of Altercation
Days after Sean Combs' arrest for assault with a deadly weapon, new details have emerged, alleging the UCLA coach tried to grab the music mogul's phone before Combs defen
Oregon man arrested after parents found dead in freezer
An Oregon man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of aggravated murder after police found two bodies, believed to be those of his parents, in a freezer in the home where the family lived, authorities said. Jeremy Daniel Ringquist, 38, faces two counts of aggravated murder and was booked into the…
2015 Mortgage Rates Take Huge Dip - 2.75% APR
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Queen's Europe speech raises eyebrows in Britain
A warning by Queen Elizabeth II against "division" in Europe as Prime Minister David Cameron plans a referendum on Britain's EU membership was interpreted by some British media on Thursday as a political statement. While Buckingham Palace insisted that the sovereign was politically neutral,…
Dying woman who turned her yard into a giant sandbox threatened with jail
She converted her yard to a sandpit with 160,000 pounds of sand three years ago, for a total of $4,000.
Anti-Uber protests turn violent in France (27 photos)
Protests against ride-booking app Uber turned violent in France as cabbies torched cars, blocked roads and attacked a vehicle carrying American rocker Courtney Love. Among the some 2,800 cabbies who took part in the strike, police arrested at least 11 across the country in connection with…
FIFA issues warning to Wambach after officiating remarks
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — FIFA has issued a warning to U.S. forward Abby Wambach for comments she made about the officiating in a match against Colombia at the Women's World Cup.
Look What These Volleyball Players Did!
Fan cameras captured the whole thing! [30 Photos]
Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, IS group: White House
Russian President Vladimir Putin called his US counterpart Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the Islamic State group's advances and a deal on Iran's nuclear program. The crisis in Ukraine has triggered the worst standoff between Russia and the West since the Cold War, and…
French woman goes on trial for deaths of 8 of her babies
DOUAI, France (AP) — One day in the summer of 2010, a man was digging in his garden in northern France when he discovered a trash bag containing the remains of an infant. When he summoned the police, they found the body of another newborn. A few days later, they found more bags in the garage — with…
All nine on board die in Alaska crash of excursion plane
All nine people aboard an excursion plane from a Holland America Line cruise ship that crashed in Alaska on Thursday died in the accident, police and the aircraft company said. Eight passengers and the pilot were killed when the plane went down during a tour of the Misty Fjords area of southeast…
