Remains found in wood stove in cooking show finalist's death
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Human remains were found inside a wood stove at the North Carolina home of a man charged with killing a contestant from the TV show "Food Network Star," her husband and their unborn child, a sheriff said Friday.
16 Jaw Droppingly Terrible Car Mods
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Boy, 3, found dead in 'obscured' location in Florida home
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The search for a missing 3-year-old boy ended Friday where it began a day earlier, inside a Florida home where the child's body was discovered in what police called an "obscured" location.
Retreating Boko Haram leaves mass of throat-slit corpses near Nigerian town
By Emmanuel Braun DAMASAK, Nigeria (Reuters) - Soldiers from Niger and Chad who liberated the Nigerian town of Damasak from Boko Haram militants have discovered the bodies of at least 70 people, many with their throats slit, scattered under a bridge, a Reuters witness said. Boko Haram has killed…
Photos of the day - March 20, 2015 (27 photos)
A Balinese man dances on the fire during the "Mesabatan Api" ritual ahead of Nyepi Day in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, a total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway, people carry the injured out of a mosque which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Sanaa, Yemen and the head of the Atomic Energy…
Popular weed killer deemed probable carcinogen by UN
LONDON (AP) — One of the world's most popular weed-killers — and the most widely used kind in the U.S. — has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
13 Words That Only Servers Understand
Work in a restaurant? It can feel like you and your fellow servers have your own language. Check out these phrases that only a server will appreciate.
Lost 'Abandoned' Louisiana Dog Chasing Pickup Truck Has Been Found
The dog who went missing after being photographed chasing a pickup truck down a busy highway has been found by Humane Society field representatives in Slidell, Louisiana.
US father jailed for killing son with poisoned pizza
A New York father was jailed for 20 years to life Thursday for lacing his children's pizza with rat poison, killing his five-year-old son and making his seven-year-old daughter sick. Prosecutors said Leonardo Espinal, 49, carried out the callous crime in November 2012 to get back at his ex-wife…
Kids of comedian killed in Tracy Morgan crash get $10 million settlement
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - The children of the comedian James McNair, who was killed in a highway crash that injured fellow comic Tracy Morgan, have reached a $10 million out-of-court-settlement with Wal-Mart Stores Inc, according to court documents. The settlement for the June 7 crash…
Thousands gather to watch France's 'tide of the century'
Le Mont-Saint-Michel (France) (AFP) - Some 10,000 people gathered at Mont Saint-Michel in northern France on Friday to watch what has been billed as "the high tide of the century" wash around the picturesque landmark. The exceptionally high spring tide, swollen by a "supermoon" effect linked to the…
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For liberal Israelis, Netanyahu's win is a reality check
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli liberals woke up after national elections with a demoralizing feeling: Most of the country, in a deep and possibly irreversible way, does not think like they do.
Black man found hanging from Mississippi tree last seen alive at casino
By Therese Apel JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - A black man found hanging by a bed sheet from a tree in Mississippi whose death is under investigation by the FBI had last been seen over two weeks earlier by a friend who dropped him off at an area casino, local authorities said. The man, identified by…
Florida woman accused of chaining grandchildren to washing machine
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - A 58-year-old Florida woman accused of forcing her grandchildren to sleep chained to her washing machine by dog collars and leashes, was released from jail on Friday on a $5,000 bond, according to court records. A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of…
Voice of disapproval: Lebanese pop star abandons jihadist cause in Syria
Lebanese pop star Fadel Shaker gave unique momentum to jihadists in Syria when he took up their cause in 2012. Mr. Shaker is the latest and the most high-profile of hundreds of jihadist fighters and supporters turning their backs on Islamist militias in Syria, disillusioned after three years of…
17 Of The Most Dangerous Treks To School
Most of us are used to just hopping in a car or a schoolbus every morning to get to school, but a lot of kids around the world don't have that.
Mexican woman who lived through revolution dies at 127: government
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A woman has died at the age of 127 in western Mexico, a government agency that verified her age said on Friday. Leandra Becerra was born in the northern border state of Tamaulipas on Aug. 31, 1887, and died on Thursday morning at her home in Zapopan in the…
Suge Knight's Bail Set at $25 Million, Producer Collapses After Hearing
The bail hearing for rap mogul Suge Knight took place Friday in Los Angeles and ended with the amount set at the prosecution's request of $25 million.
Deadly train accident in Bachhrawan, India (17 photos)
At least 30 people were killed and 50 injured when an express train overshot a railway signal and some carriages went off the rails in a northern Indian state on Friday, officials said. India's creaking railway system is the world's fourth largest, ferrying more than 20 million people each day, but…
Jury convicts grandmother of capital murder in child's death
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama jury convicted a woman of capital murder in the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter on Friday, rejecting claims that she didn't mean to harm the girl while she was punishing the child for a lie.
11 Cooking Hacks That Will Change Your Life
Show off your chopsticks talents or make your own hybrid bacon cinnamon rolls. Have you tried any of these simple food hacks?
Bodies of five babies found in house in southwestern France
Police discovered the bodies of five babies in a house in southwestern France, a source close to the case said, in what appears to be the country's worst incident of infanticide in five years.
China state media tells US to stop 'kibitzing'
Chinese state media turned to Yiddish on Saturday in the war of words over territorial disputes, criticising the United States as a "kibitzer" for what it called meddling in the South China Sea issue. A commentary published in English by the official Xinhua news agency was headlined "America the…
Missing San Bernardino art student found at shelter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police spent nearly two weeks and thousands of dollars searching for a missing 22-year-old art student across Southern California before she called her father from a Los Angeles shelter after seeing news reports about her case and asked to come home.
