Atlanta officers shoot black woman in patrol car in gunfight: police
(Reuters) - Atlanta police shot and killed a handcuffed black woman on Thursday after she fired on two officers from inside a patrol car, the city's police department said. The woman had been arrested and was in the back of the vehicle in downtown Atlanta around 5 p.m. local time, Atlanta Police…
China Announces "Checkmate" on the Dollar
China's underground currency wars are starting to have a catastrophic effect on the global economy. Here's what this means for Americans.
Mauthausen: The 'camp of no return' that built the Third Reich
In 1942, a farmer living next to the Mauthausen concentration camp, in northern Austria, filed a police report about detainees getting shot in the camp's quarry and left to die. Of the 200,000 prisoners who passed through Mauthausen from August 1938 until its liberation on May 5 in 1945, half would…
Jailed rap mogul eyes $10 mn Mayweather bail 'rescue'
Fallen rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight will be rooting for Floyd Mayweather from behind bars this weekend -- hoping his old friend can help pay his $10 million bail bill, his lawyer said Thursday. Speaking shortly after his latest court hearing, attorney Matthew Fletcher said Knight -- who denies…
Doctors keep mom's body functioning so baby could survive
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A brain-dead woman was kept on life support for more than seven weeks so the baby she was carrying could survive, Omaha doctors said.
Yemen rebels attack Saudi border, dozens dead
Saudi Arabia said its forces killed dozens of Iran-backed rebels from Yemen who launched their first major attack on the kingdom since Saudi-led air strikes began last month. Gulf foreign ministers on Thursday meanwhile rejected a proposal to hold talks on neutral ground between rival Yemeni…
Banks freak when homeowners figure this out
Trust me, before you pay your mortgage bill, you should really see this. A newer program for homeowners has banks scrambling. But it expires in 2015..
Woman bitten to death by shark off Maui swam every day, brother says
By Malia Mattoch McManus HONOLULU (Reuters) - A 65-year-old woman bitten to death by a shark while snorkeling off the Hawaiian island of Maui loved the ocean and went swimming every day, her brother said on Thursday. Maui County police said in a statement Margaret Cruse of the local community of…
Renting in Mumbai per square foot (22 photos)
In Mumbai, the windows of new high-rise apartment blocks, old low-rise residential buildings and shantytown shacks portray the disparity in living conditions and incomes in the Indian city. Rents for a place to live range from more than $2,000 to less than $5 a month. (Reuters) Find more news…
Airbnb hosts return home to find their house completely trashed by the renters
It’s every homeowner’s nightmare, coming back to a completely destroyed house.
Indian girl falls to death from bus after alleged groping: report
Police said the girl was travelling with her mother on the bus in northern Punjab state on Wednesday when the conductor, a cleaner and a passenger harassed and groped them, Press Trust of India reported. "Later on they were pushed and thrown outside the moving bus by the accused," the police…
Shark Tank Star Reveals Genius Mortgage Payoff
Star of the show "Shark Tank" says you should stop giving away your hard earned money. Here's how to save on your biggest expense.
Police kill woman who fired at them from inside patrol car
ATLANTA (AP) — Police officers in Atlanta fatally shot a woman who first fired at them while sitting in the back of a patrol car Thursday, authorities said.
Life Is Not a Norman Rockwell Painting: Sofia Vergara’s Ex-Fiancé Outrages Internet With Op-Ed
Sofia Vergara’s ex-fiancé, Nick Loeb, seems to think writing an op-ed for The New York Times is the way to go. As Loeb waxes poetic in his editorial about his desire to become a father, equating his idea of family to that of a Norman Rockwell painting, he insists that the embryos should be treated…
Girl, 14, stabbed at suburban Denver school; boy detained
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized Thursday after being stabbed at a suburban Denver school, and a 14-year-old classmate has been detained for questioning.
Colorado Plague Outbreak Shows It's Hard to Diagnose the Disease
Doctors and veterinarians in the southwestern United States should keep an eye out for cases of plague, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the summer of 2014, four people in Colorado became ill with pneumonic plague, in the United States' largest…
13 Celebrity Wedding Dress Fails
These poor ladies tried a little too hard when it came to their big days, and you will see what we mean.
Photos of the day - April 30, 2015 (25 photos)
A worker takes a break from his work at a steel smelting plant in Lahore, Pakistan, military personnel take part in a parade celebrating the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Nepal army forces in collaboration with members of an American Search and…
Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamist rebels and the Syrian army fought fierce battles in Latakia province overnight close to President Bashar al-Assad's ancestral home, the army and rebels said, after weeks of insurgent gains in the country's northwest. Rebels seeking to topple Assad have in the past…
Three Saudis beheaded in kingdom
A Saudi national who shot dead a member of the security forces was among three people beheaded in the kingdom on Thursday, the interior ministry said. Authorities executed Fayez al-Atwi in Riyadh after his conviction for gunning down the security man while he was on duty, the ministry said in a…
Texas Popeyes manager fired after robbery seeks $5.5 million
A pregnant Texas woman fired from her job managing a Houston-area Popeyes restaurant for not returning money taken in a robbery in which she was held at gunpoint is seeking $5.5 million in compensation from her employers, her lawyer said on Thursday. Marissa Holcomb has given Popeyes Louisiana…
The 10 Most Dangerous Dog Breeds
Did your dog make the list of most dangerous breeds?
Tesla unveils battery to 'transform energy infrastructure'
The Tesla Powerwall can store power from solar panels, from the electricity grid at night when it is typically cheaper, and provide a secure backup in the case of a power outage. "The goal is complete transformation of the entire energy infrastructure of the world, to completely sustainable zero…
Murder charge being dropped against boy in father's death
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — After a series of legal setbacks, prosecutors decided to drop a first-degree murder charge against a New Mexico boy who police say shot his father in the back of the head with a shotgun in 2009.
5-year-old adorably threatens to move out
When you were a kid, did you ever tell your parents you wanted to run away? A feisty 5-year-old threatened to move out of her mom’s house, and thanks to good old YouTube we get to watch the funny exchange she had. Check out little Saige’s proclamation that she must move on. The video has already…
