An ailing Connecticut man who had a bucket-list wish fulfilled when he received a call of encouragement from President Donald Trump died Wednesday, his sister said. Jay Barrett was 44. Barrett had been terminally ill with cystic fibrosis and was receiving palliative care at the home of his sister, West […]
Saving Grace! Cat returns home after being lost 5 years
A Massachusetts family says a pet cat who went missing five years ago has returned home after the feline was unexpectedly found. Elinore Repucci had let her tabby cat Larry out for a walk in August 2013, but he didn’t come back after walking out the door. Repucci tells the […]
THIS country saving the lives of “smartphone zombies”
Tel Aviv has taken a small step toward protecting the lives of “smartphone zombies.” The municipality has installed special LED sidewalk lights at a busy crosswalk to alert distracted pedestrians staring at their phones when they can walk and when they should stop. Tomer Dror, head of the traffic management […]
Fry-loving ferret captured at City Hall (absurd)
Animal control officers are caring for a french fry-munching ferret abandoned outside City Hall in Banning, California. Officials say the brown-and-white weasel-like creature was discovered in a crate with a pile of fries early Wednesday. City workers wrapped the animal in a towel and brought it inside despite its pungent […]
Gambino family mob boss SLAIN, fugitives on the run (Sicilian execution!?)
A man said by federal prosecutors to have been a top leader of New York’s notorious Gambino crime family was shot and killed Wednesday on Staten Island. Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali, 53, was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his body at his home in the borough’s Todt Hill section […]
Odds on O’Rourke? Senate loser announces 2020 plans
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced Thursday that he’ll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months of intense speculation over whether he’d try to turn his newfound political celebrity into a White House bid. Until he challenged Republican Sen. Ted Cruz last year, O’Rourke was little known outside his […]
Daughter of boxing legend dies, officials rule suicide
A Texas medical examiner confirms that Freeda George Foreman, the daughter of former heavyweight champion George Foreman, died by suicide. Emergency crews found the 42-year-old woman while responding to a suburban Houston homeon Friday. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences listed her official cause of death on its website Tuesday. […]
Heartwarming: Man descends into brutal storm to rescue dog
It was a routine winter training mission in northeastern Scotland until the Maritime and Coastguard Agency crew spotted a stranded dog on the snowy Cairngorms mountains below. They couldn’t fly away and leave the dog in trouble, so winchman Mark Stevens on Wednesday was lowered to the ground, scooped up […]
Miracle: Crematorium burns to ground, bodies still intact
A fire at a crematorium in southern Germany has caused significant damage to the building — but the 20 bodies stored inside remained intact. German news agency dpa reported Thursday that the cause of the overnight fire in Schwaebisch Hall, about 175 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of Frankfurt, was still […]
Rampant lamb on the loose in New York City (madness!)
A wayward lamb running around a New York City bridge briefly held up traffic before its rescue. The animal was first seen trotting eastbound along the shoulder of Gowanus Expressway around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. New York City Police Officer Dominick Gatto says he was on-duty when a motorist informed him […]
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