A Michigan steakhouse got more sizzle than it bargained for out of a college football promotion. Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Ann Arbor announced on its Facebook page Friday that for the remainder of the season customers would receive a percentage off their total food bill equal to the final… Read More
Five high schoolers killed in horrific highway crash
Five Vermont high school juniors were killed when the car they were riding in was hit by a wrong-way driver, who authorities said then stole a police cruiser and crashed into seven more cars before the cruiser burst into flames. “The loss of five teens in such a senseless tragedy… Read More
[Alert] Massive hack compromises personal info of thousands
The Health and Human Services Department is investigating a possible breach of a computer system holding personal information of more than 6,700 doctors, nurses and other uniformed public health workers overseen by the surgeon general. It is the latest in a series of breaches involving federal employee records — the… Read More
Penn State football trial to begin
A lawsuit by the former Penn State assistant football coach who witnessed one-time fellow coach Jerry Sandusky abuse a young boy in the team shower is about to go to trial. Mike McQueary claims in a defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State that he was wrongly retaliated against and… Read More
War on cops escalates! Two more officers tragically killed
Two Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were killed Saturday when a man they had been speaking with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city’s police chief said. A third officer was wounded and remained hospitalized. The shooter was not immediately… Read More
Billy Bush suspended following lewd “locker talk” video backlash
NBC on Sunday suspended “Today” show personality Billy Bush indefinitely after he was caught on a videotape from 2005 in a crude conversation about women with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. “Today” Executive Producer Noah Oppenheim said in a memo Sunday that “there is simply no excuse for Billy’s language… Read More
Syrian refugee caught in terror bombing plot
A Syrian man who was granted asylum in Germany and is suspected of preparing a bomb attack there was arrested early Monday following a nearly two-day manhunt, police said. Jaber Albakr, 22, was arrested in the eastern city of Leipzig, police in Saxony state said. Police were informed that fellow… Read More
Rare items displayed for 75th Pearl Harbor anniversary
President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it a “date which will live in infamy” – and three-quarters of a century later, relics from that audacious attack still conjure strong emotions. A new exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack that drew the United States into World War II… Read More
Whoa! Texas man survives trash compactor
Fire officials in Texas say a man who apparently was sleeping in a dumpster survived when he and the trash in the bin were dumped into a trash truck, compacted and then hauled to a transfer station. Workers at the transfer station in Wichita Falls saw the man tumble Friday… Read More
Pope Francis to pick first US cardinal
Pope Francis looked to the American Midwest when picking his first U.S. cardinals. The Vatican announced Sunday that Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich and Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis, Indiana, will become cardinals in a Rome ceremony Nov. 19. Francis also picked Bishop Kevin Farrell for the honor. Farrell has led… Read More