Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, bringing soaking rain, high winds and thousands of power outages. The Category 1 storm hit just east of St. Marks around 1:30 a.m. EDT with winds… Read More
Colo. massacre victims forced to pay $700k
A judge has ruled that the victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater must pay nearly $700,000 to Cinemark, the movie theater’s owner. While the verdict may shock average citizens, one legal expert says he’s not surprised. The court ruled the payment must be made to pay… Read More
Justice for Melania! Daily Mail retracts escort story
The Daily Mail newspaper has retracted a story about Melania Trump after her lawyers filed a lawsuit in the United States accusing the newspaper and a Maryland blogger of publishing false statements about her alleged involvement with an escort agency. The retraction published Friday said the newspaper and its popular… Read More
Madman pleads guilty to holding vet hostage
A man accused of holding an 81-year-old Marine Corps veteran hostage in a Hudson Valley motel for at least four years in order to steal his benefits has pleaded guilty. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown, New York, reports 43-year-old Perry Coniglio entered the plea Thursday to endangering the welfare of an… Read More
Day care worker accused of abusing kids
A day care worker at a private charter school in Miami Beach has been arrested after officers reviewed video surveillance footage that appears to show her slapping, elbowing and twisting the arms of four toddlers. Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez tells news outlets that Lincoln Marti Daycare worker Clara… Read More
Second Amendment trampled! Judge rules guns can be banned in public
A judge has ruled that the Atlanta Botanical Garden has the right to bar its visitors from bringing in firearms, even though the garden operates on public property. News outlets report that Fulton County Judge Gail Tusan ruled Thursday that despite the public ownership of the land, the botanical garden… Read More
He shot WHAT? You’ll never believe what this guy shot at his neighbor’s house
A 50-year-old Westerly man is charged with shooting corncobs at his neighbor’s home. The Westerly Sun reports that Jeffrey Osella was arrested Tuesday night. Police say he answered his door shirtless and had corn kernels stuck to his chest. Police say Osella used a potato gun to shoot corncobs at his… Read More
Former Subway spokesman pedophile blames parents in child porn case
Subway’s former pitchman imprisoned for child pornography and sex abuse argued in a Thursday court filing that the parents of one of his female victims are to blame for what he describes as her “destructive behaviors.” Jared Fogle’s motion filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis also argues that the… Read More
Other players join Kaepernick in anthem boycott
While a naval officer sang the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and dozens of military members unfurled an oversized flag on the football field, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid dropped to one knee on the San Francisco 49ers’ sideline. With his silent gestures of protest, Kaepernick intends to keep… Read More
[Consumer alert] Explosive cellphone has been recalled
Samsung Electronics recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding batteries of some of the flagship gadgets exploded or caught fire. Samsung’s Note 7s are being pulled from shelves in 10 countries, including South Korea and the United States, just two weeks after the product’s launch…. Read More