A fast-moving black bear has evaded authorities after police say officers chased it through New Hampshire’s largest city. Police tell WMUR-TV the bear was first spotted on Interstate 93 in Manchester on Thursday. It then moved to another area and took off running when police arrived. A chase ensued and continued… Read More
Surprise! Woman finds winning lotto ticket while doing taxes
Officials say a New Jersey woman found a winning lottery ticket worth more than $470,000 while preparing to file her taxes. The state lottery announced on Thursday that Yokasta Boyer, of Clifton, found the Jersey Cash 5 ticket from an April 2015 drawing and was able to file her claim… Read More
Cat and bear inseparable in an unlikely friendship
A feral cat nicknamed “Little Bear” has forged an unlikely friendship with an aging bear at a California zoo. The black cat with a clipped ear is rarely far from 18-year-old Sequoia, one of Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary’s largest black bears. Zookeepers tell the Sacramento Bee that Little Bear joins… Read More
Trump looks for support in Miami
A day after a Donald Trump met with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the presumptive GOP nominee is headed to Miami. Trump plans to deliver a speech titled “Succeeding Together” on Friday in Miami-Dade County, home to the largest Cuban-American population in the U.S. It was the only one of Florida’s… Read More
Beloved actor dies at 86
John McMartin, the versatile, gentlemanly Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in such shows as “Follies” and “Sweet Charity,” has died, according to his manager. McMartin was 86. McMartin’s manager, Tony Cloer, said Thursday the actor died of cancer in New York on Wednesday surrounded by his family and… Read More
Paul Ryan considering punishments for Dems sit-in
Speaker Paul Ryan is considering how to punish Democrats for last month’s House floor sit-in, even as the chamber’s top Democrat mocked the GOP threats and didn’t rule out reviving the disruptive move to demand gun votes. “Make my day. Make my day,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said… Read More
Lawmakers scold Obama for losing Gitmo prisoner
Lawmakers trying to block President Barack Obama from closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay scolded the administration Thursday for losing track of a former detainee who recently went missing after being resettled in Uruguay. Syrian native Abu Wa’el Dhiab is one of six former Guantanamo detainees transferred to Uruguay… Read More
Kim Jong Un: US sanctions same as declaring war
North Korea said Thursday that U.S. sanctions on leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials for human rights abuses are tantamount to declaring war. The country’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency saying the announcement of sanctions on Kim and 10 other… Read More
Flights to Cuba now available from these 10 cities
The U.S. government on Thursday tentatively approved scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities, further bridging the gulf between countries as close as an hour flight but long kept at a greater distance by the Cold War. The decision is another long stride in President Barack Obama’s… Read More
NFL legend sues equipment makers
Pro football Hall of Famer and former Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung is suing equipment manufacturer Riddell, saying its helmets failed to protect him from brain injury. Attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of the 80-year-old Hornung in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago on Thursday. It names Rosemont-based Riddell… Read More