A 19-year-old French girl was stabbed twice in the wrist and once in the stomach Tuesday evening by a 32-year-old man claiming voices told him to make a sacrifice for Ramadan. According to the Daily Mail, she was waiting for a bus in Rennes, France when the man attacked her…. Read More
Terror stopped? Man heading to gay pride event had huge arsenal
Police found a loaded assault rifle with magazines rigged to allow 60 shots to be fired in quick succession, along with 15 pounds of chemicals mixed and ready to explode in the car of an Indiana man who said he was headed to a gay pride event, authorities revealed Tuesday. James… Read More
Some kid! Young boy sets impressive record at Alcatraz
A 9-year-old Central California boy braved strong currents and cold water to swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and back. KSEE-TV in Fresno reported Tuesday that James Savage set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison. The station reports that by completing the… Read More
Anti-abortion activist’s charges dropped
A misdemeanor charge accusing an anti-abortion activist of trying to buy human organs while making an undercover video looking into Planned Parenthood practices has been dismissed, and his attorneys said Tuesday they are working to have a felony count the activist faces thrown out as well. David Daleiden, 27, and… Read More
Kansas to Obama: Stay out of our bathrooms
The Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to ignore a directive from President Obama’s administration that public schools allow transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identity, and instead the board left decisions up to school districts. What remains unclear is whether the 10-0 vote will… Read More
NJ hero saves woman from drowning inside her SUV
Officials say a woman would’ve drowned inside her SUV following a crash if not for a New Jersey man, who sprinted into a river, pried open a door and carried her to safety. Police say the 50-year-old woman’s SUV jumped a curb in Nutley Tuesday morning and plunged into the… Read More
Staggering turnout expected for Pittsburgh victory parade
A huge turnout is expected in downtown Pittsburgh for the 2016 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins victory parade. A parade after the team’s last Stanley Cup championship in 2009 drew nearly 400,000 people. The parade will begin at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, seven years ago to the day that the last… Read More
“Stairway to Heaven” questioned in court
The opening to Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” one of rock ‘n’ roll’s best-known ballads, was played for jurors Tuesday in a case brought by the estate of a dead musician that claims it was stolen by the men credited with creating it. A lawyer for the estate trustee of… Read More
Mainstream medicine FINALLY admits it’s wrong about coffee
The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer. But the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or IARC, also announced in a report published on Wednesday that drinking “very hot” beverages… Read More
Court makes major ruling in ‘net neutrality’ case
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government’s “net neutrality” rules, preserving regulations that force internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T to treat all online traffic — everything from Netflix and cat videos to games and downloads — equally. The 2-1 ruling is a sweeping victory for the… Read More