A Phoenix woman stabbed her three young sons to death and put their partially dismembered bodies in a closet before she tried to kill herself at their home, police said Thursday. Officers found the dead boys — ages 2 months old and 5 and 8 years old — in a… Read More
Officer in foot pursuit gets unexpected car ride
Police in Connecticut say they were able to apprehend a suspect they were running after thanks to a passing motorist who saw the foot pursuit and offered an officer a ride. The Bulletin of Norwich reports that two Norwich officers on Wednesday pulled over a vehicle that was suspected of being… Read More
Did this horror movie inspire a murder spree?
A 19-year-old Indianapolis man has been charged with killing three people over four days, and authorities say he was inspired by the horror movie “The Purge.” A witness told detectives that Jonathan Cruz told her he had been “purging” by shooting and robbing people, according to court documents filed Wednesday…. Read More
Cincinnati Zoo prepares to reopen gorilla exhibit
The Cincinnati Zoo said Thursday it will re-open its gorilla exhibit next week with a higher, reinforced barrier after a 3-year-old boy got into the enclosure, leading to the fatal shooting of a male gorilla. Zoo spokeswoman Michelle Curley said the outer barrier will now be 42 inches high —… Read More
Scientists to create human DNA?
Scientists proposed a long-term project Thursday that involves creating DNA blueprints for making human beings, a prospect some observers find troubling. The researchers said they have no intention of using these genomes — huge collections of genetic material — to make people. Instead, they said in interviews, human genomes would… Read More
OPEC countries fail to reach agreement
OPEC countries failed Thursday to agree on measures to influence crude supplies and prices — a missed opportunity to show the resolve that for decades let them set how much consumers and industries worldwide would pay for gas, heating and related necessities. At the same time, OPEC officials argued that… Read More
[Must see] The wild Paris floods
The rising waters of the Seine overflowed riverbanks, roads and rail tracks across Paris on Thursday, forcing authorities at the Louvre to do something they have not done in generations: hurriedly move precious artworks to higher ground. Water levels at the famous river that winds through the French capital are… Read More
Woman pleads guilty in million-dollar Medicare scam
The former head of a hospice who allegedly used patients that weren’t terminally ill to collect millions of dollars in false Medicare and Medicaid billings was scheduled to plead guilty. Former Horizons Hospice chief operating officer Mary Ann Stewart, 48, was indicted in Pittsburgh last year on one count of… Read More
Madness! UCLA gunman murdered wife first, had “kill list”
The path to the campus shooting death of a UCLA professor began nearly 2,000 miles away in Minnesota. There, a former student with a grudge, Mainak Sarkar, killed a woman, police said. That woman was his estranged wife, according to relatives, neighbors and public records. Sarkar then made the long… Read More
NBA Finals game 1 — The surprise heroes
Stephen Curry realizes every last man on the bench can mean so much to winning a championship. As he and Klay Thompson endured rare off nights that even featured Curry tossing his mouthpiece in frustration, the MVP’s “Strength In Numbers” supporting cast made all the timely shots and all the… Read More