The parents of a nine-year-old Chicago boy who was lured into an alley and executed last week, allegedly because of his father’s gang connections, have reached out to the public for donations. But there are already troubling questions about how the money is being used, and some donors are claiming… Read More
“Bear invasion” threatens this small town
Tourists and animal lovers hoping to see a bear in Sequoia National Park this fall probably stand a better chance of spotting one in this tiny town at the park’s entrance. Three Rivers, Calif. is literally crawling with hungry bears driven down from the mountains by drought in search of… Read More
Barber: You can’t fire me for being blind! Judge agrees, awards him HOW MUCH!?
A legally blind barber was awarded $100,000 by a Massachusetts commission against discrimination after it says he was wrongly fired. The Boston Herald reported Saturday that Joel Nixon had been working for Tony’s Barber Shop in Norton for a year before his boss discovered his condition. The 29-year-old has retinitis… Read More
Mystery surrounds $1 billion “start-up”
The luxury electric car market may be small, but it’s lucrative enough to get another jolt — this time from a mysterious startup that says it wants to re-imagine how people interact with their autos. The startup’s name is Faraday Future, and it has been hunting for a place to… Read More
Whoa! Mississippi parking lot swallows 12 cars (see the pics)
A cave-in of a restaurant parking lot in Mississippi swallowed 12 cars and now experts are expected to begin work Monday to determine the cause of the weekend collapse, authorities said. No one was reported injured when the pavement gave way Saturday night, leaving a long gash in the ground… Read More
Millions of Christians swarm to see Pope in Africa
An estimated 1.4 million people are expected to attend a mass officiated by Pope Francis when he visits Kenya on his first trip to Africa, Catholic church officials and Kenyan authorities said Sunday. The pope’s visit to Kenya on Nov. 25 to 27 — the first stop in his three-state… Read More
Six men compete for $7.6 million in a card game
The man to beat at the World Series of Poker Main Event had an unrivaled tower of chips by night’s end and luck on his side. Joe McKeehen of Pennsylvania held an enormous lead going into the final three-day face-off with eight other players. Going into day two, he held… Read More
Trump hosts SNL. Here are the surprising ratings…
Donald Trump hadn’t gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of “You’re a racist!” But the “heckler” was comedian Larry David, who before Trump arrived onstage had been seen impersonating Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. “Larry, what are you doing?” Trump… Read More
Speaker Ryan bringing BIG changes to House… But are they good?
Late nights dealing with scores of amendments on the House floor. An invitation extended to the famously staid Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to appear at an open mic session. A conversation so inclusive that “people were shocked,” according to one GOP lawmaker, Mike Conaway of Texas. Welcome… Read More
US-backed rebels hold firm against Russian-led offensive, airstrikes
Despite a month of heavy battering by Russian airstrikes, Syria’s US-backed rebels have been holding fast and so far have fended off offensives by government forces trying to retake territory from the rebel’s heartland. The fierce fighting shows how even greater backing from Syrian President Bashar Assad’s international allies is… Read More