A St. Louis-area Catholic church was set on fire late last week, marking the seventh Christian church set ablaze in Missouri in just the past two weeks. Authorities are warning that the fires could be the work of a serial arsonist who is targeting based on religion, race or both…. Read More
Oklahoma parade murderer could go free?
A 25-year-old woman accused in the deaths of four people at the Oklahoma State homecoming parade is scheduled to appear in court today — and her legal team may already be laying the groundwork to mount an insanity defense to keep her out of prison. Adacia Chambers was initially arrested on… Read More
Hundreds die in massive Afghan earthquake
A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cut power and communications in some areas and caused more than 150 deaths, mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistani officials that at least 147 people were killed and nearly 600 others wounded across the country, while Afghan officials… Read More
This Halloween parade went to the dogs
A park went to the dogs in a grand way on Saturday, hosting what was billed as the nation’s largest Halloween dog parade, with hundreds of canines submitting to their owners’ fanciful desires to see them in costumes as superheroes, dinosaurs and the pope. Thousands of spectators lapped it up,… Read More
Discount to legal gun owners at this Indianapolis restaurant
An Indianapolis restaurant owner is offering a 25 percent discount to concealed-carry permit holders after his business was robbed. Restaurateur Art Bouvier announced the discount Saturday night on Facebook shortly after the robbery at his Cajun restaurant Papa Roux. It’s unclear how much money was taken, but no one was… Read More
[PHOTOS] See the pics of Hurricane Patricia destruction
Residents of Mexico and the American Gulf Coast were still assessing the damage after Hurricane Patricia, the most powerful hurricane in the history of the Western Hemisphere, struck over the weekend. Patricia made landfall as a powerful Category 5 hurricane, having peaked at sea with winds up to 200 mph… Read More
5 dead, 1 missing in tragic whale watching accident
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Five people died after a whale watching boat with 27 people on board sank off Vancouver Island on Sunday and one person remained missing, Canadian authorities said. The vessel made a mayday call late Sunday afternoon on what was a calm, clear and sunny day… Read More
Anyone surprised? Chris Christie tossed from train’s “quiet car”
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may be a lot of things — but quiet isn’t one of them. Christie opponents are having a laugh after he reportedly had to leave an Amtrak train “quiet car” after talking too loudly on his cell phone. Christie spokeswoman Samantha Smith says he… Read More
Hollywood hotshot calls cops murderers… and their response was PERFECT
Did the director of “Kill Bill” just kill his career, too? Hollywood film director Quentin Tarantino took to the streets of New York City this weekend to join crowd’s protesting the police — and he practically accused cops of murder. “I’m a human being with a conscience, and if you… Read More
Woolly wonderland! 2,000 sheep invade Spanish city
Talk about counting sheep! Spanish shepherds recently led 2,000 sheep through the streets of Madrid in defense of age-old grazing and migration rights that are increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and fenced-in pastures. Tourists and children were surprised to see wide avenues blocked off in the Spanish capital to let the… Read More