On Interstate 5 in Washington state, a tractor-trailer carrying millions of honeybees overturned north of Seattle early Friday, scattering hives and sending white-suited beekeepers scrambling to save as many insects as they could. The truck had just merged onto I-5 around 3:30 a.m. when it tipped on its side, dumping… Read More
CIA scrambling to pull spies out of China
The CIA is desperately moving to get as many of its covert agents back home as possible after a hack, linked to the communist nation of China, may have revealed these spies’ identities. According to reports, the personal data of some 22 million current and former U.S. government employees, contractors,… Read More
A loving nurse, a burned infant, and a long awaited reunion
For 38 years, a few black-and-white photographs of a nurse cradling a baby provided comfort to a woman who suffered terrible burns and endured years of playground taunts and painful surgeries thereafter. For all that time, until Tuesday, she dreamed of meeting her again. The photos show Amanda Scarpinati at… Read More
Georgia goes through with female execution
The only woman on Georgia’s death row was executed early Wednesday, making her the first woman put to death by the state in seven decades. Kelly Renee Gissendaner was pronounced dead by injection of pentobarbital at 12:21 a.m. at the state prison in Jackson. She was convicted of murder in… Read More
Kind-hearted cop does THIS for homeless man…
That’s the kind of America we all remember. In Kansas, a police office was touched by the plight of a hard-working homeless man forced to walk several hours a day to his job. So the Kansas police officer stepped up with a gesture that brought the man to tears. Roeland… Read More
See the finalists for the vintage toy “Hall of Fame”
Did your favorites make the cut? The spinning top, coloring book, Wiffle Ball and puppet are all vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. The simple classics are among 12 finalists for this year’s class announced Monday. They are up against American Girl dolls, Battleship, Jenga,… Read More
Secret chambers discovered in King Tut’s tomb!?
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s antiquities minister says King Tut’s tomb may contain hidden chambers, lending support to a British Egyptologist’s theory that a queen may be buried in the walls of the 3,300 year-old pharaonic mausoleum. Mamdouh el-Damaty said Tuesday during a visit to Luxor that he will ask… Read More
Bad boy! Dog drives truck… into a lake
Don’t leave THAT pooch alone in the car anymore. Police say a dog alone in a pickup shifted the truck into gear, causing the vehicle to drive into a lake in Maine. The dog was rescued shortly after. Ellsworth Police say a man was walking the dog near Branch Lake… Read More
“Yes, Hillary WILL be prosecuted”
For months Hillary Clinton had tried to shrug off allegations that she may have committed crimes by hosting potentially classified emails on a private server while secretary of state. She even laughed at the notion that she could be prosecuted. But now former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has come forward with… Read More
Worse than Boehner? Next House Speaker disaster
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is moving aggressively to lock up support to succeed House Speaker John Boehner after making his candidacy official in a letter to fellow lawmakers. Most political analysts consider McCarthy the clear favorite to take over – and it could be a disaster for social conservatives. The… Read More