The recent arrests in Utah of three people accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of baby formula is the latest example of a problem that officials say is vexing stores and police nationwide as thieves systematically swipe the mixture from shelves and resell it to unsuspecting parents. Baby formula… Read More
One man takes home ALL the prizes in Michigan contest
A man has won prizes worth nearly $2,000 after being the only person to enter a contest to celebrate a Michigan city’s 150th anniversary. Taylor Langstaff had to do 25 activities in the Bay City area and stamp them off on a “passport” to win the prizes, MLive.com reported (http://bit.ly/1mEuS99… Read More
Felon-turned-councilman: Pardon me so I can take office!
A man who says he should be sworn in as a city councilman in Pennsylvania because he’s paid his debt to society for a 1993 felony drug conviction really hasn’t. Court records show 45-year-old Corey Sanders still owes more than $36,000 in fines and restitution. The McKeesport councilman-elect is seeking… Read More
TV star mistaken for bank robber?
This is a dirty job one Discovery Channel star wouldn’t do. Fans of the TV show “Dirty Jobs” noticed that photos of an Oregon bank robbery suspect resembled host Mike Rowe. The attention prompted a bemused Rowe to mention that he was in Kansas at the time. The Mail Tribune… Read More
Fake grenade clears Pennsylvania courthouse
A political supporter who mailed a gag grenade to a newly elected county sheriff in Pennsylvania won’t be charged with a crime. Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier said Thursday that the man meant no harm. He says the grenade was a disarmed World War II device and wasn’t intended… Read More
Federal judge puts end to PETA’s monkey business
A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs cannot be declared the copyright owner of the photos, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday that “while Congress and the president can extend the protection of law to animals as well… Read More
Baby giraffe dies after freak zoo accident
Officials at Zoo Miami say a young giraffe has been euthanized after suffering an apparent spinal injury. Zoo spokesman Ron Magill told The Miami Herald that the 9-month-old giraffe, Wesley, poked his head between two posts Tuesday to look into an area where another giraffe was being examined by keepers. Officials… Read More
Bill Cosby escapes charges in California
Los Angeles County prosecutors declined Wednesday to charge Bill Cosby with sexually abusing two teenagers in 1965 and 2008, citing time limits and a lack of evidence. The decision comes about a week after Cosby, 78, was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 inside his home near… Read More
Shower curtain call! NYC play to be set in hotel room
A play that imagines what it might have been like had Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe DiMaggio and Sen. Joe McCarthy met in a hotel room in 1953 will make its New York debut next month — in a hotel room. The innovative theater company Defibrillator, based in Britain, will… Read More
Out-of-control coach suspended for head-butting referee
A Langhorne, Pennsylvania high school basketball coach who apparently head-butted a referee during a game has been put on leave. Videos posted online show Neshaminy High School boys basketball coach Jerry Devine confronting a referee Tuesday night after he disagreed with a foul call. The team was trailing Pennsbury High… Read More