Federal court papers say a postal worker was so overwhelmed by the holiday season workload on his delivery route that he dumped 1,000 pieces of mail in the trash. The New York Post is reporting that Queens postman Daniel Darby was charged with unlawfully delaying and destroying the mail. Federal… Read More
Touching gift for 2-year-old cancer survivor
A 2-year-old cancer survivor with an amputated arm is getting a special gift: A kitten that also suffered an amputation. Matt and Simone Tipton, of Orange County, California had been searching for a kitten for their daughter Scarlette, who was born with a rare form of cancer. Scarlette’s left arm… Read More
Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault
The law has finally caught up with Bill Cosby. Cosby was arrested and charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago — the first criminal case brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s… Read More
He’s no criminal genius! “Affluenza” teen busted after ordering pizza
Authorities in Mexico say a phone call to Domino’s Pizza helped them find a teen fugitive who’s known for using an “affluenza” defense. Ethan Couch, now 18, was placed on probation in Texas after a deadly drunken driving wreck. He fled the U.S. with his mother as authorities began investigating… Read More
France opens massive WWII archives to the public
Hundreds of thousands of files on members of the French resistance, communists and Jews hunted by the collaborationist Vichy government in France during World War II are now accessible to the public. The French government has opened police and legal archives, allowing free access to documents from the regime that… Read More
TV star busted on child porn charges
Authorities say former “Glee” star Mark Salling has been arrested in Los Angeles for investigation of possessing child pornography. Police Officer Tony Im says the 33-year-old actor was taken into custody Tuesday after a warrant was served at his home in the Sunland area. Im says Salling had been investigated… Read More
Migrants demand to be relocated…. because of ghosts!
Sweden’s migration agency says 35 asylum-seekers have asked to be relocated from a refugee center because they believe it’s haunted by ghosts. Migration Agency officials said Wednesday the asylum-seekers were spooked by flickering lights and noise in the plumbing system at the facility in Grannaforsa, a small village in Smaland… Read More
90-year-old barber hangs up the clippers
A 90-year-old Rhode Island barber is putting down his clippers after 68 years. Tony Manzi has cut five generations of hair at Manzi’s Barber Shop in Cranston. The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1QTeSgg ) the man known locally as Tony the Barber is set to retire Thursday. Manzi says he’s “down… Read More
Better late than never? Winter weather reaches Northeast
Winter weather that spun off a series of deadly storms in the Midwest brought the season’s first big punch to the Northeast on Tuesday, with snow, sleet and freezing rain greasing roads, sending drivers spinning and keeping people indoors amid sub-freezing temperatures. Across southern Maine, about 4 to 6 inches… Read More
Why did the seal cross the road? That’s what authorities want to know
Wildlife experts and law enforcement officials on Monday worked to keep a determined elephant seal off a Northern California highway that it has repeatedly tried to cross, snarling traffic in the area. California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Andrew Barclay said callers first reported the 500-pound mammal was trying to climb… Read More