Attorneys for a Washington doctor charged with aggravated murder may argue that their client was suffering from cough-syrup induced psychosis, which led him to kill his partner and toddler son in 2011. The Seattle Times reports that 43-year-old Dr. Louis Chen is accused of fatally stabbing 29-year-old Eric Cooper and 2-year-old… Read More
Secret service agent’s gun and badge stolen… in broad daylight
A Secret Service agent had his gun, portable radio, badge and other items stolen from his personal vehicle in downtown Washington, police said. According to a District of Columbia police report, the theft occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday outside a downtown office building, less than a block from the… Read More
Airlines quickly prepare for holiday rush
Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of redeyes, as they try to avoid delays while hauling millions of passengers from now through the Christmas weekend. Success or failure could all depend on the weather and Mother Nature isn’t making it easy on airlines, and… Read More
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”
On September 21st, 1897, The New York Sun published an editorial that has become one of the most widely read letters in American history. What started as a simple question turned into an answer about faith, love, and the spirit of the season. We invite our readers to enjoy it again:… Read More
More charges for accused Las Vegas murderer
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson says additional charges are likely, depending on results of drug and alcohol tests and the police investigation, for the woman accused of intentionally plowing a car into dozens of pedestrians this week. Lakeisha Nicole Holloway, who is accused of slamming her vehicle through crowds… Read More
Weird weather across US – here’s what’s causing it
A weather pattern partly linked with El Nino has turned winter upside-down across the U.S. during a week of heavy holiday travel, bringing spring-like warmth to the Northeast, a risk of tornadoes in the South and so much snow across the West that even skiing slopes have been overwhelmed. In… Read More
Russian rocket spotted exploding over West coast
Military officials say a streak of light seen burning across the sky by people in three western states was debris from a Russian rocket re-entering the atmosphere. U.S. Strategic Command spokeswoman Julie Ziegenhorn says the fireball seen over Arizona, Nevada and California in the Tuesday night sky was an SL-4… Read More
Whoops! Thousands of criminals accidentally freed from jail
More than 3,000 prisoners in Washington have been mistakenly released early since 2002 because of an error by the state’s Department of Corrections that resulted in wrongly calculated sentences for about 3 percent of the prison population. At a news conference announcing the error Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee said he… Read More
El Nino washes rare, venomous snake onto American coasts
A dead yellow-bellied sea snake from southern Mexico has been discovered on Bolsa Chica beach, only the third one ever reported in California. Natural History Museum snake curator Greg Pauly says it’s only the seventh or eighth one ever seen north of Baja California’s Magdalena Bay. All the California sightings… Read More
May the police force be with you! Man in prison after Star Wars argument
An 18-year-old Helena man is charged with threatening to shoot a boy for sharing information about a subplot of the new “Star Wars” movie during an online conversation. Arthur Charles Roy was charged with felony assault with a weapon Monday during an appearance in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court…. Read More