Donald Trump hadn’t gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of “You’re a racist!” But the “heckler” was comedian Larry David, who before Trump arrived onstage had been seen impersonating Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. “Larry, what are you doing?” Trump… Read More
Groundbreaking fossil find in New Mexico
Paleontologists with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science on Thursday unveiled the first baby Pentaceratops skull ever discovered as hundreds of people lined up to get a look. Scientists had cut open the giant plaster jacket that protected the skull as it was airlifted out of the… Read More
A priest, the pope, a good Samaritan… and an assault
Durango, Colorado police are investigating an assault that involved a priest, a pope and a good Samaritan. Sgt. Deck Shaline tells The Durango Herald the suspect, who was dressed as a priest for Halloween, punched the victim and knocked him unconscious, then kicked him in the head several times early Sunday… Read More
Tragic bus accident in Arkansas kills 6
A charter bus ran off Interstate 40 and hit a bridge abutment on a foggy night in Arkansas, killing as many as six people and injuring many others who were taken from the scene in ambulances. Arkansas State Police said the crash occurred about 1 a.m. Friday. A heavy storm… Read More
Chicago – Drug gang lures 9-year-old boy into alley for murder
A 9-year-old Chicago boy who was fatally shot this week was “lured” from a park into an alley and executed because of his father’s alleged gang connections, police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Thursday in a crime he described as among the most “unfathomable” of his 35 years in policing. Tyshawn… Read More
NASA scientists reveal new, fascinating discovery about Mars
NASA’s Mars-orbiting Maven spacecraft has discovered that the sun likely robbed the red planet of its once-thick atmosphere and water. On Thursday, scientists reported that even today, the solar wind is stripping away about 100 grams of atmospheric gas every second. That’s about a quarter-pound a second lost to the… Read More
Police search for hatchet-wielding crossdresser in San Francisco
San Francisco police are looking for a male transgender who allegedly threatened a security guard with a hatchet after stealing a handbag from a department store. KCBS-Radio reports the robbery happened around Monday afternoon at a Bloomingdale’s store in downtown San Francisco. Police say the woman entered the store and took… Read More
Did the Navy kill these dolphins?
The National Marine Fisheries Service on Wednesday said it was investigating the death of two dolphins found washed ashore in California shortly after Navy ships were using sonar in nearby waters. Necropsies have been conducted, and the animals are being analyzed to try to determine what caused them to get… Read More
No ‘kid’ding – Baby goat stolen from State Fair
A baby pygmy goat has been taken from a petting zoo at the Arizona State Fair, leaving a mother without her kid. Petting zoo manager Emilie Owen says GusGus went missing Wednesday sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. and immediately notified security. Owen says GusGus, a pygmy goat that… Read More
Honest garbage man gives back $12,000 to school
A Seattle elementary school is thanking a garbageman for finding nearly $12,000 in checks in the trash. KOMO-TV in Seattle reports that Waste Management employee Micah Speir was picking up scattered trash next to some bins when he found a number of checks made out to Lawson Elementary School. Principal Dorian… Read More