Who knew quarters could be worth so much? A New York auction of American coins from 1792 to the 1830s fetched $26 million on Wednesday. The auction was held jointly by Stack’s Bowers and Sotheby’s. The 105-coin sale was the second of five auctions of federal coinage from the D…. Read More
BUSTED! Union thugs charged with extortion
These five union thugs won’t be pushing around people any time soon. The group, all members of a Teamsters local who were accused of intimidating the staff and crew of “Top Chef” while it was filmed in Boston last year, were indicted Wednesday on federal extortion charges. The indictment says… Read More
Sorry, wrong number… Wanna get married?
An errant text message led to a special connection. Now, a married St. Louis couple is sharing their unlikely love story about the mistake that forged their relationship. Kasey Bergh accidentally sent a text to Henry Glendening, a stranger, in June 2012. The pair continued communicating after realizing they had a… Read More
Mystery cow, loose for months, has police baffled
Put your heads together and think, boys! Police are hoping a farm device used to feed cattle will finally help corral a cow that has been on the loose for months in a central New York town. Officers in New Hartford have put feed in a headlock feeder and placed… Read More
Repent! Police use new trick to nab bad drivers
Michelle Tetreault’s daughter didn’t know what “repent” meant when she spotted a man with a sign around his neck warning “Repent! The end is near!” But she’s plenty sorry now that her mom is facing a $124 traffic ticket for using her cellphone to snap a picture of the man…. Read More
Germany: Muslim admits strangling his own daughter in ‘honor killing’
A Muslim father in Germany, Asadullah Khan, 51, was convicted this week after he admitted to strangling his own 19-year-old daughter to death. His wife said he went into a rage after he learned she was having sex with her boyfriend, so they plotted to strangle her to death for… Read More
[MUST SEE] Cops in Texas respond to atheist bullies in AMAZING way
The Freedom from Religion Foundation, an atheist organization, threatened the police department of Childress, Texas and demanded they remove the words “IN GOD WE TRUST” from their vehicles. The police department sent this in reply: Here is the squad car in question.
Millions of bees SWARM major US highway
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
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