Cory Wells, a founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night and lead singer on such hits as “Never Been to Spain” and “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” has died at age 74. Wells experienced acute back pain weeks ago and died suddenly Tuesday in Dunkirk, where… Read More
US military serviceman killed during daring rescue
A U.S. defense official says a U.S. military operation to rescue 70 hostages from ISIS resulted in one U.S. fatality. 10 ISIS fighters were killed by these US forces during the rescue mission. Details are still emerging in advance of an expected U.S. public announcement. But the official says the… Read More
Something stinks… The Great Pennsylvania Cheese Conspiracy
Something stinks – and it’s not the cheese! A Pennsylvania manufacturer is accused of selling imitation Parmesan and Romano cheese that actually contained other cheeses, including cheddar and Swiss. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Universal Cheese & Drying Inc. and International Packing LLC were charged Tuesday with conspiracy. Prosecutors say the… Read More
[Pics] The eight “2015 American Hero Dog” award finalists
Of the eight finalists in the American Humane Association’s 2015 American Hero Dog contest, Harley is the oldest, smallest and most unlikely of winners. After 10 years of abuse in a Midwestern puppy mill, Harley has a diseased heart, rotted mouth, fused spine, broken tail, gnarled toes, deformed legs and… Read More
Flying high! Skydivers make incredible record-setting formation (see the pic)
Sixty-one wingsuit skydivers have flown into the record books, creating a diamond-shaped formation while soaring over California before breaking apart and floating to the ground. The group set the record for the largest such formation Saturday at Skydive Perris, 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles, Taya Weiss, the jump’s lead… Read More
Good Samaritans do an AMAZING thing with this thrift store find
Our hat goes off to these two good Samaritans for their help in returning a senior’s missing property. Two employees at Truth or Consequences thrift-store in New Mexico found more than clothes and knickknacks in the donation box, instead finding an envelope stuffed with $290,000 in U.S. savings bonds. The… Read More
[Must See] Lunatic sets fire to ex-girlfriend’s house, then dances on the roof!
A crazed ex-boyfriend went on a wild rampage of revenge Monday in Indianapolis, according to police. The suspect, identified as Matthew Russ, is alleged to have stolen his ex-girlfriend’s keys and crashed her car into a pole early Monday morning. When police arrived on the scene, they found Russ sitting… Read More
Health Alert for Women: New research changes advice on mammograms
New mammogram advice from the American Cancer Society says most women should start annual screenings at age 45 instead of 40, a change that moves the group closer to guidelines from an influential advisory task force. The cancer group also now advises switching to screening to every other year at… Read More
Attack on Christianity! 6 Missouri churches burned
Someone has been setting fire to Christian churches in the St. Louis area. Police are looking for suspects, and St. Louis Fire Capt. Garon Mosby would not rule out the possibility of a hate crime directed either at churches or at African-Americans. Since Oct. 8, fire has damaged six churches,… Read More
Future First Daughter? So who is Ivanka Trump…
Six-year-old Ivanka Trump was furious: She’d gotten a Barbie for Christmas while her two brothers got Legos and an Erector Set. So she grabbed some super glue, locked the bedroom door and built an unbreakable Lego model of Trump Tower. “My father, in scolding me, was never so proud,” she… Read More