Philadelphia police are investigating spray-painted graffiti that urges people to “kill a cop,” and the police union is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. Police say they found messages sprayed on three concrete pillars Monday in a South Philadelphia neighborhood. The messages said, “Kill a… Read More
Girl and her father fined…for selling lemonade!?
A British man and his young daughter have gained international attention for being fined for selling lemonade. Andre Spicer said his 5-year-old daughter was left in tears after local council officers fined her 150 pounds ($195) for selling lemonade without a license near their home in London. The girl was… Read More
Beloved cat mayor of Alaskan town dies at 20
Stubbs, the honorary feline mayor of the Alaska town of Talkeetna, has died at the age of 20. The animal’s owners announced the cat’s death late Saturday in a statement. “Stubbs lived for 20 years and 3 months,” the family wrote. “He was a trooper until the very last day… Read More
Medical miracle!? Girl’s HIV in remission without drugs
A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines — more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause a long remission that, if it lasts, would be a form of cure. Her case was revealed Monday… Read More
Olympic champion loses to Great White Shark… but it was SO close
Michael Phelps has finally met his match in the water: a “great white shark.” The Olympic champion swimmer was bested Sunday night in the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.” But Phelps didn’t swim with a real shark. He competed in the ocean… Read More
Busted! Former beauty queen arrested for drug smuggling (pics)
A former Miss USA contestant from Kentucky was arrested in May after she was caught smuggling drugs into an Ohio prison. Kia Hampton, 26, was arrested in Allen County, Ohio for attempting to sneak marijuana into the Allen Correctional Institution for inmate Jeremy Kelly, that arrest affidavit obtained by the… Read More
90s rock star commits suicide
The Los Angeles County coroner confirmed Friday that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by hanging. Coroner’s office spokesman Ed Winter says the 41-year-old rocker hanged himself from a bedroom door in his home near Los Angeles. Bennington was found dead Thursday. Winter says a half-empty bottle of alcohol was… Read More
Is that a beached whale under the Notre Dame in Paris?
A sperm whale appears to have beached on an embankment in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Or maybe not. A Belgian artists’ collective installed a very real-looking, life-size whale sculpture Friday alongside the Seine River, eliciting surprise and concern from tourists and Parisians alike. [Video] How to… Read More
VA hospital under investigation appoints interim leaders
New Hampshire’s only veterans hospital has appointed two more interim leaders as whistleblower doctors continue to call for a third-party investigation into substandard treatment and conditions. Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin removed hospital Director Danielle Ocker and Chief of Staff James Schlosser and ordered a review of the Manchester VA… Read More
Outrage! Iran accuses U.S. of corrupt nuke dealings
A senior Iranian official is accusing the United States of not living up to its side of the nuclear agreement that Washington and five other world powers signed with Tehran, saying it is trying “scare off” foreign companies from doing business with the Islamic Republic. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas… Read More
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