Sheriff’s investigators say a man went to the home of a corrections officer in Florida and threatened to kill him. A Collier County Sheriff’s report says David Cleaves was mowing his lawn Tuesday when he saw 28-year-old Michael Affleck. He told investigators Affleck disappeared for a few minutes and then… Read More

It’s a locked room mystery with a twist: Instead of a room, it was a car, and instead of a victim, it was an inquisitive bear. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado got a call about the bear who managed to get into a Subaru wagon without breaking any… Read More

Tom Brady is down to his last chance, and it’s not a very good one. If the New England Patriots quarterback is to avoid a four-game suspension in the scandal known as “Deflategate,” he will have to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to take his case. Only about 1 percent… Read More

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo has put on display the country’s oldest papyruses, which date back 4,500 years, detailing the daily life of the pyramid-builders. The items are from the 4th Dynasty of King Khufu, or Cheops as he was also known, for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was… Read More

French President Francois Hollande is facing a scandal over the exorbitant price of his haircuts. The revelations that the Socialist leader — elected on a populist mandate of taxing the super-wealthy — spends nearly 10,000 euros ($11,000) a month on his presidential barber has been dubbed #Coiffeurgate. Hollande, 61, is… Read More

Nearly 8 of every 10 U.S. drivers admit expressing anger, aggression or road rage at least once in the previous year, according to a survey released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The behavior could include following too closely, yelling at another driver, cutting them off or making… Read More

Police in Tennessee are looking for a man who they say robbed a Nashville gas station while covering his face with toilet paper. WSMV-TV reports that the man entered a Twice Daily gas station just before 2 a.m. Wednesday. He went into the bathroom, grabbed toilet paper and used it… Read More

A member of a Canadian singing quartet changed a lyric in his country’s national anthem and held up a sign proclaiming “All Lives Matter” during a pregame performance at the 87th All-Star Game on Tuesday. The Tenors, a group based in British Columbia, caused a stir at Petco Park with… Read More

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Arlington National Cemetery requested Tuesday that smartphone users refrain from “catching” Pokemon when they visit. Like many other landmarks, the museum and the military cemetery are featured in the popular new “Pokemon Go” game. Players can stumble upon Pokemon while wandering their grounds. The… Read More

Philadelphia police are investigating a threat made against three police districts in the city. The department released a statement Monday night saying police are taking the threat “seriously,” and that it will be “thoroughly investigated.” The department did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding the threat, but WPVI-TV reports a… Read More