The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the appointment of former Dallas Police Chief David Brown as the city’s new police superintendent. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced earlier this month that she had selected Brown, 59, to head the police force in the nation’s third largest city. The… Read More
NCAA hoops team caught in document forging scheme
The University at Buffalo men’s basketball team has been placed on one-year probation and agreed to other NCAA sanctions after a former assistant coach was found to have forged recruiting documents. The decision was announced by the NCAA and the Mid-American Conference school as part of a negotiated resolution reached… Read More
Miracle! Stolen dog found after 4 months, 370 miles away
Four months after a distraught San Francisco woman hired a plane to fly a search banner for her stolen dog, the blue-eyed mini Australian shepherd has been found and the two were reunited Tuesday. GROSS Science Shows You’re Swallowing Plastic Bits (open now) [Sponsored] Emilie Talermo, 31, said she received… Read More
Agent: Former All Pro NFL star following Tom Brady to Tampa
Four-time All Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski has agreed to a reunion with Tom Brady. Sponsored: Healthier Blood Pressure Starting in Just 8 Hours The agent for the retired New England star confirmed Tuesday that pending completion of a physical Gronkowski has agreed to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,… Read More
3.7 magnitude earthquake rattles Los Angeles overnight
Light shaking could be felt across the Los Angeles Basin after a magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck underneath South Los Angeles just after midnight Wednesday. German “cancer diet” shrinks tumors to nothing? [Sponsored] The Los Angeles Times reported the earthquake, that occurred at 12:03 a.m., was calculated as occurring in South… Read More
Supreme Court begins hearing cases via telephone
This is how the Supreme Court embraces technology. Slowly. “Mountain Milk” lowers blood pressure FAST [Sponsored] It took a worldwide pandemic for the court to agree to hear arguments over the telephone, with audio available live for the first time. C-SPAN plans to carry the arguments. Just two years ago… Read More
Man admits to dismemberment murder
A western Minnesota man has admitted that he killed a 19-year-old woman, dismembered her in his garage and disposed of the body parts in dumpsters outside his apartment, prosecutors said Monday. GROSS Science Shows You’re Swallowing Plastic Bits (open now) [Sponsored] Ethan Broad, 27, was charged Monday in Clay County… Read More
16 illegal immigrants test Wuhan flu-positive, Mexico says
Sixteen illegal immigrants from several countries have tested positive for coronavirus in Mexico’s northern border state of Tamaulipas, the state government said Monday. The state’s announcement came the same day that the U.S. government said it will continue to quickly expel illegal immigrants it encounters along the border for at… Read More
Unicorn jogger runs spreads cheer through neighborhood
More than a week after Easter, there’s still one mythical creature hopping around a Florida neighborhood trying to spread happiness. Doctor’s quick “trick” for better blood pressure in 24 hours [Sponsored] Corey Jurgensen, 40, donned a 7-foot (2-meter) -tall inflatable unicorn costume to jog, jump and dance around the streets… Read More
[Pics] Texas doctor self-quarantining … in childrens’ tree house
A South Texas emergency room physician has chosen a novel place to self-isolate as he’s treating patients with the novel coronavirus. Sponsored: Wake up with brand new hips? Dr. Jason Barnes made a temporary home of his children’s treehouse in the backyard of the family’s Corpus Christi home. He is… Read More