A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound up on the business end of his bone-rattling hits could testify that wasn’t an exaggeration. Butkus, a middle… Read More
US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Midwestern airport
Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage. The woman declared the small box of feces when she was selected to have her… Read More
Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in state Capitol, returns with assault rifle
A man illegally brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, police said Thursday. The man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor’s office on the first floor of… Read More
Minn. county settles for $12.2M with man who lost his hands after jail time
A Minnesota county agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands and suffering a heart attack, a stroke and skin lesions all over his body, allegedly due to the inaction of officials in… Read More
Travis Kelce criticizes NFL for ‘overdoing’ coverage of Taylor Swift
Maybe there’s too much Taylor, not enough Travis. Travis Kelce agreed Wednesday with the idea that NFL TV coverage has been “overdoing it” with the amount of times Taylor Swift has been on screen while attending his Kansas City Chiefs’ games the last two weeks. Swift was in a suite… Read More
Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur’s death appears in court Wednesday
A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 made his first court appearance Wednesday on a murder charge. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, stood shackled, wearing a dark-blue jail uniform and plastic orange slippers. He was scheduled to… Read More
Before this lawmaker was killed in Sunday’s plane crash, he told his sister: ‘Stay safe’
A North Dakota lawmaker who had flown to Arizona to be part of his sister’s sendoff before she deployed overseas gave the woman a hug and told her to “stay safe.” Hours later, state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife, and their two young sons were killed on their way home… Read More
Jimmy Butler has a new look, and even the Miami Heat were surprised by it
Jimmy Butler had a new look for Media Day, and the NBA world immediately took notice. The Miami Heat forward arrived for the team’s first official day of work this season with piercings — eye, lip and nose — along with a new hairstyle and his fingernails painted black. WARNING:… Read More
5 wounded after Tuesday shooting at Morgan State University in Maryland
A shooting interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Baltimore’s Morgan State University on Tuesday, wounding five people and prompting an hourslong lockdown of the historically Black college. Students hunkered down for several hours, as police went room to room looking for suspects. No arrests were made. Sponsored: Reverse ‘money machines’… Read More
Feds to test a nationwide emergency alert Wednesday via cell phone, cable TV
“THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cellphone or are watching television Wednesday, that message will flash across your screen as the federal government tests its emergency alert system used to tell people about emergencies. The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System sends out messages via the Emergency Alert… Read More
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