Steve-O arrested for climbing crane in Seaworld protest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jackass” star Steve-O was arrested for climbing a crane in Hollywood in a protest against Seaworld. Stephen Glover, 41, drew dozens of emergency responders Sunday night to a...
View ArticleDying Tennessee man decides to leave business to loyal employees
HARRIMAN, Tennessee (WATE) – In downtown Harriman stands an old building with two quaint businesses, Precision Battery Service and Gadget Hobbies. “My mother had a grocery store in this very...
View ArticleCocaine seizures skyrocket off Latin America’s Pacific coast
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more cocaine off Latin America’s Pacific coast over the past 10 months than in the previous three years combined as it rebounds from budget cuts and...
View ArticleMom: Son who died was badly bruised after 2 hours with dad
RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) – As police searched for a man seen driving down a Kentucky highway beating an infant in a car seat, Daniel Cox pulled up to Kimberly Chrystie’s home, handed her their 4-month-old...
View ArticleFeds: Man wanted to form small army for Islamic State group
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A former New Jersey man who traveled to the Middle East last year wanted to form a small army to fight with the Islamic State group, federal authorities said Monday, weeks after the...
View ArticlePolice shooting, protests put Ferguson back on edge
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death was punctuated with gunshots and police critically wounded a...
View ArticleJudge tosses inmate’s suit filed after execution drug issue
ATLANTA (AP) – A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by lawyers for a Georgia death row inmate that claimed the state violated their client’s constitutional rights by subjecting her to...
View ArticlePolice: Social worker killing suspect laughed after shooting
BARRE, Vt. (AP) – The woman charged with killing a social worker because she was upset about losing custody of her 9-year-old daughter was “calm and laughing” as police arrived on the scene minutes...
View ArticleGoogle to be part of new holding company, ‘Alphabet’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – One of tech’s biggest names, Google, is reorganizing under a new moniker – “Alphabet” – in a move underscoring its founders’ ambitions to pursue ventures far beyond the company’s...
View ArticleTexas athlete’s brother not angry at police after shooting
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The brother of a college football player killed by police at a Texas car dealership questioned Monday whether deadly force was needed in the confrontation, which can’t be seen...
View ArticleNew step in Trump’s feud with Fox News; Clinton weighs in
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump’s turbulent relationship with Fox News showed signs of improvement Monday even as Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton seized on the billionaire businessman’s clash with the...
View ArticleTexas woman texted plea for help before 8-member family shot
HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston woman being held captive by a man she had once been in a relationship with sent a text to her mother saying she was being threatened with a gun and pleading for help before the...
View ArticleUS attorney general praises police officers as peacemakers
WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch voiced strong support Monday for the country’s police officers, praising them as peacemakers and encouraging them to be part of the national...
View ArticleBody of missing 5-year-old camper found in Arizona wilderness
JACOB LAKE, Ariz. (AP) – The body of a 5-year-old Arizona boy was found Monday after he went missing from a campsite north of the Grand Canyon last week, authorities said. No other details were...
View ArticleBillionaire sues TMZ, friend over loss of Clippers team
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Billionaire Donald Sterling sued celebrity website TMZ and an ex-girlfriend over the recording of his off-color remarks that cost him ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers....
View ArticleGirls to stay in adult court in ‘Slender Man’ stabbing case
UPDATE MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin judge says two girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man will stay in adult court, where they could face decades in...
View Article‘It’s overwhelming’: Textbook prices rise more than 1K percent since 1977
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Students heading back to college are in for sticker-shock at the bookstore, that’s because textbook prices are soaring. Textbook prices have risen 9% this year, it’s part of...
View ArticleTony Lara from Discovery’s ‘Deadliest Catch’ dies in South Dakota
STURGIS, SD (AP) – Authorities say a man who has appeared as a ship captain on the Discovery Channel television program “Deadliest Catch” has died in Sturgis, South Dakota, during its famous motorcycle...
View ArticleGM ignition switch deaths, injuries total 398
DETROIT (AP) – A fund set up by General Motors will make 398 compensation offers to people killed or injured in accidents involving faulty ignition switches. The fund says the switches were responsible...
View ArticleSt. Louis County chief regained control of Ferguson protests
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – As another protest on Ferguson’s beleaguered West Florissant Avenue began to turn rowdy, Jon Belmar was among the first to confront protesters. Wearing neither a helmet nor a...
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