accidents
Super Bowl Winner Will Smith Shot, Killed in New Orleans; Suspect Arrested
A man was arrested Sunday in the shooting death of former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith, who helped the team win Super Bowl XLIV, its only championship. Smith was rear ended while driving in New Orleans's Lower Garden District on Saturday night, causing him to hit a vehicle in front of him, police said. The...
Navy SEAL Who Claimed to Kill Bin Laden Arrested for DUI
A former Navy SEAL who claimed to fire the shots that killed Osama bin Laden appeared "very confused at the scene" when he was arrested for DUI after being found asleep in his car, an official said today. When authorities in Montana responded to a complaint of a man passed out in a car in a parking lot early Friday,...
Men Rescued from Remote Pacific Island After Spelling ‘Help’ in Palm Fronds
Three men were rescued from a remote Pacific Island after they spelled "help" in the sand using palm fronds, the Coast Guard said. The mariners had been stranded on the uninhabited island for three days. Officials at Sector Guam received notification on Tuesday morning about a ship that was missing on its way to the...
The scandal at the concert Dubtsova: the audience thought that the singer was drunk, and the organizers said: she’s just allergic to birch!
A concert of Russian pop star Irina Dubtsova in Gomel ended with a scandal. After returning from a concert where she performed a few songs and left the stage, the audience rushed to write messages on social networks and websites with announcements of events. The most frequent responses about Dubtsova concert...
Disturbing Details of Dennis Hastert’s Alleged Sex Abuse Revealed
Federal prosecutors late tonight revealed disturbing, new details about alleged decades-old sexual abuse by former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and his purported efforts to lie about it when confronted by the FBI, according to court documents. The 26-page filing accuses the man who was once second in line for the...
SHOCK Turkey terror warning: Avoid Istanbul AND Antalya, warns US
PEOPLE have been warned to STAY AWAY from popular holiday spots in Turkey as there is a “credible threat” to tourists areas. The shock warning issued by the US embassy in Turkey today said that Istanbul and Antalya were particularly at risk for a potential terror attack. In what it called an "emergency...
An airman in Texas fatally shot his commander before turning the gun on himself
AN airman shot his commander in an apparent murder-suicide Friday at a U.S. air force base in Texas, a senior U.S. official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorised to publicly discuss the shooting at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Two handguns were found near the bodies of the...
Two dead in US Air Force base shooting
A shooting at a US Air Force base in Texas has left at least two people dead, police say. Officials have told US media that an airman shot his commander in an apparent murder-suicide. Police responded to reports of a shooting at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland around 09:00 local time (15:00 BST), a spokesman said. Two bodies...
Fugitive from Washington psychiatric hospital stopped at parents’ home, police say
Authorities in said a man who escaped from a Washington state psychiatric hospital Wednesday night was spotted at his parents’ house in Spokane Thursday before fleeing when his mother called 911. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday Anthony Garver is believed to still be in the area, according to Q13...
Fists Fly Over Parking Spot at the Houston Zoo
A trip to the Houston Zoo turned ugly when adults got a bit wild in the parking lot. Linda Padilla and her husband, Jason, were taking advantage of the zoo’s free entrance day on Tuesday afternoon when they witnessed an argument between two women that quickly turned into an all-out brawl. Linda, who recorded the mayhem on...
Man Rescued From Cliff After Proposal Gone Awry
This engagement got off to a rocky start. California firefighters were forced to rescue a man Thursday when he got stuck on a rock ledge after proposing to his girlfriend via Facetime, according to Associated Press. Michael Banks, 27, was plucked off the 600-foot Morro Rock by a helicopter after attempting to climb back down,...
Los Angeles police chase ends with burglary suspects taking selfies, chatting
Two burglarly suspects led authorities on a long, bizarre chase through the streets of Los Angeles in a convertible Thursday before surrendering to police, but only after stopping to exchange high-fives with onlookers and take selfies before being handcuffed. The chase began at around 1:30 p.m. local time with a report of a...