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Man arrested in murder of California family
A 27-year-old man remained behind bars Saturday after he was arrested in the slayings of a Santa Barbara doctor, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter. Pierre Haobsh, a business acquaintance of Dr. Henry Han, was arrested Friday morning, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said in a statement. Police found a loaded handgun...
19 stars that have changed beyond recognition (Photo)
Whoever you may be: a celebrity or a common man, the years take their toll. Wrong mode of the day, harmful food, birth, lack of sleep — all this is fraught with overweight. Vince Vaughn in 1996 and in 2015 Mariah Carey in 1997 and in 2012 Laurence Fishburne in 1999 and 2012 Alec Baldwin in 1994 and in...
Top US Navy officer jailed over massive bribery scandal
A high-ranking US Navy captain has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail for passing classified information to a Malaysian defence contractor. Daniel Dusek provided the information in exchange for luxury hotel stays and the services of prostitutes. Dusek was also ordered to pay a $70,000 (£50,000) fine and $30,000...
Ted Cruz’s sex rumors: Of all the reasons Cruz shouldn’t be president, infidelity alone shouldn’t be one of them
I understand the allure of the possible revelation that a world class stone thrower also abides in a glass house. But of all the reasons to be outraged about Ted Cruz, of all the nyah nyah nyah reasons to pick the guy apart, Friday’s explosive claims that the Republican presidential candidate has repeatedly cheated on his...
As Tensions Escalate, Cruz Calls Trump A ‘Sniveling Coward’
The feud between Republican presidential contenders Donald Trump and Ted Cruz over their spouses heated up on Thursday, with Cruz calling the party front-runner “a sniveling coward” for threatening his wife on Twitter. The senator from Texas also sharpened his attacks on Trump’s conservative credentials,...
Madonna fined for fake parking signs
Madonna showed who really runs the streets of New York — as the millionaire pop icon threw a diva fit Thursday over a summons she got from the city for writing “No Parking” in concrete outside her Manhattan mansion. “Yes Bishes I am Madonna and that is my driveway and if people park in front of it i cant...
N.Y. siblings killed in Brussels were headed home
Two New York City siblings were among the victims in Tuesday's terror attack in Brussels, their family said. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski had been among the missing from the airport. Belgian authorities and the Dutch Embassy confirmed that the siblings died in Tuesday's attacks at the airport and subway...
Body of missing 1-year-old Indiana girl found
The body of Shaylyn Ammerman, a 1-year-old Spencer girl who was last seen sometime before 9 a.m. Wednesday, was found Thursday, Indiana State Police confirmed. The toddler's body was found just after 6 p.m. in a wooded area northeast of Gosport, a release from State Police said. Investigators were led to a remote...
Woman learns she’s expecting triplets after husband dies in car crash
A Texas mom mourning the loss of her recently deceased husband has learned she is expecting triplets. "My sister is very strong," Amanda Willey, 30, of Libertyville, Illinois, told ABC News. "She is obviously going through a lot, but she has felt so much support from family and friends. “She's really...
North Carolina man arrested for 14-year-late VHS rental
A North Carolina man says he was arrested for not returning a video cassette tape he rented 14 years ago. James Meyers Jr., a single dad from Concord, said he was driving his 10-year-old daughter to school at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday when police pulled him over for a broken brake light. Meyers gave the police officers his...
Microsoft takes Tay ‘chatbot’ offline after trolls make it spew offensive comments
Microsoft’s attempt to engage millennials via an artificially intelligent “chatbot” called Tay has failed miserably after trolls made the bot spew offensive comments. The brainchild of Microsoft's Technology and Research and Bing teams, Tay was designed to engage and entertain people when they connect with...
As tensions escalate, Cruz calls Trump a ‘sniveling coward’
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (L) looks on as businessman Donald Trump speaks at the Republican U.S. presidential candidates debate sponsored by CBS News and the Republican National Committee in Greenville, South Carolina February 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The feud between Republican...