The Associated Press OXON HILL, Md.–Police in Maryland say a man fatally stabbed another customer outside a Popeye’s restaurant in a fight over the recently rereleased chicken sandwich. Prince George’s County police spokeswoman Jennifer Donelan told news outlets the two men were waiting in line at an Oxon Hill Popeye’s […]
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The Associated Press CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A South Florida 911 dispatch supervisor was watching “I Am Mother” on Netflix while a caller unsuccessfully tried to get help after someone shot out her car’s windshield, an internal affairs investigation found. Records show a 34-minute delay in the June 9 call […]
The Associated Press MONROE, La.–A Louisiana man who rented a motel room for seven men and bought them sausage biscuits has been arrested, because authorities say the seven were escapees from a jail. News outlets report 38-year-old Trevor Toney of Monroe was arrested last week on charges of assisting escape […]
The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece–Greece’s Culture Ministry said three shipwrecks from ancient and mediaeval times and large sections of their cargoes have been discovered off the small Aegean island of Kasos. A statement yesterday said an underwater survey that ended last month also located cannons and other scattered finds–possibly from […]
The Associated Press PRESCOTT, Ariz.–A boulder that mysteriously disappeared two weeks ago from a national forest in Arizona is back, and forest officials aren’t asking any questions. Prescott National Forest officials said a forest employee on patrol Friday noticed that the one-ton boulder dubbed “Wizard Rock” had been returned to […]
The Associated Press ROTTERDAM, N.Y.–A dog hit by a car in upstate New York rode for 45 minutes wedged between the broken bumper and the grille before the driver realized she was carrying an injured passenger. Coco, a shiba inu, was being treated for a fractured elbow after being struck […]
The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md.–Authorities in Maryland say a man suspected of several bank robberies was arrested after he robbed a bank in front of an off-duty police officer. News outlets report 51-year-old Fletcher Dorsett was arrested and charged with armed robbery, assault and theft. Baltimore County police spokeswoman Jennifer […]
The Associated Press The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released today. They’re glued to them for nearly an hour a day, twice as long as they were four years ago. And often, the survey found, they’re seeing the […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees are trying to determine if President Donald Trump violated his oath of office by asking Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden and his family, and to […]
The Associated Press FOWLERVILLE, Mich.–A mid-Michigan auto shop has replaced a Halloween display depicting a scowling President Donald Trump holding the severed head of former President Barack Obama by a black rope. The Detroit Free Press reports that Quality Coatings owner Dave Huff removed the rope and Obama mask Friday […]
The Associated Press FITZGERALD, Ga.–Why did the tourists cross the road? One south Georgia town hopes it will be to see a giant bushy chicken statue. Fitzgerald Mayor Jim Puckett tells local news outlets that the town is building the world’s largest chicken topiary, a 62-foot (19-meter) steel-framed chicken with […]
The Canadian PressDavid Friend TORONTO–Children’s entertainers Sharon and Bram wrapped their farewell tour over the summer, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re slowing down entirely. On Nov. 8, they’ll release a compilation of seven singles unveiled over the past year. “Sharon & Bram and Friends” also features two new tracks, […]
