Month: May 2019

WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A Chicago mother is accusing Chicago police of using excessive force on her family, including her 8-year-old son, who officers allegedly handcuffed and left in the freezing rain for 40 minutes, according to [Read More…]

Clearwater Police Department via Facebook(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — An 11-foot alligator has been detained for breaking and entering a Florida home after its resident woke up to find the reptile taking over her kitchen. The offense [Read More…]

NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Late-night legend David Letterman has interviewed President Donald Trump many times. As a trailblazing pioneer of late-night comedy and more than 33 years on-air, Letterman told “The [Read More…]

New Canaan Police Department(NEW CANNAN, Conn) — As the search intensifies for Jennifer Farber Dulos, a mother of five from Connecticut who has gone missing, her family and friends say they’re hopeful for her safe [Read More…]

Milwaukee County Transit System(MILWAUKEE) — A Milwaukee bus driver went above and beyond her daily route, potentially having averted tragedy for a young boy lost in the middle of a busy intersection. Milwaukee County Transit [Read More…]

Starting June 1st, Mitchell’s Prehistoric Indian Village is offering free admission to youngsters aged twelve and under. Executive Director Cindy Gregg says a $10,000 grant from Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad is making it possible. “We’re [Read More…]

iStock(ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.) — DNA and genetic genealogy have linked a former Marine to the murder of a young California woman who was strangled to death in 1976, according to authorities. The body of 30-year-old [Read More…]

iStock(LONDON) — The dust had barely settled on U.K. Prime Minister’s Theresa May’s tearful resignation speech before candidates began lining up to replace her. The next leader of the Conservative Party, and by default the [Read More…]

iStock(MIAMI) — Gabriel Groisman knows that his town wasn’t always welcoming to minorities. Until 1968, deed restrictions kept Jews and blacks from owning property in the seaside village of Bal Harbour, about a 45-minute drive [Read More…]

iStock(NEW YORK) — The spate of abortion restrictions that have passed in various states in recent months have some abortion advocates fearful, but Friday marks a different emotional low point. May 31, 2019, is the [Read More…]

youngvet/iStock(NEW YORK) — Grab your lottery tickets because the drawing for the $444 Mega Millions jackpot is Friday night. The cash value is estimated at $221 million. The numbers will be drawn at 11 p.m. [Read More…]

John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) —  More than 2,400 children were waiting to get picked up from Border Patrol stations along the U.S.-Mexico border as of Friday, officials said, and the federal agencies in charge of caring [Read More…]

jaboo2foto/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Gasoline that contains a higher percentage of ethanol should be available to drivers around the country this summer, the Trump administration announced Friday. The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a proposal to lift limits [Read More…]

Anchiy/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea allegedly purged high-level officials after nuclear negotiations stalled between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, according to South Korea’s major newspaper ChosunIlbo. Kim Hyok-Chol, a senior envoy [Read More…]