Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A New Jersey pizzeria has come up with a novel way to reunite lost animals with their owners by converting the humble pizza box into a ready-made distress beacon. Angelo’s Pizza in Matawan have started a new campaign, plastering local missing pet information on the front of their delivery boxes,…
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Good neighbours, just like good friends, really are worth their weight in gold. This is something a father and son living in Nashville, Tennessee, discovered first hand when their neighbors formed a human chain to protect them from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The incident took place in the…
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After the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund reauthorisation bill was passed by the US Senate - following a lengthy process of debate and filibustering - comedian Jon Stewart has delivered an emotional speech praising the first responders. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill on Friday, July 26, which…
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Flying is a difficult experience for most people. Between the dry cabin air, cramped seating and bathroom inaccessibility, it's hard to stomach too many hours on an airplane. It's even harder when a physical altercation breaks out in the aisle next to you. Yesterday, Julia Scorupco tweeted a video of…
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A woman at a Pennsylvania store has been filmed making racist comments to another woman, and mocking her for speaking Spanish. The video, which has since gone viral on social media, shows a Puerto Rican woman being confronted by an irate white woman while out shopping at a supermarket. The…
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Amanda Knox, the American woman who spent four years in prison and was accused by the Italian police of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher, is crowdfunding for her wedding. Knox, now an activist and journalist specialising in miscarriages of justice, is engaged to author Christopher Robinson. On Sunday, Knox and…
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The body of an Iowa man who mysteriously vanished a decade ago has been discovered trapped behind a freezer at the grocery store where he used to be employed. Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada’s remains were finally found when contractors began gutting the site of the No Frills Supermarket, finally solving a…
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In this age of tweets and emails, everybody is at risk of having their personal thoughts and comments dug up years later and used against them. We all leave a digital paper trail, and it is important to make sure that we're not saying anything online that we wouldn't want…
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A police detective has died as a result of health issues which stem from his rescue work at Ground Zero after the terror attack on the Twin Towers in 2001. On Sunday, the NYPD 62nd Precinct paid tribute to Detective Christopher Cranston, saluting his casket outside his old police station.…
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While most of us would claim we'd stop at nothing to keep a beloved family member safe, actions speak louder than words - and very few people would even attempt to rescue said relative if it meant putting their own life at risk. 35-year-old Jermaine is one of these rare…
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Per West Virginia State Police, drug users are turning to wasp killer spray as a cheap alternative to meth. Law enforcement officials believe that the insect killer was responsible for three overdoses in Boone County last week. Speaking to WCHS-TV on Friday, police said that they have observed a worrying…
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As we near the 50th anniversary of the moon landing this year, conspiracy theorists are being even more vocal in their assertions that the Apollo 11 mission - crewed by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins - was faked. Now Bart Sibrel, a documentary filmmaker who was infamously…
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In 1979, Albert Flick was sentenced to three decades in prison for the murder of his wife, Sandra Flick. The attack came three weeks after she had served him divorced papers. After requesting that he stop by to collect his belongings, he stabbed her 14 times with a jackknife, as…
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It's important for children to develop an entrepreneurial spirit from an early age, wouldn't you say? To that end, there's nothing better than giving them the chance to open up a drinks stand to make a little bit of spare money. It can teach them the value of money, of…
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A Florida-based business owner has taken to the streets to warn the public not to give money to a local homeless man. Ryan Bray was approached by a homeless man while his vehicle was stopped at the intersection of 75th Street West and Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, 47 miles…
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Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer is urging the FBI to investigate FaceApp over national-security and privacy concerns. The hugely popular app, whose developer is based in Russia, uses artificial intelligence to alter your photos to make you appear older or younger, and can even 'swap' your gender. However, the terms…
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A female Border Patrol officer has caused quite a stir on Twitter, after a photo of her providing security for Vice President Mike Pence during his recent border visit surfaced online. The photo captured the agent standing outside a holding cell, and quickly went viral. Twitter users were largely in…
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Boxing legend Pernell Whitaker has died at the age of 55 after he was hit by a car on Sunday night, TMZ reports. The incident occurred in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Northampton Boulevard and Baker Road. Officials were notified at around 10:04 PM and when they arrived they…
