Video of Deadly Hostage Standoff in Walmart Released
Police have released surveillance video from an Oklahoma Walmart of a man who allegedly took a 2-year-old girl from a mother’s shopping cart and held a knife to the child’s throat. Surveillance cameras at the Midwest City, Okla., Walmart were rolling June 17 when police… Read More »
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Cirque du Soleil Performer Killed in Fall During Las Vegas Performance
A high-wire performer with Cirque du Soleil was killed after she fell 50 feet during a performance of “KA” at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Acrobat Sarah Guyard, 31, who was an original member of the “KA” cast, fell after a wire suspending her… Read More »
NSA Leaker Snowden: ‘Not a Topic’ for Russia, ‘Not in Ecuador’s Hands’
MOSCOW — Both Russia and Ecuador appeared to distance themselves today from NSA leaker Edward Snowden. In an interview with Ekho Moskvy radio, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin suggested Snowden would find no refuge in Moscow. Snowden is “not a topic on the agenda… Read More »
Reporter’s Notebook: Millions March in Egypt Protests
CAIRO, Egypt — A sea of bobbing heads hoisting Egyptian flags high spilled out of Tahrir Square as drivers pulled their cars over on the October 6 Bridge to watch the scene below. A long procession of others walked down Ramses Street in the direction… Read More »
Reporter’s Notebook: Living in the Airport, Looking for Edward Snowden
MOSCOW — After a week searching for Edward Snowden inside Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, I can tell you where to find a decent bagel. I can tell you the wifi password at Burger King. I can even tell you where they sell snorkeling equipment. What I… Read More »
Champion Dog Allegedly Neutered, Kidnapped
A New York couple is suing their dog-sitter, claiming she won’t give back their champion Samoyed named Polar Mist You Gotta Believe and had the animal neutered, ruining his value. Cecile and Victor Stanton, of Jericho, N.Y., filed a lawsuit against Beverly Jeffries of Pasadena, Calif.,… Read More »
Kitten Trapped in a Sacramento Storm Drain Is Rescued
After spending four days trapped in a storm drain at a remote Sacramento intersection, a calico kitten was rescued thanks to a few teenagers who responded to its frantic and frightened meows. The teenagers tried to pull the kitten out using a rope and when… Read More »
Feds Worry About July 4 Fireworks Bombs
When police officers around the country meet for their morning musters over the next week, many of them will likely be reminded by supervisors that fireworks – so popular around the Fourth of July – can be used to build bombs. “Recent incidents in the… Read More »
Ex-Marine Accused of Impersonating Girlfriend to Hide Murder
A retired Marine from Southern California who married another woman just weeks after the alleged murder of his girlfriend is now in custody, accused of the killing and its elaborate cover-up. Investigators believe Brian Brimager, 43, disposed of Yvonne Baldelli’s body, her small dog, and… Read More »
Reporter’s Notebook: Remembering Fateful SEAL Rescue Operation
The hole in the sod along the bank of the Kunar River was small, only big enough to fit a foot-long green ammunition box affixed with the flag of Afghanistan and containing a small wood urn and a two-inch sliver of granite in a blue… Read More »
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