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 »
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 »
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 »
Oops. Woman Sells $18,000 Earrings for $20
Dori Rhoades, a working mother of two, was having an especially busy week. Between her son’s 9th birthday, her own anniversary, organizing teacher appreciation week and volunteering at her children’s school, she was exhausted and admittedly a bit scatter-brained. On top of everything else, her… Read More »
Could Snowden Be at Moscow Airport ‘Prison’ Hotel?
MOSCOW — It’s been nearly a week since NSA leaker Edward Snowden arrived, and several days since Russian President Vladimir Putin urged him to leave as soon as possible. Yet Snowden remains somewhere at the Sheremetyevo airport and out of sight. So where could he… Read More »
Bert and Ernie Cuddle Over Supreme Court Ruling
The New Yorker magazine is celebrating the Supreme Court’s landmark marriage equality decisions by unveiling a cover featuring “Sesame Street’s” Bert and Ernie. On the cover of next week’s issue of the magazine, the “Sesame Street” characters are drawn cozily sitting together in front of… Read More »
Virginia Jail Holds Father-Daughter Dance For Prisoners
All of the prisoners at Virginia’s Richmond City Jail admit they made poor choices, and could be better fathers. “I am definitely failing as a parent right now, just by being out of her life,” Ronnell Glasgow said. A few examples: Julian Edwards is serving… Read More »
Has Your Child Ever Been ‘Slut Shamed’?
Katelyn Campbell, 18, is a high school senior in Charleston, W. Va. In April a pro-abstinence guest speaker, Pam Stenzel, spoke at her school. Campbell researched Stenzel and watched YouTube videos of her speeches. Campbell believe that Stenzel wrongly does what teens themselves are often guilty of:… Read More »
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