OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state senator called for a criminal investigation after one of her colleagues said he would resign after admitting that he took photos of a female legislative aide without her knowledge. Democratic state Sen. Megan Hunt of Omaha sent a letter urging the state attorney general and Nebraska State Patrol […]
A child was found walking alone in Colerain Township Thursday night. The boy found wandering alone in Colerain Township Thursday night was abandoned in the area by his mother, according to Colerain police. Police said Heather Nicole Adkins, 32, took her son from Shelbyville, Indiana, and drove him 75 miles away to Cincinnati. The child […]
I worked as a Disney Imagineer for eight years.Gabriella Sorrento I worked as a Disney Imagineer designing the Florida theme parks for eight years. It’s not safe to sit on the railings in the lines or sneak a kid onto a ride they’re too short for. Flip-flops aren’t going to get you far in the […]
A Chinese man was nearly drained of all his blood by the time he escaped his captors in Sihanoukville city, Cambodia. The man, identified only by his surname Li, was kidnapped by a gang and used as a “blood slave” for months, reported South China Morning Post. Li’s life as a “blood slave” Since August […]
When a veteran beach clean-up expert noticed a bloom of yellow plastic tubing along Outer Cape strands, she began to ask questions. “I had never seen it before,” said Laura Ludwig, manager of the Center for Coastal Studies Marine Debris and Plastics Program. “Where was it coming from?” Thus began a journey to unravel the […]
BEIJING (AP) — Kai Verbij was the reigning world champion in speedskating’s 1,000 meters. The Dutch star really liked his chances of winning a medal Friday at the Beijing Olympics. But, with a split-second bit of sportsmanship, Verbij lost any chance of claiming a spot on the podium. In fact, he finished dead last. Verbij […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A family that died of heat exhaustion during a grueling summer hike in Northern California sent a last, desperate text pleading for help, authorities said Thursday. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office released information pulled from the cellphone of Jonathan Gerrish after months of work with an FBI forensics team. One text […]
Paris Hilton is ringing in her 41st birthday with celebratory pics. On Thursday, Hilton shared a handful of photos of herself rocking an animal-print bikini paired with matching shoes and a headpiece. She also donned cat-eye sunglasses. Hilton was seen aboard a yacht for several of the snapshots, while in the others she posed on […]
Midland County Sheriff’s Office Five officials at a private Christian academy in Texas are facing felony charges over accusations they failed to notify authorities after a ninth-grader reported being sexually assaulted by an older student during a hazing incident on “freshman initiation day.” The three administrators and two athletic coaches at Midland Christian School are […]
Tommy New Jefferson County Commissioner H.G. “Tommy” New died Wednesday, Feb. 16, in the early afternoon. Taylor Funeral Home Director Jerry Taylor was a close friend of New’s. “He was an awful good friend. We called him Uncle Tommy.” Taylor said he saw the commissioner die. New drove his white pickup truck to Taylor Funeral […]