LOCKPORT, Ill., Feb. 27 (UPI) —Police in the Chicago suburbs said a man faces charges for taking his tiger cub out on the town, including inside a bar. Lockport police said John Basile — who keeps wolves, mountain lions and
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (UPI) —Police in China recently arrested 1,094 people who were accused of online baby trafficking and rescued 383 babies, the Ministry of Public Security said. The arrests of four major online baby-trafficking groups led to the rescues
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) —A New York judge is drawing criticism for allegedly saying a man suffering a heart attack while in a jury pool “can wait” for “a few more minutes.” A report filed by a court officer
ZUSHI, Japan, Feb. 27 (UPI) —A Japanese town with a beach frequented by U.S. service members has passed a ban on displaying “scary” tattoos at the beach. The Zushi City Council ordinance includes a number of rules for the beach
KEY WEST, Fla., Feb. 27 (UPI) —Authorities in Florida said a cocaine possession suspect allegedly told police he “thought cocaine wasn’t illegal in Florida.” The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said police responded to a 2 a.m. call from a security
DETROIT, Feb. 27 (UPI) —Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has pledged to spend $20 million to tear down fire-damaged abandoned structures in the city’s blighted neighborhoods. In his first State of the City address since becoming mayor, Duggan said “the change
GOODRICH, Mich., Feb. 27 (UPI) —An elementary school principal in Goodrich, Mich., resigned and a teacher is on administrative leave for videotaping a boy stuck in a chair, officials say. The incident happened in a fifth grade classroom at Oaktree
CASTELLDEFELS, Spain, Feb. 27 (UPI) —A team of Spanish scientists said they used strains of probiotic bacteria found in baby poop to create pork sausages. The scientists, from the food safety program at Catalonia’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Research,
ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 27 (UPI) —Officials at a Swiss business school said a teacher was fired after pornographic videos were projected on his blackboard during class. Students in the man’s class at KV Zurich Business School said the teacher apparently
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 27 (UPI) —University of Utah police said officers peered inside an igloo built on campus and discovered a group of students smoking marijuana. Garth Smith, spokesman for police on the Salt Lake City school’s campus, said
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Former NFL player Darren Sharper surrendered to Los Angeles police after an arrest warrant alleging he raped two women in New Orleans was issued, police said. Sharper, who surrendered Thursday, had been free on
Egyptian security forces have informed the terrorist outfit Hamas that the country will soon be closing off the smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Egypt permanently. Israel Radio’s story states that the tunnels which allow for weapons and construction materials to
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) —A study of wealth shows half the housing value in the country is concentrated in just 10 percent of U.S. cities, the Conference Board said. The study produced by The Demand Institute, a think tank
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI)–Most people would expect strapping, Northern Irish-born movie hero Liam Neeson to spring into action should a real-life emergency arise on an airplane, but the star of the in-flight murder mystery “Non-Stop” confesses he just doesn’t
A long-standing billionaire donor to the Conservative Party was yesterday confirmed to have ceased his backing for David Cameron’s party after the Tories championed the same-sex marriage bill in July last year. Hedge fund owner Sir Michael Hintze is said
FORT CARSON, Colo., Feb. 26 (UPI) — Authorities at Fort Carson in Colorado say they are “looking into” a “selfie” sent by a soldier apparently showing her hiding in a car to avoid a flag salute. The self-photographed picture
PUNTA GORDA, Fla., Feb. 26 (UPI) — Police in Florida said they arrested a woman accused of calling 911 to ask for an attractive officer to be sent back to her home. The police report of the incident said Maria
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (UPI)–The National Enquirer admits it published an erroneous story about Philip Seymour Hoffman and is now funding an annual scholarship in the late actor’s name. The announcement came after Hoffman’s longtime friend, New York playwright David
BRUSSELS, Feb. 26 (UPI) —NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday there will be no international forces in Afghanistan unless a bilateral security agreement is signed. Rasmussen said Afghan leaders and international force commanders would meet Thursday to discuss planning
Two Muslim converts found guilty of brutally murdering British soldier Lee Rigby in broad daylight in a London street have been sentenced today. Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were found guilty on 19th December 2013 of killing 25-year-old soldier Lee
EXETER, England, Feb. 25 (UPI) —Whether gamblers win a bet or just come close, their brains react pretty much the same way, researchers in Britain say. Dr. Natalia Lawrence of the University of Exeter and Dr. Simon Dymond at Swansea
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 25 (UPI) —Electronic voting based on smartphones could be incorporated into the current large-scale election process and lead to fewer errors, U.S. researchers say. They’ve designed a mobile voting system optimized for use on a smartphone
The British public opposes further European Union (EU) expansionism, as a YouGov poll reveals today how Brits are wary of EU membership bids from Ukraine, Turkey, and Israel. A large majority of Brits polled agree that Iceland should become a
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (UPI) —Beer brand Budweiser and Major League Baseball legend Ozzie Smith are teaming for a campaign to make MLB opening day a national holiday. Budweiser, the official beer of Major League Baseball, and Smith, a former
