CENTRALVILLE, Mass., Feb. 19 (UPI) —Police in Massachusetts said a man who demanded money from an elderly woman for shoveling her driveway decided to leave when she retrieved her gun. Investigators said the 79-year-old Centralville woman called police Tuesday night
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UPI) —A coin toss Wednesday has awarded the Dallas Cowboys the 16th overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft, finalizing the order of the player-selection process. Dallas and the Baltimore Ravens both finished 2013 with 8-8
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 19 (UPI) —Among Derek Jeter’s goals, after his retirement from baseball after the 2014 season, is to raise a family, he said Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. Jeter, the New York Yankees’ shortstop, announced his retirement Feb. 12,
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (UPI) —U.S. film and TV producer Roma Downey says she and her husband Mark Burnett have literally exorcised Satan from their upcoming movie “Son of God.” The soon-to-be-released, 2-hour film is an abridged version of the
MADISON, Wis., Feb. 18 (UPI) — The Wisconsin Army National Guard is on the defensive after a photo of a member posing comically in front of a flag-draped coffin surfaced on Instagram. The National Guard confirmed at least one of
ELYRIA, Ohio, Feb. 18 (UPI) — Animal rescuers in Ohio said a kitten found covered in ice at the side of a road is recovering from its ordeal. The Friendship Animal Protective League said a woman found the kitten at
The Soil Association (SA), Britain’s foremost organic food organisation, is indirectly responsible for the deaths of millions of children because of its ongoing opposition to Golden Rice, a leading environmentalist has claimed. Dr Patrick Moore, a co-founder of Greenpeace, has
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (UPI) — Tony Gonzalez will join CBS’s in-studio program during the NFL season and Dan Marino and Shannon Sharpe will leave the show, CBS Sports said. Gonzalez retired after the 2013 season after 17 seasons as
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 18 (UPI) —The Big Ten basketball game between No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes and Indiana Hoosiers was postponed Tuesday when a piece of metal fell from the Assembly Hall ceiling. A release from the Indiana Athletic Department said
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (UPI)–Devo guitarist Bob Casale has died of heart failure, the New Wave band announced on its website. He was 61. “As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (UPI)–The latest “Game of Thrones” preview has gotten more than 3 million hits since U.S. cable network HBO posted it on YouTube Sunday. The clip called “Vengeance” runs 1 minute, 40 seconds, and features appearances by
IPSWICH, Australia, Feb. 18 (UPI) —An Australian man was sentenced to a year in prison for helping a tattoo artist trick a “significantly disabled” man into having a penis tattooed on his back. Christopher William Lord, 23, was sentenced to
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (UPI)–U.S. recording artist David Crosby said in a statement Monday he is recovering from a cardiac catheterization and angiogram he underwent last week. Crosby, 72, had the procedures Friday after a routine cardiac stress test indicated
BOSTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) — Police in Massachusetts said a man allegedly used a snow shovel to attack a business owner who was blowing snow onto his car. Barnstable police Sgt. Thomas Toomey said William Kaouette, 55, looked out from
CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 17 (UPI) — A checkout line fight at a Walmart store in Chandler, Ariz., Sunday afternoon escalated into gunfire that left one man dead, police said. The Chandler Police Department said the 36-year-old man was shot just
GYOR, Hungary, Feb. 16 (UPI) — A homeless man who spent his last coins on a lottery ticket said he has become Hungary’s biggest lottery winner ever with a prize of $2.79 million. Laszlo Andraschek’s win went unnoticed until he
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (UPI) — New York City, which gives away more than 38 million condoms a year at 3,500 locations, has updated the packaging and added an extra-large size, officials say. Dr. Mary Bassett, New York City’s health
SUNBURY, Pa., Feb. 16 (UPI) — A teen satanist charged in one murder along with her husband alleges she’s a serial killer and police in Pennsylvania say they are taking her claims seriously. The (Sunbury) Daily Item reported Saturday Miranda
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Feb. 16 (UPI) —North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked his late father’s birthday Sunday by paying respects to the former leader, state media reported. Kim visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang where Kim
ASPEN, Colo., Feb. 16 (UPI) — An avalanche in Colorado’s Lake County left two people missing and three people hospitalized, officials said. The avalanche happened at about 5 p.m. Saturday, roughly eight miles west of Twin Lakes Village, the Lake
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Feb. 16 (UPI)–Two New York radio DJs said they apologize for writing a fake note in which a mother declined an invite to a birthday party for a child whose parents are gay. Steve Harper and Leeana Costa,
HONOLULU, Feb. 16 (UPI) — Actor Charlie Sheen announced he asked his porn star girlfriend Brett “Scottie” Rossi to marry him during a Valentine’s Day getaway to Hawaii. The 48-year-old actor made the announcement in his signature quirky style, in
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 (UPI)–John Henson, the son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson, has died of a heart attack, the family said Saturday. He was 48. “It is with great sadness that we confirm that John Henson, son
EVANSTON, Ill., Feb. 15 (UPI) —Studying fish movements may lead to underwater vehicles to study coral reefs, repair deep-sea oil rigs or investigate sunken ships, U.S. researchers say. The weakly electric black ghost knifefish of the Amazon basin has inspired
