A woman from Melbourne, Florida learned that the law can be heartless. Violating a law that prohibits pets from wandering leashless, she received a ticket in excess of $200. One of her pets was a kitty cat in a specially
(AP) Minnesota coach Jerry Kill on leave for epilepsyBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIAP Sports WriterMINNEAPOLISEven as his seizures have grown in frequency over the last two years, Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has always maintained that his epilepsy would never slow him down.
(AP) Magic Johnson won’t return to ESPN, cites scheduleBRISTOL, Conn.Magic Johnson won’t return to ESPN as an NBA studio analyst. The Hall of Famer says in a statement released by the network Thursday that because of his busy schedule, “I
(AP) Army, Navy football ready to play SaturdayBy The Associated PressArmy and Navy are preparing to play their games on Saturday with no interruptions from the partial government shutdown. The shutdown caused by the budget impasse in Congress caused the
(AP) Teen star Ko files petition with LPGA to turn proDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.Amateur sensation Lydia Ko is turning pro and has asked the LPGA Tour to waive its age limit. The 16-year-old from New Zealand already is a two-time winner
(AP) Dario Franchitti released from Houston hospitalBy JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterThree-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti was released from a Houston hospital Thursday, four days after fracturing his spine and breaking his right ankle in an IndyCar Series crash.
(AP) 2 ex-Navy football players to face court-martialBy BRIAN WITTEAssociated PressANNAPOLIS, Md.Two U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen will face courts-martial in an alleged sexual assault at an off-campus party while a third will not, the academy’s superintendent decided on Thursday. All
HBO host Bill Maher is no stranger to inserting himself into contentious debates, but this time the target of his latest harangue is fighting back. Maher teamed with PETA to decry cruel cat experiments being conducted on the campus of
Back to work for at least 18 of Sen. Harry Reid’s staffers who spent the last 10 days on furlough due to the government shutdown. The aids are returning to work in Las Vegas, Reno, and Carson City, yet it
(AP) Senate OKs bill to pay military death benefitsBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has approved legislation to provide benefits to the families of fallen troops.The Senate backed the measure Thursday, after the House approved it unanimously a day earlier.The Pentagon
Despite widespread consternation over the fact that, earlier this week, the Amber Alert website was closed, but Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move website was up and running, LetsMove.gov is still apparently operating. The White House website, however, carries this disclaimer: “Because
According to Linn’s Stamp News, the US Postal Service has now been forced to destroy the entire run of stamps based on Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. That’s because three of the stamps showed children doing unsafe activities: one showed
WikiLeaks mastermind Julian Assange is no film critic, but he can’t stop slamming the movie based on his own exploits. The Fifth Estate, opening nationwide Oct. 18, casts the talented Benedict Cumberbatch as Assange in full secret-revealing mode. Earlier this
(AP) Azerbaijan announces election winner _ before voteBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWSomething funny happened the day before Azerbaijan’s presidential election: The election commission announced the winner.On Tuesday, the smartphone app of the Central Election Commission released the results of Wednesday’s vote,
(AP) APNewsBreak: Feds to let states pay to open parksBy MATTHEW DALYAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration said Thursday it will allow states to use their own money to reopen some national parks that have been closed because of the government shutdown.Governors
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi women’s rights activists posted online photographs and video clips of themselves defying a ban on female driving on Thursday, two days after members of the influential Shoura Council called for an end to the prohibition. Saudi
(AP) 28 years in prison for corrupt ex-Detroit mayorBy ED WHITEAssociated PressDETROITFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption that turned city hall into a pay-to-play parlor. Kilpatrick was convicted earlier this year
(AP) 4 Americans meet Snowden to give him an awardBy CARO KRIELAssociated PressMOSCOWFour former U.S. government officials who met with former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden said Thursday that he is adjusting to life in Russia and expresses
Saudi women are increasingly getting behind the wheel in defiance of a driving ban ahead of a nationwide campaign planned by female activists for later this month, witnesses said. A video posted on social networks this week shows a fully
(AP) Auto-erotic asphyxiation possible in Castro deathBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs WriterCOLUMBUS, OhioCleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro’s death by hanging in his prison cell may not have been suicide after all, but an attempt to choke himself for a sexual thrill,
(AFP) On Somalia’s high seas, ferocious pirates hijack a container ship but US special forces finally battle them off: the latest Hollywood film ‘Captain Phillips’, based on a real story. In reality though, such daring rescues have been rare, and
(AP) Rescued kidnapped teen to speak on ‘Today’ showSAN DIEGOKidnapping survivor Hannah Anderson says her family’s friend-turned-captor handcuffed her and tried to make her play a game of Russian roulette until she started “freaking out.” James Lee DiMaggio used zip
(AP) Report: Obama brings chilling effect on journalismBy BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. government’s aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on journalists and government whistle-blowers, according to a report released Thursday on U.S.
Say hello again to two of the most over-promoted and sinister figures involved with the current U.S. government: Mohamed Elibiary and Dalia Mogahed. If you were one of those Christian Copts standing in the ruins of your village or church,
CNN’s Piers Morgan displayed the class for which he has become known on Twitter on Thursday, ripping into Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who was appearing on CNN at the time: Michele Bachmann’s eyes. Terrifying. #CNN — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October
