Paula Broadwell Apologizes for Affair with David Petraeus
ISAF via Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The woman at the center of the sex scandal that led to David Petraeus’ resignation from the CIA has spoken publicly for the first time about the affair and apologized for the “harm” she caused to the families i…
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Your Neighborhood Bear
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DUARTE, Clif.) — April showers may bring May flowers, but in the foothills of Southern California, you can also expect bears.
From May 1 to June 21, as grills fire up and tasty smells waft through the neighborhood, the Californi…
List of Top New Species Includes Glow-in-the-Dark Cockroach, New Monkey
intl. Inst. for Species Exploration at Arizona State Univ.(PHOENIX) — What’s new in animal species? Plenty, according to the sixth annual Top 10 list by the Institute at Arizona State University that includes everything from a glow-in-the-dark cockroa…
Teen Wins ‘Doodle 4 Google’ Contest with Heartfelt Reunion Drawing
Sabrina Brady/Google(NEW YORK) — The instructions were plain and simple: Draw your “best day ever.” Sabrina Brady did just that and it’s landed her quite literally front and center in all of Google’s glory.
Brady, 17, was…
Bridge Collapse over Skagit River in Washington Sends Cars, People into Water
A portion of the Interstate 5 freeway over the Skagit River in Skagit County, Wash., collapsed May 23, 2013, sending cars and people into the water, authorities said. (Tiffany Matson)(SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash.) — A portion of an interstate highway bridge …
Texas Deputy, Shot in ‘Evil Evan’ Manhunt, Returning to Force
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BOWIE, Texas) — The Texas deputy shot three times in March while chasing a paroled Colorado inmate suspected in the slaying of Colorado’s prisons chief will be heading back to work this weekend, and he says he is “ready to go ba…
Jodi Arias Jury Cannot Decide on Death Penalty, Mistrial Declared
ABC News(PHOENIX) — Jodi Arias will not be put to death — at least not yet.A judge declared a mistrial in the sentencing phase of her murder trial Thursday, after the jury could not agree on whether to sentence Arias to death or to life in prison for…
Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts
Win McNamee/Getty Images(DALLAS) — The Boy Scouts of America Thursday voted to lift its longtime ban on admitting gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles.The vote by its 1,400 national membership came as no surp…
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Accused of Blackmail in Taxi Boss Battle
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — This is the case of the F-bomb that’s landed New York City’s mayor in federal court.One of the leaders of the Big Apple’s taxi industry filed suit against Michael Bloomberg this week, claiming a violation of his …
‘Extremely Active’ Potential for Hurricane Season
NASA GOES Project(WASHINGTON) — Get ready for an “extremely active” active Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said Thursday.Between now and the end of the Atlantic hurricane season (Nov. 30) the National Atmospheric and Ocea…
Man Safe After 32 Days of Alleged Torture
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A New York City businessman was rescued this week after being held for more than a month in an abandoned warehouse, where his alleged abductors tortured him for weeks in a plot to extort his family for millions in ra…
Jodi Arias Could Get Second Jury if Jurors Deadlock
ABC News(PHOENIX) — The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial began its third day of deliberations Thursday on whether to sentence Arias to death, raising the possibility that prosecutors may retry the penalty phase of the case if the jury is deadlocked…
Plane Debris Falls on Georgia Woman’s House
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — A Georgia woman said she is thankful to be alive after a 20-foot section of a 747 cargo plane’s wing fell off before part of it came crashing into her home.Pamela Ware was in her Clayton County, Ga., home …
Fashion Bully, 11, Forced to Wear Thrift Shop Clothes
Photodisc(SALT LAKE CITY) — The Utah woman who made headlines for forcing her stepdaughter to wear secondhand clothes as a punishment for bullying says she did it to teach the girl empathy.
“She needed to know how inappropriate she was behaving,…
Susan Powell Case: Video of Missing Mom Surfaces as Case Is Closed
Lui Kit Wong-Pool/Getty Images(WEST VALLEY, Utah) — A newly released, eerie home video made by Susan Powell, the Utah mother who disappeared in 2009 under mysterious circumstances, shows her recording her family’s belongings just in case something eve…
Sergeant Accused of Recording Female Cadets in Bathroom
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WEST POINT, N.Y.) — A sergeant first class is accused of photographing and videotaping female cadets by planting hidden cameras in the bathroom and showers at West Point.
Sergeant Michael McClendon is under investigation by the …
Oklahoma Teacher Records Moment of Tornado Impact
Benjamin Krain/Getty Images(MOORE, Okla.) — Cellphone video recorded by an Oklahoma teacher at Briarwood Elementary School shows the exact moment an E-F5 tornado tore through the building as she attempted to calm students’ fears by telling them, “It’s…
Homeless Teen Is High School Valedictorian
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga.) — Becoming the valedictorian of your high school is a difficult and impressive feat in itself, but it’s even more impressive for a Georgia teen who did so while her family was homeless.
Chelesa Fearce has a …
NYC Teacher Offers Suicide Note Writing Class
Stockbyte(NEW YORK) — Philosophy professor Simon Critchley from New York City’s New School said he believes that the only way to really learn how to live is to prepare to die.
So, as part of a larger theatrical installation this spring called School o…
US Says Four Americans Killed by Drones in Counterterror Strikes
Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Eric Holder has disclosed in a letter to Congress that four Americans were killed by U.S. drones in the course of the government’s attacks on terrorists.”Since 2009, the United States, in the…