Pa. Doctor’s Parents: ‘She Could Not Have Harmed Herself’
Hemera/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — Investigators have not yet confirmed the cause of a death of a prominent Pennsylvania neurologist whose autopsy revealed she had “toxic levels of cyanide” in her system, but her parents spoke out against the possibility…
Cemeteries Refuse to Bury Body of Boston Bombing Suspect
Photo by Glenn DePriest/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Cemeteries across the Northeast are refusing to bury the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev as his official cause of the death was released.Authorities determined Tsarnaev died of g…
Maryland Abolishes Death Penalty
David J. Sams/Getty Images(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Maryland became the 18th state to abolish the death penalty on Thursday when Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the measure at a crowded ceremony.
The new law will not apply to the five people currently on d…
Guns for Kids Marketing Debate Ignited by Latest Child Death
(AUBURN, Wash.) — The tragic shooting death of a 2-year-old girl by her 5-year-old brother this week was compounded by the fact — baffling to many who don’t use guns — that the .22 rifle the boy used has been given to him as a present.
The shooting …
Three Suspects Charged in Connection with Boston Marathon Bombing
Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Three more people have been taken into custody in connection with the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon, two charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and one with lying to inves…
Three Suspects Charged in Connection with Boston Marathon Bombing
Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Three more people have been taken into custody in connection with the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon, two charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and one with lying to inves…
Three Suspects Charged in Connection with Boston Marathon Bombing
Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Three more people have been taken into custody in connection with the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon, two charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and one with lying to inves…
Army Officer, Wife Accused of Child Abuse
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MORRIS COUNTY, N.J) — A U.S. Army major and his wife are facing federal child-abuse charges for cruelty to their six children, three of whom were adopted. The alleged acts of cruelty include breaking their bones, denying them me…
Army Officer, Wife Accused of Child Abuse
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MORRIS COUNTY, N.J) — A U.S. Army major and his wife are facing federal child-abuse charges for cruelty to their six children, three of whom were adopted. The alleged acts of cruelty include breaking their bones, denying them me…
Army Officer, Wife Accused of Child Abuse
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MORRIS COUNTY, N.J) — A U.S. Army major and his wife are facing federal child-abuse charges for cruelty to their six children, three of whom were adopted. The alleged acts of cruelty include breaking their bones, denying them me…
Evidence Discovered of Cannibalism at Jamestown Colony
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Colonists at the oldest settlement in America, Jamestown, may have resorted to cannibalism during the winter of 1609, archaeologists said Wednesday.Archaeologists had previously discovered evidence that settlers had …
Frat Party Violence Escalates at Arizona State University
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(TEMPE, Ariz.) — In the latest instance of what has become a persistent problem in the Tempe, Ariz., area, five people were arrested at a fraternity brawl near Arizona State University, which police say involved baseball ba…
Seal Populations Flourishing Thanks to Protective Law
iStockphoto(WASHINGTON) — At a time when it seems like Congress can’t get anything right, environmentalists across the country are praising a 41-year-old federal law that is achieving exactly what its framers wanted.
The Marine Mammal Protection Act o…
Boston Marathon Bombing Victim Honored on Little League Opening Day
The Richard Family(DORCHESTER, Mass.) – Saturday was the opening day for Boston-area little league, where Martin Richard, the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings, would have played. He was honored by the community and his teammates at…
Ga. Fire Engulfs Home, Takes Lives of Woman, Four Children
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(NEWNAN, Ga.) — A woman and four children died in a blazing fire that engulfed a single-story brick home in Newnan, Ga., early Saturday morning.
Alonna McCrary, 28, along with two of her children, Eriel McCrary, 5, and Ni…
Asian-American Frat Under Fire for Blackface Video
Youtube(IRVINE, Calif.) — The Lambda Theta Delta Fraternity at the University of California, Irvine, has apologized after the release of a YouTube video featuring one of its members in blackface.
The video depicts members of Lambda Theta Delta, an Asi…
Biden Calls Marathon Bombers ‘Twisted Perverted Cowardly Knockoff Jihadis’
Alex Wong/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Vice President Biden spoke at Wednesday’s memorial service for Sean Collier, the MIT police officer who was allegedly killed by the Boston Marathon bombers.
Biden told the crowd that terrorism was doomed to fail,…
Body Pulled From River May Be Brown University Student
The Tripathi Family(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — The Rhode Island medical examiner’s office is trying to determine if a body pulled from a river is missing Brown University student Sunil Tripathi, who was erroneously linked on social media to the Boston bombin…
Suspected Marathon Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Family Used Welfare
Johannes Hirns/Landov(BOSTON) — Alleged Boston Bombing mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev was receiving government welfare in the years before he and his brother turned on the state of Massachusetts and allegedly killed three people and injured more than 20…
Runners Around the World Show Solidarity with Boston
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Runners around the globe this weekend showed their solidarity with the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.At the London Marathon, the first major race since Boston, runners wore black ribbons and observed a moment of …