Camel Predicts Super Bowl Winner
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If a clairvoyant camel is to be believed, the New York Giants will take home the Super Bowl trophy next Sunday.Princess, a 25-year-old camel who lives at the Popcorn park Zoo in Lacey township, N.J., has accurately p…
Giffords’ Resignation ‘Right Decision,’ Mark Kelly tells ABC News
ABC/ Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) — A day after wife Gabrielle Giffords resigned from Congress, Mark Kelly told ABC News’ Bob Woodruff that “it was certainly the right decision,” despite the difficulty of stepping down from her position….
Who Are the Members of Navy SEAL Team Six?
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The world will probably never find out which Navy SEALs rescued two aid workers in Somalia, or who fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011. As part of the elite force that takes on the world’s most d…
Rescued American Sold Her Belongings to Become Missionary
Danish Refugee Council(NEW YORK) — Jessica Buchanan, the woman rescued from Somalia bandits by U.S. special forces, is so dedicated to helping others that she sold all of her belongings to become a missionary in Somalia. Buchanan, 32, was born in Cinc…
Connecticut Mayor Apologizes for Taco Crack
Hemera/Thinkstock(EAST HAVEN, Conn.) — An East Haven, Conn., mayor is in hot water after saying he would connect with his town’s Latino community by having tacos for dinner.His comments came hours after four East Haven police officers were arres…
Who Will Sit With the First Lady at State of the Union?
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — It’s the most exclusive guest list in a town full of power players. Sitting with the first lady as the president delivers the State of the Union address Tuesday night will be an elementary school teacher, a college student…
NASA: 2011 the Ninth-Warmest Year Since 1880
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) – Last year was the ninth-warmest year on Earth since 1880, continuing a trend “in which nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteorological record have occurred since the year 2000,” N…
Missing Toddler’s Mom Unable to Complete Polygraph
ABC News(PORTLAND, Maine) — The mother of missing Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds attempted to take a polygraph test with investigators but failed to complete it due to a medical condition, she said in a message on her website. Trista Reynolds announced s…
Clinton Names Basketball Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Cultural Ambassador
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The state department has a new global cultural ambassador: Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.The towering Hall of Famer said tackling his new position will be like following in the footsteps of L…
DA: Butterball Tipped Off About Turkey Farm Raid
Mercy for Animals(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Days before a Butterball turkey farm was raided by police because of allegations of animal abuse, the company had been tipped off that it was under investigation, ABC News has learned. That leak, according to officia…
‘If Fred Got Two Beatings Per Day…’ Homework Asks
Hemera/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — Third graders in in Gwinnett County, Ga., were given math homework Wednesday that asked questions about slavery and beatings.Christopher Braxton told ABC News affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta that he couldn’t believe the …
Missing Man’s Family Seeks Psychics’ Help
Goodshoot/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — The relatives of a missing 25-year-old Pennsylvania man said they aren’t entirely certain they believe in psychics — only that they’re willing to use an assortment of means to locate him.James Slack, of Bridgev…
Massive Pileup in Texas Blamed on Fog
Comstock/Thinkstock(PORT ARTHUR, Texas) — Dozens were injured, some of them critically, following a huge pileup Thursday on a southeast Texas highway that involved as many as 60 cars.“We just had a chain reaction,” Jefferson County Sherrif…
Bullying Blamed for 15-Year-Old’s Suicide
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Bullying played a part in the death of a 15-year-old girl from New York’s Staten Island who walked in front of an oncoming bus with a suicide note in her pocket, according to her relatives. Amanda Cummings, a s…
River Rescue: For Third Time, Salt Lake City Strangers Step Up
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SALT LAKE CITY) — This weekend, Utah’s Salt Lake City area upped its ranking as one of the nicest places on Earth after a dramatic rescue by people who just happened to be passing by. On New Year’s Eve, a group of nearly 10 stra…
Hiker, Dog Saved in Dramatic Cliff Rescue
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Fire Department has just engineered the dramatic rescue of a hiker and his dog who were trapped on a sheer cliff.The hiker, reportedly an 18-year-old student, and his dog, Lola, slid off a trail in the Lakeview …
Conn. Christmas Fire: Granddaughter Writes Poem for Deceased Family
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Connecticut girl whose grandparents died in the Christmas Day fire that also claimed the lives of her three cousins wrote a poem about her grandmother, whom she called Nana. Morgan Johnson’s poem is titled “The N…
Gingrich, Bachmann Make Gallup’s Most-Admired List
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Newt Gingrich might be lacking in recent presidential nomination poll numbers, but when it comes to admiration by his fellow Americans, he was the only male Republican candidate to make Gallup’s list of…
Colorado Man Finds $10K in Las Vegas Airport, Hunts Down Owner
Getty Images(GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.) — A Colorado man granted a Christmas wish through an unlikely act of honesty and persistence. He returned $10,000 in cash to its rightful owner after finding it in two Caesar’s Palace envelopes at the McCar…
Missing Toddler Ayla Reynolds: $30,000 Reward Offered
ABC News(WATERVILLE, Maine) — A $30,000 reward is being offered in the case of missing Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds, the largest missing person reward in the state’s history. In announcing the reward, police said that they believe there is foul play in…