Forget ‘manmade’: Berkeley bans gender-specific words
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into “maintenance holes” instead. Nothing will be manmade inRead More
Attorneys want school shooting suspect’s statements tossed
BENTON, Ky. (AP) — Attorneys for a Kentucky teenager charged with fatally shooting two classmates and wounding 14 others at school filed a motion toRead More
Former police officer gets prison for assaulting detained man
TALLASSEE, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama police officer has been sentenced to prison for slamming a compliant handcuffed man into the ground and thenRead More
Man scales down Philadelphia high-rise to escape smoky fire
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man scaled down several floors of the side of a 19-story high-rise building in Philadelphia to escape a fire that injuredRead More
Man accused of raping 4-year-old girl in McDonald’s bathroom
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — A 37-year-old Oklahoma man has been jailed on rape complaints after authorities said he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl inRead More
Ex-LSU lineman shot by dog returns to daily life
MONROE, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana State University lineman says he’s adjusting to life with a titanium leg after being shot by a dogRead More
Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears
(AP) — The woodsy community of Wolcott, Connecticut, doesn’t see a lot of crime. But when the police chief heard about an opportunity to distributeRead More
Supreme Court set to issue ruling on Northern Pass
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court is set to rule on whether a state committee erred when it rejected a controversial projectRead More
‘We are having taco night’: Grandmother uses doorbell camera to alert family about dinner
(WHDH) — A grandmother who couldn’t get a hold of her family members visited their home to leave a message with their video doorbell. TheRead More
Proposed design could make middle seats on airplanes more appealing
(WHDH) — A proposal to change how airplane seats are designed could make the worst seat on the plane a lot more comfortable. Colorado-based startupRead More