House overwhelmingly passes $7.9 billion Harvey aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed $7.9 billion in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief as warring Republicans and Democrats united behind help forRead More
‘This is a buzz saw’: Florida braces for Hurricane Irma
MIAMI (AP) — Florida residents picked store shelves clean and long lines formed at gas pumps Wednesday as Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 monster withRead More
Dali foundation: DNA test disproves artist paternity suit
MADRID (AP) — A paternity test has disproved a Spanish woman’s claim that she is the daughter of surrealist artist Salvador Dali, the deceased painter’sRead More
Babysitter gets 15 years in prison for Benadryl death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio baby sitter who authorities say gave a fatal dose of Benadryl to an 8-month-old boy has been sentenced toRead More
Police seek guidance after parking lot sheep slaughter
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck police are looking to the city attorney’s office for guidance after officers responded to a report of sheep being slaughteredRead More
2 guilty of laundering billions in South American gold
MIAMI (AP) — Two Florida businessmen have pleaded guilty in a $3.6 billion money-laundering case involving South American gold. The Miami Herald reports that 39-year-oldRead More
UN probe says Syrian government launched April sarin attack
GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-mandated investigators said Wednesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s air force conducted a sarin-gas attack in the spring that killed at leastRead More
Tiger killed after running loose in Georgia neighborhood
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Police have confirmed that a tiger that was running loose on a Georgia highway was shot and killed. Henry County PoliceRead More
Fake architect sentenced in ‘Operation Vandelay Industries’
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A fake architect named Newman has been sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 years in state prison for posing asRead More
Police officer delivers son in hotel parking lot
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois police officer has delivered his son in a hotel parking lot. The Rockford Register Star reports Rockford officer JamesRead More