Remains found in Arkansas identified as Maleah DavisVideo
HOUSTON — The remains of a child found in Arkansas last week are those of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl, Maleah Davis, a medical examiner said Monday. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said it had positively identified the remains found in a garbage bag near a freeway outside...
Monroeville man was ‘the most sincere police officer you’d ever meet’
During his lengthy career in law enforcement, T. Craig Thompson was nothing if not resourceful, even if the resource he used was nonexistent. “One night he was on patrol down by Airgas on Route 22, maybe about three in the morning, and he saw a flash in his peripheral vision,”...
Police: Blood found in missing Connecticut mom’s homeVideo
NORWALK, Conn. — The blood of a missing mother of five was found on clothing and other items dumped in several locations where two people matching the description of her estranged husband and his girlfriend were recorded on video disposing of trash bags, according to arrest warrants released Monday. The...
Florida lawmaker Mike Hill denounced for response to kill gays remark
TALLAHASSEE — A Republican Florida lawmaker is being admonished by his own party for his response to a suggestion that gay people be put to death. Rep. Mike Hill had an exchange with constituents during a meeting at Pensacola City Hall last month in which one man said the Bible’s...
Universal water park closes early, workers taken to hospital
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Volcano Bay water park at Universal Orlando Resort closed early Sunday and at least four workers were taken to hospitals for what theme park officials say were “technical issues.” Workers and some guests complained that they felt like they were being electrically shocked. Visiting from Boston,...
State police: Animals suffer in hot cars just like humans
State police are reminding residents as warmer weather comes on: Don’t leave your pet in the car. A little less than two years ago, Gov. Tom Wolf signed Act 104, also known as the “Hot Car Bill,” which provides protection for law enforcement and emergency responders when a dog or...
Police: Avalon woman hit man with her car because he called her rude
PITTSBURGH — A woman has been charged with intentionally hitting a man and running over his packages with her car outside a Pennsylvania post office after he accused her of rudeness. Pittsburgh police say the 31-year-old man said he called Elizabeth Noel Morrison rude after she flung the Bloomfield post...
School cafeteria pepper spray release sends kids to hospital
EASTON — Authorities say pepper spray released in an eastern Pennsylvania middle school cafeteria sent some children to the hospital and prompted a hazardous materials response and early dismissal. Emergency dispatchers in Northampton County responded to Easton Area Middle School after the 10:30 a.m. Monday incident. Director of emergency management...
Pittsburgh flight returns to LaGuardia after bird strike
NEW YORK — A Pittsburgh-bound flight has safely returned to New York’s LaGuardia Airport after a bird strike. American Airlines Flight 2107 returned at around 8:30 a.m. Monday. No injuries were reported. The airline said it was rebooking 98 passengers and evaluating the plane. It apologized for the delay. Port...
Report: Pennsylvania natural gas production shows ‘significant’ jump
Total natural gas production in Pennsylvania grew by 14.7% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year, a report by the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office said. “Despite decelerating from the previous two quarters, production growth continued to show significant strength,” the report said. Pennsylvania remains...
Report: FTC to lead possible Facebook antitrust probe
SAN FRANCISCO — The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Trade Commission will lead any antitrust investigation into Facebook as part of an arrangement that would give the Justice Department oversight of Google. The FTC and the Justice Department both oversee antitrust issues in the U.S. and must...
Iowa Little Leaguers keep playing as tornado looms behind them
Don’t mind that swirling potential death trap, kids. Just keep playing. Parent Jamie Brennan posted since-viral on Facebook last week showing Little League players near Montezuma, Iowa, warming up for a game while a tornado lurks beyond the outfield, the Des Moines Register reported. The National Weather Service confirmed the...
Did Trump fistbump the queen?
LONDON — Did President Donald Trump fistbump Queen Elizabeth II when they shook hands at Buckingham Palace? News photographs made it look as if he did, prompting some to claim on Twitter that the president was not showing the proper respect for Britain’s monarch, but really it was just a...
Driver accused of intentionally running over, killing dog
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A 29-year-old Florida man is accused of intentionally running over a dog in an act that was caught on surveillance video. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that Robert Joseph Kayat was arrested Sunday after investigators reviewed evidence. The dog was...
International visitors and students social media use to be screened
International students and just about everyone else seeking a visa to visit, study or work in the U.S. will have to ante up all of their social media usernames, email addresses and phone numbers from the last five years. The New York Times quoted the State Department as saying the...
Florida man brags about running from cops, eventually gets caught
A Florida man wanted on a warrant was arrested after he fled from a traffic stop and called 911 to brag about getting away. Nicholas Carlmann Jones, 19, allegedly said on the call “What do we pay you guys for? Like, I’ve driven past four cops,” according to Fox35. Jones...
3 killed in helicopter crash near Arkansas music festival
OZARK, Ark. — Authorities say three people were killed and one was injured when a sightseeing helicopter crashed near a music festival in the Ozark Mountains in western Arkansas. Franklin County Sheriff Anthony Boen said the pilot and two passengers were killed when the helicopter that had taken off from...
Sheriff: Kentucky woman arrested for DUI twice in same day
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Authorities say a Kentucky woman was arrested for DUI twice in the same day. WBKO-TV cited the Warren County Regional Jail’s website and Sheriff Brett Hightower in reporting that 29-year-old Tiffany Henderson was charged with driving under the influence on Sunday morning and again that evening....
Rare albino fawn found, rescued by trucker in California
LOOMIS, Calif. — A rare, all-white fawn has been found and rescued in Northern California by a truck driver who delivered the animal to a rescue center. The Sacramento Bee reported Sunday that the small albino deer with a pink nose and large pinkish ears was discovered sitting in the...
U.S. aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs
CHICAGO — Sally Atwater’s doctor spent two months on calls, messages and paperwork to get her an experimental drug he thinks can fight the lung cancer that has spread to her brain and spine. Nancy Goodman begged eight companies to let her young son try experimental medicines for a brain...
Officials: 8 killed in head-on crash on Mississippi highway
SCOOBA, Miss. — Eight people were killed before dawn Monday in a head-on collision between a box truck and a passenger van on a rural highway. All of the eight killed were passengers in the van, Kemper County Sheriff James Moore told The . They worked for an agricultural company...
Life insurance is a scary, but often necessary topic
Death is a difficult topic to discuss. Take it a step further. When confronted with thoughts of our own mortality, or that of our loved ones, it becomes even more challenging — especially given the prospect of entering into a conversation with a stranger regarding planning around the topic. Such...
Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report
SEOUL, South Korea — A senior North Korean official who had been reported as being purged over the failed nuclear summit with Washington was shown in state media on Monday enjoying a concert near leader Kim Jong Un. North Korean publications on Monday showed Kim Yong Chol sitting five seats...
Trump, first lady meet with queen at Buckingham Palace
LONDON — President Donald Trump met with Queen Elizabeth II Monday during a three-day visit to Britain meant to strengthen ties between the two nations, although the trip was immediately at risk of being overshadowed by Brexit turmoil and Trump’s feud with London’s mayor. Trump and first lady Melania Trump...
Shooting poses Virginia governor’s first test since scandal
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wasted little time getting to Virginia Beach after a gunman killed a dozen people in a city office building, the first major test of his leadership since a blackface scandal almost forced him from office four months ago. The governor, who is...
