Plane lands without landing gear at Newark
A US Airways plane touched down without landing gear at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey early Saturday morning. The plane was carrying 31 passengers and three crew members. More…
Man who fired blanks at Cannes ‘wanted to change world’
The 43-year-old suspect, who fired twice into the air, told police he believed in God and wanted to change the world, a Cannes police spokesman said Saturday. More…
Single winner in record Powerball ticket
It’s all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. More…
Policewoman’s Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Sparks Massive Search
A police officer who reported being shot by a “gunman” has had her gun seized by detectives who now believe she accidentally shot herself in the leg. The officer radioed for assistance, saying she’d been shot. Moments later comrades arrived to carry her to a waiting ambulance. But the wounded cop never mentioned she had shot herself and a subsequent ground and helicopter search for a “gunman” commenced. More…
Detroit’s pension board pays $22K to send 4 trustees to Hawaii
Four trustees of Detroit’s two public pension funds are heading to a Hawaiian beach resort this weekend with their $22,000 tab paid for by the funds, which are mired in claims of mismanagement and said to be at least $600 million underfunded. More…
Police say Brooklyn Papa John’s pizza deliveryman also delivered cocaine on the side
He delivered pizza for Papa John’s in Brooklyn — but cops said he made his real dough selling coke on the side. The deliveryman dropped off high-priced cocaine orders for years as he made the rounds in Sunset Park delivering pizza, cheesesticks and buffalo wings, according to police. More…
Tesla’s market value soars, but some see a bubble
Tesla’s stock value has recently doubled to more than $90 a share. That gives them a total market value of $10.6 billion, greater than that of Italian automaker Fiat, worth less than $8 billion. In the first quarter of this year, Fiat sold 1 million cars and made a $40 million profit. Tesla sold 4,900 cars and lost $53 million – or more than $10,000 per car. More…
NASCAR Legend Dick Trickle Dead At 71, Suicide
NASCAR driver Dick Trickle is dead at the age of 71 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He allegedly called 911 from a local cemetery and said “there would be a dead body and it would be his.” More…
Home invader beaten, tased by residents
A 19-year-old suspected burglar continues to recover after Palm Bay police said he was beaten, kicked and shot with a stun gun by victims defending their residence as he and at least three other companions attempted to carry out a home invasion. More…
Man sells ‘Coca-Cola’ recipe on eBay for $15 million
For a brief moment, it looked like the Georgia man who suspects he owns the long sought-after recipe for Coca-Cola was $15 million richer because of it. According to the auction listing, someone purchased it using eBay’s "Buy It Now" option on Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, the winning bidder was a 15-year-old kid, who needless to say, was a few dollars short of $15 million. More…
14 hospitalized after escalator reverses at convention center
Fourteen people were hospitalized and even more were injured after an escalator stopped and changed directions at San Antonio’s Henry B. Gonzalez Center on Wednesday afternoon, according to convention center officials. More…
Drunk ASU Student Left at Hospital With Post-It Note
An Arizona State University student who passed out and was left in a wheelchair in a hospital lobby with a Post-it note to tell doctors that he had participated in a drinking competition apparently put back about 20 shots of tequila and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.47 percent – nearly six times the legal limit for driving. More…
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