Suspect dead, 2 officers hospitalized after San Diego shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — Two San Diego police officers were shot late Saturday and hospitalized responding to an incident they first thought may be an apartment fire.The suspect who allegedly shot the two officers was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is not yet known.One officer was last reported in stable condition and the other…… read more »
Minneapolis police shoot, kill armed suspect
iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota) — Officers on Saturday shot and killed a suspect in Minneapolis who allegedly was firing a gun into the air and into the ground while walking down the street.Minneapolis Police Department personnel responded after an anonymous 911 caller at 5:26 p.m. local time told authorities a man was walking around firing a handgun,…… read more »
Navy pilot dies in ‘mishap’ at New Mexico base
iStock/Thinkstock(OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico) — A pilot “involved in a mishap” at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico died on Friday, the Navy said.Lt. Christopher Carey Short, from Canandaigua, New York, died in a crash involving the A-29 he was piloting, the Navy said in a statement on Saturday.He was on a mission over…… read more »
25 years later, looking back at the infamous Lorena Bobbitt case that captivated America
Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images(MANASSAS, Va.) — Twenty-five years ago to the day, the name Lorena Bobbitt became notorious: on June 23, 1993, the young wife cut off her husband’s penis with a kitchen knife.Here’s a look back at the key moments from the sensational case that transfixed America.The infamous assaultLorena Bobbitt, a 24-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant,…… read more »
Koko, the famous gorilla who learned sign language, to be laid to rest at animal sanctuary
The Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org(NEW YORK) — Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language and became a pop-culture phenomenon, will be laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony at an animal sanctuary in Northern California where she lived for decades.The western lowland gorilla died in her sleep Tuesday morning at the age of 46, according to the…… read more »
Online fundraiser for separated migrant families has brought in over $19M, breaking records
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of thousands of people upset about the separation of immigrant families at the border are putting their money into the fight, and making history in the process.A Facebook fundraiser called “Reunite an immigrant parent with their child” has now raised more than $19.4 million in less than a week, with more…… read more »