(WTAE-TV) Police in Ross Township have arrested a man after they said he stole a sandwich from a restaurant and then tried to flee in a forklift parked nearby. via Police: Man Steals Sandwich, Flees In Forklift – Pittsburgh News Story – WTAE Pittsburgh.
Indiana man, 87, nabbed with 228 pounds of cocaine
By James B. Kelleher and Cynthia Johnston (Reuters) An 87-year-old Indiana man was arraigned on drug charges in federal court in Detroit on Monday after police found 228 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $2.9 million in his pickup following a routine traffic stop. via Indiana man, 87, nabbed with 228 pounds of cocaine, police say [...]
Hurricane-stricken Vermont has to borrow helicopters because its own are in Iraq
By Sam Hemingway (Free Press) Eight helicopters on loan from the Illinois National Guard were expected to arrive Tuesday night in Vermont to help the Vermont National Guard deliver food, medicine, water and other supplies to 13 Vermont towns cut off from the rest of the state in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. The [...]
Electric massager recalled for strangling users to death
By Cole Petrochko (MedPage ) The FDA has issued a safety communication for the ShoulderFlex Massager because of a risk of strangulation, or other serious injury, with the device. The Consumer Safety Products Commission has received reports of one death and another near strangulation, the FDA said. The fatality and near fatality occurred when clothing [...]
Optimism reduces risk of stroke, researchers claim
By Jef Akst (Science) In addition to improving one’s mental health, optimism may also substantially reduce your risk of having a stroke, according to a new study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Among 6,044 adults over the age of 50, self-reported optimism correlated with a decrease in acute stroke risk over [...]
Hot blonde charter school teacher sprayed cops with breast milk
(WBNS-10TV) Stephanie Robinette, 30, faces several charges after she allegedly sprayed deputies with breast milk as they tried to detain her over the weekend. Her husband called authorities for help because she had gotten drunk and struck him several times before locking herself in a car. “When deputies attempted to remove Robinette from the vehicle, [...]
4 injured in dessert fire at Florida restaurant
(AP) A bananas foster dessert caught fire at a Florida restaurant and four people were burned, including a woman who had severe injuries. The 151 alcohol poured into the dessert ignited and splashed onto the customers. via 4 injured in dessert fire at Florida restaurant – US news – msnbc.com.
The War on the Aged claims another innocent victim
(SF Gate) Markus Husarek, 45, was practicing karate moves on the sidewalk at Fisherman’s Wharf when an 84-year-old man walked by, said Sgt. Michael Andraychak, a police spokesman. Husarek grabbed the victim around the neck and threw him onto the trolley tracks, Andraychak said. The victim was treated at a hospital for pelvic fractures and [...]
Gallup/USA Today poll: Most Americans uncertain of Trump's birthplace
By Nate Silver (NY Times) A new Gallup/USA Today poll finds significant doubt about whether Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and television personality who is considering a bid for presidency, was born in the United States. According to the survey, just 43 percent of Americans believe that Mr. Trump was definitely born in the [...]
Why Evangelicals hate Jesus
By Phil Zuckerman and Dan Cady (Religious Intelligence) The results from a recent poll published by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reveal what social scientists have known for a long time: White Evangelical Christians are the group least likely to support politicians or policies that reflect the actual teachings of Jesus. via [...]
