New York Daily News

A madman with a knife attacked people-seemingly at random-in a busy section of Paris Saturday before he was fatally gunned down by police.

One victim died and four others were wounded in the attack, carried out near the Palais Garnier opera house in the Second Arrondissement, according to Parisian police.

Two of the wounded individuals are in critical condition, said police, who confirmed that they took down the suspect around 9 p.m.

Continue reading “At least one dead in central Paris stabbing”

AOL

He smokes cigars, drinks coffee, whiskey, and even Dr. Pepper — and he just turned 112 years old.

Richard Overton, America’s oldest World War II veteran, as well as the oldest man in America, turned 112 years old on Friday, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Born in Austin, Texas, in 1906, Overton is an Army veteran who served in the South Pacific from 1940-1945, including Guam and Iwo Jima, according to USA Today.   Continue reading “America’s oldest living WWII veteran just turned 112 — and he smokes 12 cigars a day”

The Weather Channel

With dozens of Missoula homes already evacuated, forecasters were concerned that additional rainfall would worsen flooding as water levels continued to rise at swollen rivers in western Montana.

Evacuation orders were issued Tuesday for about 60 homes in the Orchard Homes neighborhood of Missoula, according to KPAX.com. Some of the worst impacts from the flooding occurred along the Clark Fork River, which runs through the center of the town of more than 70,000.   Continue reading “Montana Floods Could Be Worsened by Additional Rainfall, Forecasters Say”

New York Times

Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general who rose to prominence as an antagonist of the Trump administration, abruptly resigned on Monday night hours after The New Yorker reported that four women had accused him of physically assaulting them.

“It’s been my great honor and privilege to serve as attorney general for the people of the State of New York,” Mr. Schneiderman said in a statement. “In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me.

Continue reading “Eric Schneiderman, Accused by 4 Women, Quits as New York Attorney General”

IB Times

A 13-year-old boy, who was declared brain dead after being severely injured in a dune buggy accident, miraculously came back to life after his parents signed documents to donate his organs.

Trenton McKinley of Mobile, Alabama, suffered brain trauma from a freak utility vehicle accident in March. His mother, Jennifer Reindl, told Fox 10 her son had been dead for 15 minutes after the accident.    Continue reading “Brain-Dead Boy Wakes Up After Parents Sign Organ Donation Documents”

The Sun

A SOUTH African movie director was killed after being hit by a giraffe while shooting close-ups of the wild animal at a South African game farm.

Carlos Carvalho, 47, was shooting scenes at a British expat’s game farm when the giraffe, called Gerald, swung its neck – hitting him on his head and sending him flying.   Continue reading “Final photo of award-winning movie director minutes before he was killed by a GIRAFFE while shooting film in South Africa”

ABC News 7

For the two Native American brothers, Colorado State University was their dream school.

But when they showed up for a campus tour, a parent of another prospective student called the police on them because they apparently made her “nervous,” the school said.  Continue reading “Mom on a college tour called the cops on 2 Native American teens because they made her ‘nervous’”

Politico

After Rudy Giuliani called Jared Kushner “disposable” in his off-the-rails interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity earlier this week, the president’s son-in-law watched the clip himself to see what all the fuss was about.

Kushner — newly determined to stay in his lane and not meddle in the president’s legal strategy — decided to downplay a comment that raised eyebrows among other White House officials, instead mitigating potential tension with Giuliani by laughing it off.  Continue reading “Giuliani falls back in line”

BBC News

Kilauea volcano has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii’s largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and the mandatory evacuation of 1,700 residents.

Streams of lava have been seen running through woods and bubbling on to roads.

Extreme levels of dangerous sulphur dioxide gas have been detected in the area, the Civil Defense Agency said.   Continue reading “Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption”

LA Times

A sex offender who led police on a wild pursuit from Los Angeles to Kern County in a motor home with his two children was arrested Thursday, authorities said.

Stephen Houk was detained in Barstow around 4:30 p.m., more than 100 miles from where police last saw him, according to Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Continue reading “Suspect in wild motor home pursuit is arrested in Barstow, police say”

The Hill

In Lord of the Flies, William Golding states that “the best ideas are the simplest.” Allowing veterans to receive care at the facility of their choosing — whether that facility is run by the VA or not — seems like a simple idea. Unfortunately, like many ideas routed in politics, this simple idea has succumbed to partisan bickering that has left the VA much like the fictional island in Golding’s novel.   Continue reading “Fly infestation in VA operating rooms — another example of chaos within agency”

AOL

The thought of having a bug crawl in your ear is nightmarish for many people, but for Katie Holley of Melbourne, Florida, that nightmare recently became a reality.

This week, Holley penned a surprisingly hilarious essay for Self.com about waking up one night in April feeling “a weird movement” in her ear, as if something were burrowing inside. She rushed to the bathroom for a cotton swab and gently wiped inside her ear. On the swab she saw two “skinny black lines” that looked an awful lot like roach legs.   Continue reading “‘I felt it thrashing about’: Woman rushes to ER with live roach in her ear”

The Weather Channel

Severe thunderstorms, including the potential for tornadoes, will take aim on the Plains and Midwest much of the week, due to what is shaping up to be a classic early May setup in the nation’s heartland.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has issued the following severe weather watches:  Continue reading “Watches Issued: Severe Thunderstorms to Become Widespread in the Plains This Week, Including the Threat For Tornadoes”

New York Daily News

A days-long manhunt for the fugitive accused of gunning down a Maine deputy earlier this week concluded with an arrest Saturday afternoon.

John Williams, who had been on the run since early Wednesday morning, was captured alive after officers made contact with him shortly before 1 p.m.,WGME reported.

He appeared gaunt and was shirtless as officers marched him out of a wooded area in Norridgewock in handcuffs.   Continue reading “Fugitive accused of fatally shooting Maine deputy captured alive following days-long manhunt”

New York Daily News

A student at the University of Utah has crafted the perfect sanctuary for the panicked masses during finals week.

Senior Nemo Miller created a “Cry Closet” that will remain in the library on the Salt Lake City campus until exams are over.   Continue reading “‘Cry Closet’ helps college students get through finals week”

Dallas News

Dallas police lost one of their own Wednesday, a day after a routine shoplifting call ended in bloodshed at a Lake Highlands Home Depot — another blow to a force that’s had more than its share of late.

Officer Rogelio Santander died at 8:11 a.m. Wednesday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

The 27-year-old is the ninth North Texas officer to be killed in the line of duty in about two years.

Continue reading “‘We have to do this all over again’: Dallas police grieve after routine shoplifting call turns deadly”

AOL

A third federal judge on Tuesday ruled against the Trump administration’s campaign to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for undocumented immigrants, ordering the administration to not only continue processing applications but also to resume accepting new ones.

U.S. District Judge John Bates of the District of Columbia Circuit was withering in his 60-page ruling, calling the administration’s attempts to end the program, known as DACA, “arbitrary,” “capricious,” “virtually unexplained” and “unlawful.”   Continue reading “D.C. judge issues strongest order yet backing DACA”

AOL

Travis Jeffrey Reinking, who was wearing just a green jacket when he is accused of killing four people at a Waffle House in Nashville, got a new outfit Tuesday from his jailers — and it’s also green.

It’s called a suicide smock — a padded gown made from heavy-duty polyester that is held together with Velcro strips — and the 29-year-old suspect is likely to be wearing it when he makes his first court appearance on Wednesday, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall said Tuesday at a news conference.   Continue reading “Waffle House shooting suspect faces judge Wednesday”

New York Times

Bob Dorough, a singer, pianist and composer who was well known for his jazz but even better known for “Schoolhouse Rock!,” an infectious series of song-filled cartoons that conveyed math and grammar principles to young viewers, died on Monday at his home in Mount Bethel, Pa. He was 94.

His wife, Sally Shanley, confirmed the death.   Continue reading “Bob Dorough, Jazzman With a Hit Kid-Music Series, Dies at 94”