CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The man rescued from a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast is responding to critics of his story, explaining that he avoided sunburn and blisters by staying in the vessel’s cabin and that he survived by rationing food and water. Louis Jordan’s statement, issued Monday, says …
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NEW ORLEANS – Lawyers want a federal judge to cancel subpoenas of the two FBI agents and a state trooper who arrested real estate heir Robert Durst because they say state courts need permission to call federal agents. A New Orleans magistrate subpoenaed the three for a hearing about whether …
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HONOLULU – A lake of lava on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been rising over the past week and, at times, overflowing in a spectacular show. Janet Babb, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said Thursday that this is the first time lava from this vent has …
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Thirty-four death-row inmates in Tennessee are challenging the state’s lethal injections protocols. On Wednesday, their attorneys asked the state Supreme Court to let them challenge Tennessee’s backup method of execution as well: the electric chair. Here is a look at some of the chief issues involved: ___ …
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WASHINGTON – The National Park Service says the Washington Monument has reopened after a power failure two days ago. The agency announced Friday that the monument reopened at noon Friday. It was closed on Thursday and Friday morning after an electrical problem caused a power failure on Wednesday evening. Officials …
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A religious leader in Arizona is fighting for his life after being shot in the head earlier this week while preaching on a street corner in Glendale. Hans Schmidt, 26, a military medic and the Christian father of two children, was shot Wednesday around 6:15 p.m. in the area of …
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The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, but also a time of increased cyberattacks and scams. Phishing emails are one of the most common and dangerous threats that can compromise your personal and financial information. Phishing emails are designed to look like legitimate messages from trusted sources, …
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The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified following vigorous national debate on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791. Their passage came three-and-a-half years after the Constitution was enacted to become the framework of the national government on June 21, …
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A high school student in Massachusetts jumped out of a sixth-story window after he allegedly ingested illegal “magic mushrooms.” The Brookline Police Department began an investigation into an alleged drug dealer in the area who goes by the name “Niko,” who took a “particular interest in selling to underage teens,” …
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A tourist from Singapore tragically plummeted to her death from a cliff at a New York state park last week while hiking with her husband. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to Minnewaska State Park in the Town of Rochester just after 1 p.m. on Dec. 22, for reports …
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