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  • ‘He gave his life for our country’: Remains of WWII pilot found at sea, returned home

    CLEVELAND — It was a touching and fitting tribute nearly eight decades in the making. The remains of World War II Lieutenant James Lord were returned to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Saturday. Lord was flying a mission targeting gun positions over Italy near the France border when his plane went down into the sea near Corsica. The crash happened in 1944 when he was just 20 years old. His flagged draped coffin was received with full military honors as the sound of bagpipes […]

  • ‘I got a little getting even to do’: O.J. Simpson is on Twitter, and his first tweet is somewhat puzzling

    LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson is officially on Twitter, and he seems to want to set the record straight. His Twitter biography is simple and straightforward: “If you don’t see it here, I didn’t say it.” “Hey Twitter world,” Simpson begins cheerfully in his first post – a video. He already has over 267,000 followers. Coming Soon!!! pic.twitter.com/R1tXOuuLgO — O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) June 15, 2019 The Juice tweeted a 22 second video in which he said he knows there are […]

  • ‘It’s a part of my life’: Colorado woman has spent 20 years searching for kidney donor

    BROOMFIELD, Colo. — A Colorado woman has been waiting for a kidney transplant for nearly 20 years, KDVR reports. Still, Amy Meyer has continued her struggle to find an organ that will be a match. But battling kidney failure is an arduous process. Three times a week for six hours a day, Meyer heads to the Kidney Center of Westminster to have dialysis machines do the work her kidneys can’t. It’s something she said she’s done for more than 19 […]

  • Meet Angel, a miniature cow with two working legs and a new, loving family

    MARENGO, Iowa — A miniature cow born into adversity now has the run – and roll – of her new home, thanks to love and generosity from her new dad. “She loves broccoli. Broccoli is her favorite food,” Jered Camp said. Meet Angel, his veggie loving 1-year-old mini cow who can be found sitting in the living room when her family is inside. “She’s a miniature zebu, which is like an Asian ox. People think of them with the big humps on […]

  • Startup’s peanut butter whiskey swamped with attention after onstage shoutout from Dave Grohl

    SAN DIEGO — During their performance at Petco Park on Wednesday, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl gave a shoutout to a California startup’s peanut butter whiskey — and now the company is being inundated with attention. Since the Ocean Beach-based company Skrewball started last July, its employees have been working nonstop, sleepless nights and traveling across the country pedaling their wares. Then Grohl made an unsolicited endorsement about the company’s invention of peanut butter whiskey, skyrocketing them out of obscurity. […]

  • Georgia children serenade mounted officers with their rendition of ‘Old Town Road’

    ATLANTA — Two Atlanta police horses and their riders received a very warm welcome from children at a public pool when the kids performed Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” for them, according to WSB. Video posted to the Atlanta Police Department’s Instagram account shows the children belting out the words as the horses’ heads bobbed to the beat. Mounted Commander Lt. Greg Lyon took the video, telling his horse, Drifter, to listen to the kids and even singing along […]

  • Woman driving toy truck pulled over, arrested for public intoxication in South Carolina

    WALHALLA, S.C. — Police in South Carolina pulled over a woman driving a child’s Power Wheels truck on the street. Wahalla Police Chief Sean Brinson said officers arrested 25-year-old Megan Holman Monday. She was charged with public intoxication. Brinson told WYFF officers responded to the scene after someone called authorities about a suspicious person. He said Holman was about a mile from her house at the time of her arrest, and she was under the influence of a narcotic.

  • Surveillance video shows wheelchair stolen from shooting victim

    A 20-year-old recovering from getting shot twice in his own home was hit with another blow after someone stole his wheelchair off his front porch.

  • Family devastated after dog put down by mistake at North Carolina animal shelter

    DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. – A North Carolina family is still trying to figure out how their dog was put down over the weekend without their permission. “Oh she was devastated. My children were devastated,” Joey Varker told WGHP. Their dog Blaze bit a younger family member last week. Although the injury was minor, they sent the dog away to the Davidson County Animal Shelter for a 10-day quarantine. The family received a document from the shelter, showing they were approved […]

  • British man donates amputated toe to hotel bar for famous ‘Sourtoe Cocktail’

    Nick Griffiths is understandably sad to have lost the big toe of his left foot to frostbite in an extreme winter marathon in the Yukon last year. But it’s not goodbye forever. Now recovering at home in Bolton, England, the ex-British commando has sent his amputated toe to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon, famous for its Sourtoe Cocktail served with a preserved human toe. “We couldn’t be happier to receive a new toe. They are very hard to come by […]

  • Nike’s new plus size mannequins spark strong reactions

    NikeTown London launched its newly redesigned Women by Nike floor last week, and the flagship London store now features plus size mannequins and para-sport mannequins on the floor. Good, right? Well, while you might think the inclusion of a plus size mannequin would be cheered, it actually sparked quite an uproar. What you need to know: Background on the mannequins: A Nike rep explains to ABC News that the Nike Plus Size collection, “crafted to ensure the perfect fit at every size,” was launched in […]

  • Florida church plans to host ‘Make America Straight Again’ event

    LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida church whose preacher calls homosexuality abnormal and advocates for the arrest of lesbians and gays is planning to host a “Make America Straight Again” event starting Friday, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The Revival Baptist Church’s leader, Pastor Patrick Boyle, did not disclose the location of the event in an effort to prevent protesters from attending, he told the Sentinel. On Facebook, the event appears to have about 21 confirmed attendees. According to the […]

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