iStock/xcctfsi(MEXICO CITY) — A 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago, a 2016 Ford Shelby pickup truck with a video camera embedded in the front grill and 17 bulletproof Chevrolet Suburbans were among the vehicles seized from alleged criminals auctioned off by the Mexican government. Mexico’s Institute to Return the Stolen to the People, a newly christened branch of …
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May 27
Police search for Colorado woman who vanished in Los Angeles
Facebook/Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities are searching for a missing Colorado woman who vanished during a visit to California. Police said Jennifer Michelle Lorber, 30, disappeared after arriving in Los Angeles from Colorado on Thursday. Officers said they found her rental car near the Pacific Coast Highway around 1 a.m. Sunday, but …
May 27
3 teen soccer players struck and killed by out-of-control SUV in Miami
moodboard/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A Miami community is mourning three teenage soccer players who died over the weekend. The teens were waiting for a bus in North Miami when an SUV hopped a sidewalk and slammed into them early Saturday morning, killing them on the scene, police said. The victims — Gideon Desir, 13, Lens Desir, 15, …
May 27
More than 740 DUI arrests in California so far over Memorial Day weekend, police say
iStock/welcomia(LOS ANGELES) — California police said they have made more than 740 arrests for driving under the influence across the Golden State so far this weekend. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said it made 741 DUI arrests statewide during the first 30 hours of Memorial Day weekend, but the total for the full three-days could …
May 27
3rd horse in 9 days dies at California’s Santa Anita racetrack, marking 26 fatalities in 6 months
iStock/Nigel Kirby Photography(LOS ANGELES) — Another horse died at Southern California’s prominent Santa Anita racetrack over the weekend, marking the third thoroughbred fatality at the facility in the last nine days, and the 26th fatality since December. A 9-year-old horse named Kochees sustained a fatal injury to its left front leg during a 5 1/2-furlong …
May 26
Thousands take to the streets in support of Brazil’s President Bolsonaro amid turmoil
Buda Mendes/Getty Images(RIO DE JANEIRO) — After five tumultuous months with Jair Bolsonaro at the helm of the biggest democracy in Latin America, thousands attended demonstrations across Brazil’s major cities on Sunday to show their support for the so-called “Trump of the Tropics.” “We are here to support our president,” Marlene Camargo, a 48-year-old housewife …
May 26
Hours before Memorial Day ride, Trump tweets Rolling Thunder will be back in 2020
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Rolling Thunder will be back in Washington next year — just hours before the motorcycle rally was set to hold its final event in the nation’s capital. “The Great Patriots of Rolling Thunder WILL be coming back to Washington, D.C. next year, & hopefully for many years …
May 26
Yoga teacher Amanda Eller, who survived 2 weeks in a Hawaii forest, out of hospital
Courtesy Troy Helmer(MAUI, HI) — She spent 16 days lost in a dense forest in Hawaii but after less than two days in a hospital, Yoga instructor Amanda Eller was discharged to go home and start her second chance at life. Eller, 35, left the Maui Memorial Medical Center on Sunday, after being treated for …
May 26
California amusement park ride The Log malfunctions, injuries family
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A woman was critically injured and her husband and child were also hurt when a water log ride at a California amusement park malfunctioned and flipped over, throwing them from their seats, officials said. The incident occurred at Castle Park in Riverside on the Log Ride, which, according to the park’s …
May 26
On Memorial Day, remembering 2 fallen heroes with ‘Flags In’ tradition
Courtesy Arlington National Cemetery(WASHINGTON) — As Maj. Stephen Von Jett placed the American flag exactly 1 foot in front of his friend’s headstone, he took the time to reflect back on their friendship. “I’ve dealt with the feelings about that loss for a long time,” said Von Jett, remembering his battle buddy Maj. Paul Carron …