iStock(BATON ROUGE, La.) — A Louisiana man has been arrested in the murder of a beloved 75-year-old community activist whose body was discovered asphyxiated in the trunk of her car, police said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. The death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who founded an African American museum in Baton Rouge and teamed up …
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Jul 16
Puerto Rico governor says he will not resign despite protests over scandal involving controversial texts
iStock(NEW YORK) — A day after protesters clashed with police outside the governor’s mansion, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello insisted that he would not resign his post. Rossello said he understood that Monday night’s protests were a direct message against him and his administration. “I will continue in my job,” a defiant Rossello said from …
Jul 16
Lawyer: Financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly had ‘improper sexual conduct’ with young women while in ‘jail’
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Wealthy financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continued to have visits from young women that allegedly resulted in sexual liaisons while he was in ‘jail’ in Florida, a lawyer for one of his accusers said Tuesday. Attorney Brad Edwards, who represents Epstein accuser Courtney Wild and several other alleged …
Jul 16
South Korean sisters adopted separately learn they grew up 30 minutes apart
Courtesy Ashley Enright(LANSING, Mich.) — Two women who were born in South Korea have developed a close bond after learning they’re actually sisters and share the same biological mother. Ashley Enright, 31, and Trisha Thompson, 30, discovered the news after both took DNA tests and were predicted to be half-siblings. The sisters grew up just …
Jul 16
Couple married 71 years die on same day, just 12 hours apart
iStock(WAYNESBORO, Ga.) — Georgia couple who were married for 71 years have died just hours apart. Marilyn DeLaigle, 88, and her husband, Herbert DeLaigle, 94, both died on Friday, July 12, according to an online obituary. “Mrs. DeLaigle was married to Mr. Herbert DeLaigle for 71 years who entered into rest 12 hours prior to …
Jul 16
Spontaneous combustion of tempura flakes blamed for sushi restaurant fires
iStock(MADISON, Wis.) — A popular sushi ingredient is believed to be the cause of seven restaurant fires across the country, after officials discovered the product could self-heat and spontaneously combust. The fires, five of which happened in Wisconsin, were the “result of a preparation technique” used to make deep-fried tempura flakes, commonly referred to as …
Jul 16
2-year-old Gabriella Vitale found alive and healthy after she was missing overnight in northern Michigan woods
iStock(MONROE, Mich.) — A missing 2-year-old girl was found alive and healthy Tuesday morning after she spent the night lost in the woods while on a family camping trip in northern Michigan, authorities said. Gabriella Roselynn Vitale was reunited with her mother and taken to a hospital to be evaluated, but first responders say she …
Jul 16
10,000 evacuated after massive fire disrupts Croatian music festival
STR/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — An estimated 10,000 people have been evacuated from a hip-hop festival on the Croatian island of Pag after a fire broke out in a nearby pine forest on Monday night. Video posted on social media shows people running from the beach as flames were visible in the background. “The wildfire at Fresh …
Jul 16
Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit on display for first time in more than a decade
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Exactly 50 years since the launch of Apollo 11, the spacesuit astronaut Neil Armstrong wore during his ‘giant leap for mankind’ went on display Tuesday morning for the first time in over a decade. The suit, with lunar dust still embedded in the fabric, was revealed alongside Vice President Mike Pence and …
Jul 16
DOJ will not file charges against officer involved in Eric Garner’s death
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Justice Department on Monday has declined to file federal civil rights charges against the New York Police Department officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner, whose dying words “I can’t breathe” became a national rallying cry for demonstrations about police treatment of minorities, according to a source familiar with …