The ice storm that left thousands of Central Maine Power Co. customers without electricity this week — some for up to four days, including Christmas — could have been much worse, a company official said Friday. And with a predicted nor’easter bearing down on the region later this weekend, year-long prevention plans by the state’s largest utility could pay off ... Read More »
A computer glitch allowed some lucky Delta air lines customers to buy deeply-discounted tickets online Thursday morning. For about two hours, people looking for certain domestic fares on Delta’s own website, as well as various booking sites, got some incredible deals. Some reportedly bought tickets for as low as $25 for the routes that normally cost several hundred dollars. Read More »
Hustle Gang affiliated rapper Doe B was murdered last night in Montgomery, Alabama. The 22 year old rapper born Glenn Thomas was shot a local hotspot, Centennial Hill Bar and Grill. Reports also state a young woman was also a victim to the senseless crime however the second victims’ name has yet to be released Read More »
Ambar Arianto Mulyo, 59, a security guard was strangled by a 15ft long python in front of a luxury Bali hotel as terrified onlookers looked on. The man’s death came as he volunteered to help capture the python which had been spotted several times near the hotel in Bali’s Sanur district. The python had been spotted several times previously near ... Read More »
As research continues to progress with Alzheimer’s disease, scientists are looking for information about what might contribute to it. They recently found one possibility. A recent study found that past concussions might be related to the development of Alzheimer’s in patients who are already susceptible to cognitive problems. The researchers compared brain scans of patients and found some differences only ... Read More »
Seventeen years ago Thursday, the first news reports started appearing concerning the violent death of a 6-year-old girl in Boulder named JonBenet Ramsey. With the case seemingly no closer to a resolution, books on the enduring mystery continue periodically to surface, and orders are being taken now for one that those who have followed the case have been anticipating for ... Read More »
According to Entertainment Weekly, Nolte will play Jack Reinhold, a stubborn single man living in Gracepoint for the last two decades. Nolte’s character “runs the kayak rental on the beach as well as the local wildlife observation program, where the murdered boy was one of his volunteers.” Read More »
The healthiest housing markets in October in the United States were clustered in California and the rest of the West, according to the newly released Zillow Market Health Index. The index on a scale from zero to 10 is a new measure designed to illustrate the current health of a region’s housing market relative to similar markets nationwide. It incorporates ... Read More »
A Garden Grove man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal terrorism charge, admitting he intended to aid al-Qaida fighters by traveling to Pakistan, where he would provide weapons training. Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, 24, who has also used the name Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to one count of attempting to ... Read More »
A simple Facebook question has created a social media frenzy over how body image should play a role in today’s toy industry. A picture posted by Plus Size Modeling last week has people talking. The group asked fans “Should toy companies start making plus-sized dolls” — and within hours — more than 40,000 people liked the post and thousands commented ... Read More »
Police spent the night at a Scarborough apartment building after a woman was found dead in one of the units. Officers were called to Alton Towers Circle, near McCowan and Steeles avenues, at around 11:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call. Read More »
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