Those were indeed the cries of a newborn baby on the platform at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station Thursday morning. The baby boy showed up two weeks early. His mom was on her way to a doctor’s appointment at the time. “They’re doing great,” says Sharon Taylor of her grandson, Amir Mason, and daughter, Shavonnte Taylor. “I have a beautiful, ... Read More »
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“He was from Alabama,” “He was raised on potatoes.”
When Sally Colburn reached into a 10-pound bag of potatoes on Wednesday night, she figured she’d get nourishment, not a message from her dead husband, Jack. “I was just frying up some onions and potatoes,” she told The Huffington Post. “I reached in the bag and the last potato was shaped like a heart.” Heart-shaped potatoes are uncommon, but not ... Read More »
Stress can lead to sleep-texting : You’re not dreaming
According to Discovery Health’s article Stressed Americans Compelled To Sleep Text , It is most definitely possible to sleep texting. Apparently workaholics nowsdays cannot get away from the daily stressors. People text at all strange hours, and in the middle of the night the person will text back a reply with no recollection the next morning of what they said. ... Read More »
Driver heard a cat’s scream under hood after trip to Florida
Tallahassee, FL – A Georgia woman drives from Cairo to Tallahassee with a passenger that she didn’t know she had. “He’s a Cairo cat and he hitched a ride all the way to Tallahassee.” Says Curtis White. White says a little kitten rode in of his co-worker’s car — under the hood. “This little guy was hopelessly stuck down into ... Read More »
Schmitt family found gold chains, five gold coins and a gold ring
The treasure-hunting Schmitt family made the discovery of a lifetime after finding what could be $300,000 worth of gold off the coast of Fort Pierce in Florida, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The family—along with diver and friend, Dale Zeak— found the fortune about 150 yards offshore and just 15 feet down. They uncovered 64 feet of thin gold chain, five ... Read More »
Tabitha Leah Ritchie baby bump was cold and hard
Colombian police say they have arrested a Toronto woman who wore a fake pregnancy belly to smuggle cocaine. Col. Esteban Arias says 28-year-old Tabitha Leah Ritchie was stopped while trying to board an Air Canada flight in Bogota after an inspector noted that her belly was unusually cold and hard. He says police discovered a false belly made of latex ... Read More »
Jonathan Trappe went from Maine to Newfoundland
The balloonist who took off from northern Maine early Thursday morning on what he hoped would be a record-breaking trans-Atlantic flight is on the ground after landing in Newfoundland around 6:30 p.m. Few details are available on what cut Jonathan Trappe’s cluster balloon flight short, but according to a post he made on his Facebook page he is in a ... Read More »
Nuisance skunks in Buffalo were trapped and killed by city officials
Residents of a Buffalo, N.Y., neighborhood plagued by skunk odors now know what caused the stink: Trapped critters that were shot and stored at a shuttered police station. The Buffalo News reports (http://bit.ly/18myscv ) that the city’s public works commissioner confirmed Monday that humanely trapped skunks have been taken to an old police station in South Buffalo, where they’re shot ... Read More »
Man rode away on bicycle after trying to pay bill with cocaine
Police in Volusia County are trying to find a man who may have tried to pay for his water bill with cocaine. They said the man rode up to a Deltona water utility center on his bicycle, walked in and handed the clerk an envelope, then walked out and biked away. The clerks said they found a powdery substance inside ... Read More »
Elizabeth Smart activist for abused children : Conference
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — It was one of the most notorious kidnapping cases in our country. This week, survivor Elizabeth Smart visited a women’s benefit in Metro Detroit. WJBK reports that on Wednesday, the 25-year-old spoke out about abuse and victim support at the Women of Vision benefit in Southfield, which was hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women. “I ... Read More »
Jessica lynch substitute teacher pursuing master’s degree : Reports
Former POW Jessica Lynch today may still look and sound a lot like she did as a 19-year-old U.S. Army private first class, but she says the past decade has taught her a lot about pain, loss and perseverance. “No matter how bad the pain is, smile,” she said during an interview Thursday. “Smile, and you just go on.” Lynch ... Read More »