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Bees Swarm Patrol Car on Oklahoma Interstate after Truck Overturns. An Oklahoma sheriff’s deputy became entrapped in his patrol car Tuesday, terrorized by thousands of swarming bees, after a semi-truck carrying honeybees overturned on an interstate. Read More »

One police officer is dead following a shooting Wednesday morning at the Richland Mall in Columbia. Officer Greg Alia, 32, died while responding with one other officer at Richland Mall in Forest Acres between 8 and 9 a.m., WIS-TV reported. The suspect, identified as Jarvis Hall, is now in police custody. Read More »

Bonnie Brown, due for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October, revealed Monday she has lung cancer. Brown’s brother, Grand Ole Opry star Jim Ed Brown, died of the same disease in June shortly after he learned that the Browns — along with the Oak Ridge Boys and guitarist Grady Martin — had been selected for the ... Read More »

Cathriona White, an Irish beauty therapist and former girlfriend of actor Jim Carrey, has been found dead in her Los Angeles residence, according to police in the US. TMZ reports that police were called to a Los Angeles residence on Monday night, having responded to a call. They found 28-year-old Cathriona, alongside a suicide note addressed to the Hollywood actor. Read More »

A Canadian research team has completed a benchmark study that looks at the effects of cannabis when used in pain management. The team led by Dr. Mark Ware from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montréal has completed a national multicentre study looking at the safety of medical cannabis use among patients suffering from chronic ... Read More »

Toppling TVs can severely injure or even kill small children, especially toddlers. The vast majority (84%) of the injuries occurred in homes and more than three-fourths were unwitnessed by adult caregivers. The TVs were most commonly large and elevated off the ground. Dressers and other furniture not designed to support TVs were commonly involved in the TV-toppling incident. Read More »

Paul Jackson was arrested in Mexico on Monday, 25 years after he was indicted for rape and kidnapping in Oregon. Paul Jackson was taken into custody Monday at a hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico by Mexican immigration authorities, with close assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service. Read More »

An Ohio man accused of robbing a bank, then posting selfies with the stolen cash was arrested. John Mogan, 28, and Ashley Duboe, 24, are charged with the August 24 robbery of Savings Bank in Ashville, a town 20 miles south of Columbus. According to investigators, Mogan, a convicted felon who was just released from prison, walked into the bank ... Read More »

Lady GaGa is picked as the recipient for Woman of the Year title by Billboard this year. The Mother Monster is scheduled to be feted in a ceremony which will take place on December 11 at Cipriani Midtown in New York and air December 18 on Lifetime. Billboard will present her with the title at this year’s Women in Music ... Read More »

Famed Canadian tenor Michael Burgess died Monday at age 70. Bruce Bowser says Burgess died in a Toronto hospice on Monday evening surrounded by members of his family. Read More »

Selma Cohen said she got a disturbing letter – saying she just lost all her medical benefits because she was declared dead. Selma Cohen, 87, a thyroid cancer survivor and widow, told WABC-TV that she takes 14 different medications daily and has already had to cancel one doctor’s appointment because of her Medicaid cancellation. If the city doesn’t fix their ... Read More »