St. Louis Fire Department(ST. LOUIS) -- Three people were killed and several others seriously injured after a boiler exploded at a building in St. Louis, Missouri, sending a piece of equipment flying into the air and through the roof of another building, fire officials said.The boiler explosion at the Loy-Lange Box Co. left one person dead in that building, authorities said at a news conference Monday morning.After the explosion, a […]
Marc Richardson(YORK, England) -- Dutch, a 7-year-old police dog based in the United Kingdom, has figured out the fastest way to get inside a suspicious vehicle.Dutch was on a training course on March 29 when he jumped through what was supposed to be a suspicious vehicle's window.In the video, Dutch searches the vehicle for suspects and then "detains" them by barking at them.Dutch finished running his course on March 31 […]
National Zoo(WASHINGTON) -- Tian Tian, a giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., decided to show off his acrobatic skills while climbing a tree.At one point in a video of his feat, the crowd gasps as Tian Tian dangles precariously head down.Miraculously, Tian Tian did not tumble out of the tree.You could call this stunt a midlife crisis of sorts. Tian Tian turns 20 this year, and giant […]
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(KEARNEY, Neb.) -- Tennessee authorities said Monday morning that photos released by Nebraska police are not the missing Tennessee teenager and the former teacher who allegedly kidnapped her.Police in Kearney, Nebraska, had said in a Facebook post late Sunday night that they had a "possible" sighting of 50-year-old Tad Cummins and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas at a McDonald’s in Kearney Sunday evening.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation then […]
ABC News(ST. MARTIN PARISH, La.) — The southeast braced for more severe weather on Monday after an outbreak of tornadoes swept across the region on Sunday, killing two people in Louisiana and one in Texas.There were 10 reported tornadoes from Saturday to Sunday and lightning, hail and heavy rain in Texas and Louisiana.Francine Gotch, 38, and her daughter, Neville Alexander, 3, were killed when a tornado destroyed their home in […]
iStock/Thinkstock(BAYTOWN, Texas) — A manhunt is underway in Harris County, Texas, for the gunman who shot and killed a deputy constable at a courthouse Monday morning, officials said.Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a 30-year veteran, was shot around 7 a.m. local time, Baytown Police Department Lt. Steve Dorris said at a news conference.According to ABC station KTRK in Houston, investigators said Greenwood "was shot in the […]
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(KEARNEY, Neb.) -- Tennessee authorities said Monday morning that photos released by Nebraska police are not the missing Tennessee teenager and the former teacher who allegedly kidnapped her.Police in Kearney, Nebraska, had said in a Facebook post late Sunday night that they had a "possible" sighting of 50-year-old Tad Cummins and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas at a McDonald’s in Kearney Sunday evening.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation then […]
Mason County Sheriff's Office(MASON COUNTY, Wash.) — A Washington state homeowner was arrested on murder charges Saturday after he fatally shot a man who he found taking a shower in his home, according to police.The homeowner shot Nathaniel Joseph Rosa, 31, multiple times after he said he noticed signs of forced entry at his home in Mason County, Washington, the Mason County Sheriff’s office said Saturday.The homeowner, who has not […]
The group “Iowans for Gun Safety” is urging state senators to either reject the gun-related bill that has cleared the House in its entirety or make some major changes. “Human rights are being overlooked for gun rights,” said Carletta Knox-Seymour, president of the board of Iowans for Gun Safety. She spoke at a statehouse news conference […]Powered by WPeMatico
