‘Unimaginable’: Man killed when headstone falls at mother-in-law’s gravesite A 74-year-old Pennsylvania man died this week after a headstone fell on him while he was at a relative’s grave. Stephen Woytack was decorating his mother-in-law’s grave for Easter on Monday when the stone toppled, reported ABC affiliate WNEP. More
Whole Foods mixes up chicken, vegan salads Whole Foods Market Inc. said Thursday that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version of the salad were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast. More
Tennessee Cops murder 61 year old man in own home during wrong house drug raid. A 61-year-old man was shot to death by police while his wife was handcuffed in another room during a drug raid on the wrong house. Police admitted their mistake, saying faulty information from a drug informant contributed to the death of John Adams Wednesday night. More
Reddit publicly apologizes 'for the pain' caused to family of falsely accused student The family of Sunil Tripathi endured much emotional pain as speculation swirled that the still-missing Brown University student was a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Users of the Reddit social news site fanned the flames — and now they, along with the site's leadership, are apologizing to Tripathi's family. More
Google Glass Bid Up To $95,300 On eBay Before Seller Realized He Wasn't Allowed To Sell Them In February, Google ran a contest for Glass offering "winners" the opportunity to be "Glass Explorers," i.e. the guinea pigs who will test out Glass in the wild. Downside: Explorers have to pay $1,500 for the product and for the privilege of being called "Glassholes." Upside: They get to test out a brand new product before anyone else. More
The Mai-Kai is once again ready to rum, baby, rum.
Four years after a burst sprinkler pipe tore a hole in the ceiling in October 2020 — and three weeks after its original reopening date — Oakland Park’s tiki icon has marked its long-awaited rebirth with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday and started taking reservations for service to begin on Friday.
“The Mai-Kai’s legacy is iconic,” new managing partner Bill Fuller said in a company statement.
MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins second-year running back De’Von Achane continues to be one of the NFL’s most electric, exciting players to watch.
And better yet, he is seen with the ball in his hands more and more as he handles his increased workload in Year 2 without issue.
Achane has stormed past last year’s total touches, 168 in 10 games this year after having 130 in 11 games in 2023.
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel who lived in the U. S. under a phony identity after faking his own death has been arrested on federal charges, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa — the son-in-law of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation cartel boss known as “El Mencho” — was arrested this week on drug trafficking and money laundering offenses in Riverside, California, where he had been living using a fake name after fleeing Mexico, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors say Gutierrez Ochoa, 37, faked his own death and fled to the U.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVIN FREKING
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill rallied around Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, on Thursday even as new details surfaced about allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
The GOP embrace of Hegseth came as another controversial Trump nominee, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration for attorney general.
U. S. intelligence officials warned American defense companies on Thursday to increase security precautions following several acts of sabotage in Europe that officials have blamed on Russia.
The public bulletin issued by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center advised companies involved in defense work — particularly those providing support to Ukraine in its war against Russia — to step up their defenses in the face of Russia’s escalating aggression toward Ukraine’s allies.
“Russia’s sabotage activities in Europe increase the risk to U.
A week ago, Matt Gaetz was on his way to becoming Donald Trump’s avenging angel as U. S. Attorney General, the nation’s top law enforcement official.
But now that the former Florida congressman has withdrawn his nomination amid persistent questions about his involvement in a sex scandal involving a 17-year-old girl, his political prospects are not so clear.
“His future is not as bright as it once was,” said Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida.