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Liberty and Justice no more? Bald eagle couple split on Valentine's as new mate emerges

Thursday, February 14 - 1:32 PM Miami Herald - Josh Magness, Sara Burnett

What happened to true love? After 14 years nesting together in Washington, D.C., bald eagle lovers Liberty and Justice appear to be no more, WTOP... [Read More]

Fake Florida doctor tested people for diabetes by having them hold metal rod, cops say

Wednesday, February 13 - 9:19 AM Miami Herald - Josh Magness, Michael R. Sisak, Stephen R. Groves, Michael Balsamo, Michael Tarm

Onelio Hipolit-Gonzalez promised he could diagnose diabetes, cancer and other illnesses by having people hold a metal rod connected to a beeping machine, Florida police... [Read More]

7-year-old went from 'train to train' selling candy on subway. Then he fell, police say

September 24, 2018 - 9:11 AM Kansas City Star - Josh Magness

Police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, say a 7-year-old boy died after he fell from a moving subway car while selling candy from train to train. The... [Read More]

People assumed dead baby whale would fit in dumpster, cops say. Video shows 'mistake'

September 21, 2018 - 3:49 PM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

On Monday, a video from New Hampshire showed a forklift dropping a dead whale on top of a dumpster — and then the animal flopping... [Read More]

During sleepover with 'best friend forever', 10-year-old's blood sugar fatally drops

September 21, 2018 - 11:55 AM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

Fifth-grader Sophia Daugherty was at a sleepover with her "best friend forever" when her blood sugar abruptly fell, according to WPXI. Sophia, who had Type... [Read More]

Pet store puppies have spread an antibiotic-resistant illness to over 100 people, CDC says

September 21, 2018 - 9:28 AM Idaho Statesman - Josh Magness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people that pet store puppies are likely to blame for a break-out of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter that... [Read More]

After taking ecstasy, antisocial octopuses get close and do 'water ballet,' study finds

September 20, 2018 - 3:03 PM Belleville News-Democrat - Josh Magness

A study in the journal Current Biology found that when given the drug ecstasy — also referred to as MDMA or molly — octopuses become... [Read More]

MI woman carjacked in Walmart parking lot attack: police

September 20, 2018 - 2:05 PM Durham Herald-Sun - Josh Magness

Michigan police say two people punched, robbed and stole the car of 88-year-old Gloria Kevelighan after she parked in a handicapped spot at Walmart. The... [Read More]

88-year-old says she's a 'tough broad' after carjackers attack her in handicapped spot, cops say

September 20, 2018 - 12:56 PM Bradenton Herald - Josh Magness

Michigan police say two people punched, robbed and stole the car of 88-year-old Gloria Kevelighan after she parked in a handicapped spot at Walmart. The... [Read More]

Chicago priest burns rainbow flag in 'exorcism,' calls sex abuse 'a gay thing'...

September 20, 2018 - 11:34 AM Drudge Report via Kansas City Star - Josh Magness

Paul Kalchik, a Catholic priest at the Resurrection Catholic Church in Chicago, burned his church's rainbow flag in an "prayer of exorcism." Kalchik said the... [Read More]

'Got that one, too!' Laughing man runs over sprinting emus with his car, video shows

September 20, 2018 - 10:39 AM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

Officials in Australia are trying to identify the man who apparently recorded himself as he ran over multiple emus with his car. The RSPCA in... [Read More]

Chicago priest who calls sex abuse 'a gay thing' burns rainbow flag in an 'exorcism'

September 20, 2018 - 9:33 AM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

Paul Kalchik, a priest at the Resurrection Catholic Church in Chicago, says he has twice been sexually assaulted in his life. A neighbor first sexually... [Read More]

Tanner the dog bit a woman. Shelter pepper-sprayed him as 'training,' then killed him

September 19, 2018 - 4:20 PM Macon Telegraph - Josh Magness

Bob Fecht, president of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter in Wyoming, was suspended 60 days after he was accused of ordering an animal control officer to... [Read More]

Husband yanked 8-foot-leash tied around the neck of his wife with dementia, cops say

September 19, 2018 - 1:10 PM Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Josh Magness

Walter William Wolford was arrested Saturday at the York Fair in Pennsylvania after, police say, he yanked an 8-foot leash tied around the neck of... [Read More]

Marijuana-smoked lobsters? Maine restaurant to get crustaceans stoned before cooking

September 19, 2018 - 11:32 AM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

To help ease the pain of lobsters before they are cooked alive, one Maine restaurant has decided to get them high on marijuana. Charlotte Gill,... [Read More]

'We got us one.' Alabama students say photo of them stepping on black student was joke

September 19, 2018 - 10:23 AM Macon Telegraph - Josh Magness

White students were pictured standing on a black student at Moody High School in St. Clair County, Alabama, with the caption "we got us one."... [Read More]

Kid beat 45-year-old in Fortnite. Man threatened to shoot the boy at school, cops say

September 18, 2018 - 3:16 PM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

One man lost his cool after losing to an 11-year-old in Fortnite, police say. Police say 45-year-old Michael Aliperti sent threatening messages to the preteen... [Read More]

When woman didn't get in his car, fake Uber driver tried to break into her home, police say

September 18, 2018 - 11:41 AM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

When a California woman went outside of her house to pick up the newspaper on Sunday morning, she was greeted by a man claiming to... [Read More]

Woman reported an intruder — then lunged at officers with a 10-inch knife, police say

September 18, 2018 - 9:58 AM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

After calling 911 about an armed intruder inside her home, police say, Susan Muller sneaked up on responding officers and attacked. Officers with the New... [Read More]

'Scumbag' stole wheelchair that belonged to 8-year-old with cerebral palsy, mom says

September 18, 2018 - 8:49 AM Miami Herald - Josh Magness

As she brought groceries and her son Ryan inside her house, Meghan Aberkane says she briefly left the boy's wheelchair outside. Aberkane and her 8-year-old... [Read More]

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