In Baltimore, high winds on Saturday made temperatures feel like they were barely in the double digits. Football fans attending the NFL playoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium had to bundle up in multiple layers — another frigid matchup, although not expected to be as record-setting as … Read more
A Texas man pleaded guilty Friday in the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl abducted at gunpoint from a San Antonio street to Southern California, federal prosecutors said. The teen aided in her own rescue after she was left in a car, scribbled a note with the words “help me,” and flashed the sign toward a … Read more
LONDON — A spaniel born with six legs that was found abandoned in a supermarket parking lot is now like other dogs after having her extra limbs surgically removed. Ariel, who was named for “The Little Mermaid” character because the additional appendage with two paws on the end looked a flipper, ran through the grass … Read more
Customers who are lactose-intolerant or have milk allergies may pay $2 extra at Dunkin’ Donuts when substituting oat or almond milk for dairy in their beverages. That’s discrimination, according to a class-action lawsuit filed last month. “Being able to drink milk is a choice for some people, but it’s not for others. Lactose intolerance is … Read more
While clearing a recently sold Colorado home, a gruesome discovery was made: human remains. Officials this week said that they are now investigating the case as a homicide after the coroner determined a head and hands had been found at the property. Investigators are working to identify the victim, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said … Read more
Popular baby clothing brand Kyte Baby is facing backlash after an employee’s request to work remotely while her newborn was in the NICU was denied. The employee made the request because her newborn, whom she adopted, was in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Texas hospital, according to two apology videos made by Kyte … Read more
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. — A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman after the car she was riding in mistakenly drove up his backcountry driveway in upstate New York testified at his trial Friday that he believed he was under siege that night and now feels “like my soul is dead.” But he maintained the … Read more
The owner of an online pornography exchange called “The Ho Zone” — which allegedly featured women who were subject to blackmail, famous female athletes who were hacked, and revenge porn victims — has been arrested by the FBI and charged with advertising, receiving and distributing child pornography, federal prosecutors say. Kyle White, 24, of Louisville, Kentucky, had … Read more
Charcuterie meats sold at Costco and Sam’s Club have been linked to a salmonella outbreak across the U.S., according to the CDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been investigating the outbreak across 22 states since Jan. 5. In its Thursday update, 23 new illnesses were added to the tally, totaling 47 cases … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Opening her blinds, she saw a red SUV with a downed power line on it and a couple who had been putting their baby in the car. The woman screamed … Read more