STAMFORD, Conn. – Authorities investigating the theft of a 2-year-old girl’s body from a Connecticut cemetery said Wednesday that evidence at the crime scene points to a possible ritual. Stamford Capt. Richard Conklin said investigators are looking at the crime “as a ritualistic sort of thing.” He cited beliefs such …
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LOS ANGELES – Officials say a power outage is causing traffic jams across the west side of Los Angeles and leaving people trapped in elevators. Fire Department spokesman Lauren deRosier said a transformer blew up at a Department of Water and Power facility at about 7:47 p.m. Wednesday. He says …
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An American Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday shortly after taking off in Missouri after one of its engines was disabled by a collision with a bird. The American Airlines MD-80 jet landed at Lambert Airport in St. Louis shortly after takeoff around 2 p.m., FOX …
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BEULAH, Fla. – Florida law enforcement officials said Saturday that the people who killed a couple in their Panhandle home last week as their children slept appeared experienced. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said in a news conference that the department is questioning two persons of interest but they are …
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The rising number of fat people was blamed for global warming on Monday. Scientists warned that the increase in big eaters means more food production — a major cause of CO2 gas emissions warming the planet. Overweight people are also more likely to drive, adding to environmental damage. Dr. Phil …
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PARIS – OPEC said oil was not to blame for climate change and consuming countries should pay to fight the threat, while the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell said drivers could help by not buying Hummer sports utility vehicles. “Oil is not responsible,” the producer group’s Secretary General, Abdullah al-Badri, …
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LALOMANU, Samoa – Hundreds of survivors of the Samoas tsunami gathered at a church on high ground to mourn lost relatives, while pledging to rebuild their obliterated communities after a disaster that killed 177 people. The Congregational Christian Church of Lalomanu was packed with about 1,000 people, including relatives from …
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BANDUNG, Indonesia – Indonesian scientists are reconstructing the largest, most complete skeleton of a prehistoric giant elephant ever found in the tropics, a finding that may offer new clues into the largely mysterious origins of its modern Asian cousin. The prehistoric elephant is believed to have been submerged in quicksand …
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CHICAGO – Police say four people have been shot after gunmen stormed a Chicago restaurant and demanded money. Police were called to Margarita’s Pizza around midnight Thursday. Investigators say one man is in custody but police are looking for two others. It isn’t yet clear if money was stolen. Police …
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After a trip to Africa this month it is impossible to not be extra grateful for what I have and what most of us have in this great country. I am often asked why work in Africa and not closer to home? The answer I give is that it is …
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