NEW ORLEANS – A man who had occupied a cypress tree for 11 days to block construction of a premier golf course in New Orleans’ large public park has fallen and injured himself. The man, identified as Lloyd Boover, fell out of the tree in City Park on Tuesday morning. …
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HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth College has charged 64 students accused of cheating in a sports ethics class with violating the Ivy League school’s honor code. College officials confirmed the number of students charged but declined to comment further until the appeals process ends later this month. Professor Randall Balmer told …
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DETROIT – Detroit police say an 8-year-old boy was shot and critically injured while playing in a bedroom at his home when a stray bullet penetrated a wall and hit him in the neck. Sgt. Michael Woody says several children were playing in a second-floor bedroom about 11 p.m. Wednesday …
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NEW ORLEANS – A shrunken police force is fighting a rise in violent crime in New Orleans. Now the focus is on tourist districts after a rash of attacks there. French Quarter residents are fearful that Mardi Gras may be marred again by violence and they’ve posted signs on balconies, …
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Police in the Albuquerque suburb of Rio Rancho say they’re investigating the deaths of “several” people at a home. Police aren’t saying how many people are dead, releasing how they died or providing other details. However, police Lt. Paul Rogers said there’s no threat to the public …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida authorities say a smash-and-grab robber made-off with more than $10,000 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets after he broke into a convenience story by head-butting his way through the glass front door. Surveillance video captured the hooded suspect in a crouch barreling headfirst into the Sunshine Food …
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In a story March 31 about laws known as Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, The Associated Press reported that Douglas Laycock, a constitutional scholar at the University of Virginia Law School, expressed frustration that gay rights advocates criticizing the Indiana version of the law did not acknowledge that the laws had …
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CHICAGO – Federal aviation regulators have increased their oversight of United Airlines after finding violations of pilot qualification and scheduling rules, according to a published report. The Wall Street Journal reported that a high-ranking Federal Aviation Administration official told United of the agency’s concerns in a Feb. 6 letter. The …
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A 38-year-old woman’s quest to find her birth mother ended in a surprising place — the company where she works. WKBN-TV in Youngstown reports http://bit.ly/1ztZr15 that La-Sonya Mitchell-Clark requested records that were made available recently by the Ohio Department of Health. She learned her mother’s name is …
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SALT LAKE CITY – A funeral service has been set for a Salt Lake City couple who died within a few hours of each other after being married for 74 years. Madelyn Yensen died April 7 after suffering a seizure, while her husband, Marcus, died of heart failure about five …
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