Partly sunny with a shower in spots, high of 87
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix will have a shower in spots late this morning, otherwise it will be partly sunny with a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be clear to partly cloudy…
Southern Univ. grad arrested for delivering fatal punches in violent frat hazing of 20-year-old pledge
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (NYP) — A Southern University graduate has been charged after he “turned himself in” for the violent hazing death of pledge and beloved marching band member Caleb Wilson — with police warning that more arrests…
Haunting photo shows missing Pitt student smiling in same bikini she was wearing when she vanished from Dominican Republic beach
PUNTA CANA (NYP) — A bikini-clad University of Pittsburgh student was seen smiling in a haunting picture at her resort in the Dominican Republic while on spring break — just before she went missing while wearing the…
Boy, 10, crushed to death when 340-pound foster mom sits on him because he was ‘acting up’
NEW BUFFALO (NYP) — A 10-year-old Michigan boy died after his obese foster mom sat on him for five minutes for “acting up” — crushing him under her 340-pound frame. Jennifer Wilson told police young…
Bizarre reason college team has already clinched March Madness bid… despite not yet winning conference title game
INDIANAPOLIS (Daily Mail) — If you’re not one of the top college basketball teams in the country, you usually need to win your conference’s basketball championship tournament to qualify for March Madness. One team has already…
US surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border and travels to Dallas area before crashing
DALLAS (AP) — A large balloon used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for surveillance along the Texas border broke free and traveled about 600 miles (966 kilometers) to the north before crashing as high…
Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to…
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may…
Gunman is shot outside the White House as Secret Service reveal shooter’s dark secret
WASHINGTON — A gunman was shot by Secret Service members after being spotted with a firearm just outside the White House at midnight last night. The armed man, from Indiana, parked his vehicle on 17th and…
Mega Millions player just misses $233 million jackpot — but still wins big in Washington
SEATTLE — A Mega Millions ticket sold in Washington just missed the $233 million jackpot but won $1 million, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the…