French police speculate that a child found hiding in a car containing three adult cadavers for nearly eight hours was a member of a vacationing British family that came under fire by unknown assailants in an alpine area
Crime
Fatal Shooting At Quebec Separatist’s Victory Speech
One person was killed and another critically injured when a masked gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Parti Quebecois victory rally for Quebec’s incoming Premier, separatist Pauline Marois.
Marois, who is set to be Quebec’s first …
Man Steals Cop Car, Crashes Into Starbucks
Unfortunately, the Starbucks the thief drove through did not have an actual drivethru.
Griselda Blanco, ‘Godmother’ of Cocaine, Gunned Down in Colombia
The woman who turned Miami into a murder capital during the 80s died in much the same way she is said to have killed others.
Sticky Situation: $30 Million in Maple Syrup Stolen from Canada’s Strategic Syrup Reserve
First of all, it’s important to note — and briefly dwell on — the fact that Canada is home to a vast maple-syrup reserve. You know, kind of like what the U.S. does with oil in the event of a major domestic or international …
Drunk Man Cuts Power on Farm, Kills 70,000 Chickens
When some of people have a few drinks too many, they get a little too emotional. Others get an irrepressible urge to take off all their clothes. But nothing compares to one man in Maryland who accidentally killed three poultry …
Wells Fargo Fires Employee Who Committed 10-Cent Fraud in 1963
A teenage prank has cost a customer service rep his job, thanks to new Federal regulations.
Zimmerman Trial Gets Another New Judge
An appeals panel has ordered a second judge in George Zimmerman’s trial for the murder of Florida teen Trayvon Martin to step down.
That’s Karma: Man Gets Ebola After Stealing Infected Patient’s Cell Phone
Karma comes swiftly when you steal a phone from an Ebola patient
Prison Riot: Rebel Russian Band Members Speak Out from Behind Bars
It seems it will take more than a two-year prison sentence to silence the rebellious members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot.
The three Russian women — given guilty verdicts on charges of hooliganism motivated by religious …
You’re Probably Drunk If You Pee on the Cops’ Box of Breathalyzers
Want to prove to cops that you’re not drunk? Sure, there’s walking a straight line, or reciting the alphabet backwards. But if you want to prove your sobriety, start by not peeing on a police officer’s box full breathalyzer …
Man Who Ran Away with Accidental $10 Million From Bank Sent to Jail
It’s a scenario made for the movies: Struggling New Zealand small-business owner applies for a $100,000 overdraft from his bank to finance the gas station he operates with his mother. 32-year-old Hui “Leo” Gao wakes up the …