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A dog, who had been dumped in a south Dallas park to fend for himself, became a hero on Tuesday evening by leading rescue workers to a litter of sick puppies. The rescuers were trying to capture the male dog, who had eluded their efforts for weeks. When he began barking at them, they were… Continue reading Abandoned Dog Becomes ‘Hero’ By Saving 10 Sick Puppies And Their Mom [Video]
There are no signs of a let down from Kevin Harvick after winning the Sprint Cup title last season. With his win at Phoenix International Raceway, the driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevy has finished either first or second in his last seven races. This is also his second win of the Sprint… Continue reading Harvick Continues Streak With Seventh Overall Win At Phoenix [Video]
World News Videos | US News Videos A video showing Jodi Arias testifying during her retrial hearing was released on Thursday. According to ABC News, during her testimony, Arias did express some remorse for murdering her boyfriend Travis Alexander. The testimony was given behind closed doors because the convicted killer claimed she was receiving death… Continue reading Video Of Jodi Arias Sentencing Retrial Testimony Released [Video]
A decade ago, Jesse Ronnebaum haggled over the price of a painting he liked at a yard sale, convincing the owner to take 50 cents instead of the $1 asking price. He doesn’t know why he bought the painting, other than he just liked it. Ronnebaum recently found out that the old painting could be… Continue reading 50 Cent Painting Bought At Yard Sale May Be Worth Thousands
According to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Jodi Arias violated several jail rules and will have to give up phone calls and video chats for six weeks unless they pertain to legal matters. As reported by CBS News, the controversial Maricopa County sheriff said the convicted murderer had asked other inmates to make telephone calls for her… Continue reading Jodi Arias Punished For Violating Jail Rules
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says that the Republican party still has a “dark vein” of intolerance among its ranks. As one of the highest ranking African Americans ever appointed by a sitting President, Powell echoed a statement he had made in 2013. Powell spoke Sunday, the day after the 50th Anniversary of the… Continue reading Colin Powell Says GOP Still Has ‘Dark Vein’ Of Intolerance
Beyonce Knowles and Lady Gaga have joined with 34 other prominent women who signed a petition asking the G7 and the African Union to attempt to resolve poverty around the world. The petition drive was organized by the London-based organization ONE, which was founded by U2 frontman, Bono. The letter they signed says that “poverty… Continue reading Beyonce And Lady Gaga Take On Poverty
Security has been provided for the lone juror who voted not to give Jodi Arias the death penalty for killing her boyfriend Travis Alexander. The 12-member jury announced that they were hopelessly deadlocked on Arias’ punishment on Thursday. The jury had voted 11-1 in favor of the death penalty, but the lone dissenting vote spared… Continue reading Hold Out Juror In Jodi Arias Verdict Requests Security After Name Revealed On Social Media
Former professional baseball catcher Gregg Zaun claims that his former Baltimore Orioles teammates physically abused him, but he seemed to give them credit for his longevity in Major League Baseball. Zaun played for 16 years in the big leagues, playing for nine different teams during his career. According to CBS Sports, Zaun’s comments come during… Continue reading Former Major League Catcher Credits Physical Abuse From Former Orioles Teammates For His Career
The Daytona 500 just isn’t the same if a huge wreck doesn’t happen sometime during the race. Fortunately for Joey Logano, the always anticipated “big one” didn’t happen until the last lap, when he was in the lead. The caution flag cemented his victory as he was leading the race, but with challengers quickly moving… Continue reading Joey Logano Wins The Daytona 500 With Help From Last Lap Caution
After robbing seven banks in Maryland and Virginia, the FBI is offering a $30,000 reward for information on a pair of men suspected in the robberies. The most recent robbery came last Wednesday when the two men robbed a BB&T Bank in Vienna, VA. Then, 40 minutes later, the pair hit a Wells Fargo Bank… Continue reading ‘Black Hat Bandits’ Bank Robberies Lead To $30,000 Reward From FBI
Danica Patrick has had a lot of firsts in her racing career. She was the first woman to win an INDYCAR race, she was the first woman to take a pole for a NASCAR race, and she has the highest finish in a Sprint Cup race for a woman. This June, Patrick enters the broadcast… Continue reading Another First For Danica! She Will Be First Woman To Announce A NASCAR Race
On Friday, the Inquisitr reported a doggie daycare van had been carjacked with seven of its clients inside. Fortunately, the dogs were found safe and sound in the recovered van approximately 24 hours after they had been taken. When the van was stolen, it had been found outside unattended and running near 21st and Wabash… Continue reading Carjacked Dogs Found Safe In Van And Reunited With Their Owners
An international cybersecurity company will release a report on Monday that reveals a ring of hackers have managed to infiltrate banks to steal about $1 billion. The banking breach would be the biggest one yet in the world, and involves approximately 100 banks in over 30 countries. The cyber attack is unique, according to the… Continue reading Hackers Infiltrate Banks In Over 30 Countries And Steals $1 Billion
This was the first time NASCAR’s group qualifying was used for the Daytona 500 and, as far as Clint Bowyer and many others are concerned, it should be the last time. Bowyer found himself in a five car pile-up during the first round of qualifying runs to determine who would be on the front row… Continue reading Clint Bowyer Rages About Qualifying Format After Wreck, Jeff Gordon Wins Pole For Daytona 500
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi is banned by authorities in his country from making movies and traveling abroad, but that doesn’t stop Panahi from making award-winning films. Panahi’s latest released film, Taxi, received the highest award at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday, the Golden Bear. Since he is banned from filming in… Continue reading Film Director Defies Ban, Film Wins Golden Bear At Berlin Film Festival
World News Videos | ABC World News When 20-year-old soldier Bill Moore wrote a love letter to his future wife back home, he probably never expected that it would take 71 years to reach its destination. He also probably never expected that it would be his daughter who would receive and read the letter. The… Continue reading Lonely Soldier’s Love Letter Makes It Home — After 71 Years [Video]
The first command of the season for Sprint Cup drivers to start their engines will come tonight for the Sprint Unlimited Race at the Daytona International Speedway. The race showcases some of the racing series’ best drivers, specifically those who won races in 2014 or won a pole at Daytona. Some drivers were allowed in… Continue reading NASCAR Racing Returns To Daytona: Sprint Unlimited Tonight, Daytona 500 Qualifying Tomorrow
The brutal burning death of a Jordanian pilot may have failed for ISIS and sparked the opposition to seek out and destroy the terrorist group. In an exclusive interview with ABC News, retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen claims that the video “absolutely” backfired. “It will be one of these moments that created a unity… Continue reading Aired Video Backfired On ISIS, Galvanizes Coalition Against The Terrorist Group
An 1892 painting by French Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin recently sold for $300 million, possibly setting the record for the highest amount ever paid for a work of art. The sale of the colorful oil painting depicting two Tahitian women called Nafea Faa Ipoipo, which translates in English as Will You Marry Me?, was confirmed by… Continue reading $300 Million Gauguin May Be The Highest Amount Ever Paid For A Painting [Video]
Hoping to get attention by being placed under arrest, about 50 pro-gun advocates gathered at the Washington State Capitol building on Saturday morning. They were protesting the decision against allowing guns to be openly carried into the Legislature’s viewing gallery. However, the doors to the gallery were kept locked by the Washington State Patrol after… Continue reading Armed Protestors Try To Defy Gun Ban By Carrying Weapons Inside Washington State Capitol Building
The Daytona 500 is one of the most iconic races in all of motorsports, and it always kicks off the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. In two weeks, NASCAR fans can take a break from the winter weather and sit back to enjoy the race on February 22. However, before the race gets the green flag,… Continue reading NASCAR Returns With ‘The Great American Race’ In Two Weeks
People are snapping up the autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author behind the hit Little House on the Prairie books, making it a surprise hit. As the Inquisitr reported, the book was first published in November by the South Dakota Historical Society Press. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography takes an unadulterated look at life… Continue reading Laura Ingalls Wilder Autobiography Becomes Surprising Bestseller By Telling The True Story Of Life On The Prairie
After a report came in about two planes colliding over Matanuska-Susitna Valley in Alaska, officials who arrived at the scene found both pilots had survived the crash. One of the pilots had serious injuries, but the other one had sustained only moderate injuries. Both of the planes involved were Piper PA-18 airplanes, one of which… Continue reading Pilots Survive Midair Collision Near Anchorage
The second major snowstorm of the year is expected to dump over a foot of snow in the Midwest Saturday night before it slowly makes its way east by Monday. Just as residents in the Northeast are digging their way out from under last week’s snowstorm, they can expect about a foot of new snow… Continue reading Good Grief! Winter Storm Linus Expected To Hit The Midwest And Northeast With 6 To 12 Inches Of Snow
Two decades ago, the river otter was extinct in the state of Indiana, but now the state has approved trapping 600 river otters per year to thin the population. By all accounts, the re-introduction of river otters to the state was a success for the state’s conservation efforts. Ironically, it was trapping the animal for… Continue reading Officials In Indiana Okay Trapping 600 River Otters Per Year
A four-alarm fire broke out in a San Francisco apartment building located in the Mission District on Wednesday and forced a 13-year-old boy to take drastic measures to save his own life, as well as his dog’s. When the fire broke out, it wasn’t the fire alarms that alerted young Alessandro Gonzales, it was the… Continue reading Boy Jumps From Burning Building To Save Himself And His Dog
A dog from Indiana that was saved from being euthanized is getting a second chance at life, because a Utah animal sanctuary agreed to take in the German Shepherd. The Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah, said that the dog Bela, who was estimated at being nine-years-old, was slated to either be put to… Continue reading An Indiana Dog Saved From Certain Death Gets A New Life In Utah
Two Marine officers were killed when their helicopter crashed during a training mission at a southern California base on Friday. The craft went down about 4:30 PT at the Marine Corps Air Ground Center located in Twentynine Palms, CA. As the Los Angeles Times reported, the bodies of the Marines were identified as Capt. Elizabeth… Continue reading Two Marines Killed In A Helicopter Crash At Twentynine Palms Identified
The vehemently anti-gay Republican State Representative Sally Kern is trying to get three bills passed in the Oklahoma legislature that will significantly curtail the rights of LGBT citizens in the state. The three bills she introduced could make it difficult for those of the LGBT community to live in the Great Plains state. Kern, who… Continue reading Conservative State Representative Seeks To Stifle The Rights Of LGBT Residents In Oklahoma
Efforts by the United States Navy and Japanese officials are underway in Okinawa to get a 821-foot-long American naval ship back into the water after it ran aground on the island on Thursday. According to the Navy, the cargo ship, the USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak, is stuck six nautical miles from Uruma, which is located… Continue reading Navy Ship Ran Aground On Okinawa, No Injuries Reported
With only eight days until new episodes of Grey’s Anatomy begin to air, the show’s creator, Shonda Rhimes, isn’t going to make Calzona fans particularly happy. Most fans of the show’s lesbian couple are still reeling from their abrupt break-up, and now Rhimes indicates that they may consider dating again, but with other people. As… Continue reading Spoiler Alert: A Reunion Not Likely For ‘Grey’s Anatomy’s’ Callie and Arizona And They May Start Dating Again
It’s been a very long winter hiatus for fans of Grey’s Anatomy, and while there are still two weeks to wait until new episodes start to air again, a few details about what’s coming up next are starting to trickle in via press releases and interviews with actors from the show. When the show returns,… Continue reading Spoiler Alert: What To Expect From ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ In The New Year
In an interview due to air after the much anticipated biopic about the late Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown dishes on their marriage and addresses rumors of infidelity on his part. Although he does admit that he cheated on his superstar wife, he says that Whitney also cheated on him. As reported by Yahoo!, Brown admits… Continue reading Bobby Brown Admits To Cheating On Whitney, But Says She Cheated Too [Video]
While it is good that neighbors look out for each other, especially for their children who could be snatched or harmed by strangers, some people are taking their hyper-vigilance a bit too far. A couple in Maryland is being investigated for child neglect after allowing their six-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son to walk to a… Continue reading Maryland Parents Are Being Investigated For Child Neglect For Letting Children Walk Alone To Park
Baylee Duggins was 15-years-old when she died last Sunday in Tacoma from respiratory failure due to pneumonia. However, her mother and the medical examiner in Pike County, WA believe that complications from the illness were caused because she had been violently shaken as a baby by her biological father. The medical examiner ruled Baylee’s death… Continue reading Teen Shaken As A Baby Dies, Father Could Be Charged With Murder
On Wednesday, officials at the Alexandria Zoological Park in Louisiana admitted that two of a critically endangered species of monkey died at the zoo after they had been left out in the cold overnight. The temperatures had dipped into the 30s in the central part of the state and the monkeys, who originate from balmy… Continue reading Endangered South American Monkeys Die After Being Left Out In The Cold At Louisiana Zoo
Losing a playoff game is never easy, especially when you think you’ve lost because the other team was cheating. In Saturday’s division playoff game, Baltimore Ravens’ Head Coach John Harbaugh thinks that the New England Patriots may have made some not-so-legal substitutions in order to win the tight game, 35-31, and move on to play… Continue reading Ravens Head Coach Cries Foul: Did The Patriots Cheat Or Is It Just Sour Grapes?
Television announcers rely on the skills of makeup artists in order to help them always look their best, except when the cameras are rolling. During Sunday’s morning edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter, an eager makeup artist tried to touch up Hannah Storm’s look only to be pushed away. Storm realized that the makeup artist could be… Continue reading Hannah Storm Rejects Makeup Artist During A Live Broadcast [Video]
Due to global attention because of the massacre at France’s satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, the weekly will release a “survivor’s issue” of the paper next week. Much of the world is unfamiliar with the publication, but with the spotlight on the events that took place last week, the surviving staff members of the weekly decided… Continue reading Charlie Hebdo ‘Survivor’s Issue’ To Be Released Outside Of France Next Week
A man dressed in a hoodie and knit cap using an ATM in the month of April seemed suspicious to many people in Vermillion, South Dakota. One concerned citizen contacted police, who then watched surveillance video of the man withdrawing money using a pre-loaded debit card issued for a tax refund. However, the tax refund… Continue reading College Athletes Net $400K In Tax Refund Scheme
Showing quick thinking and good instincts, several hostages were able to survive Friday’s attacks in Paris by hiding in unusual locations. When a Parisian printing business was besieged by the brothers believed to have been responsible for the Charlie Hebdo massacre, an employee hid upstairs in the company’s canteen. As Yahoo! News reported, the employee… Continue reading Hostages Hid In Unusual Places To Survive Paris Attacks
There has been some talk that a new couple may soon be walking the halls of Grey-Sloan Memorial once the winter hiatus is over, but don’t place bets on it just yet. Although it has been rumored that Dr. Owen Hunt and McDreamy’s sister, Dr. Amelia Shepherd, could be soon dating, Grey’s Anatomy creator, Shonda… Continue reading ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Spoilers: Will A New Couple Get Together When The Series Returns or Not?
The Taken movie franchise seems to have had an unintended affect on Americans who enjoyed watching the action movies: they don’t want to travel to Europe after seeing them. According to the star of the three movies, Liam Neeson said he has received letters from American fans saying they no longer wish to fly over… Continue reading Has The Movie ‘Taken’ Really Caused Americans To Avoid Travel In Europe? Liam Neeson Says It Has
On Sunday, members of Mawar Sharon church in Surabaya Indonesia were subdued when they attended Sunday services in the city’s second largest church. The 2,000 members were mourning the loss of life in the crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501, a loss that hit far too close to home. Thirteen families from their church were on… Continue reading Forty-One Members From One Indonesian Church Lost In AirAsia Crash
Long Beach Police are still searching for a 3-week-old baby girl who is missing from a home in which her parents and uncle were found wounded. An adult male is being sought in the shooting, but the police haven’t said whether the man is related to the baby. Although the motive for the shooting is… Continue reading Baby Missing From Home Where Parents Were Found Shot
On Monday, lawyers will begin to select the jury that will hear the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused of participating in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The bombing, which killed three people and wounded 260 others, was the worst attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001. If convicted, the 21-year-old Chechen immigrant… Continue reading Jury Selection Set To Begin For Trial Of Boston Marathon Bomber
Even though Europe has few unspoiled land areas compared to the United States, wild animal populations, especially wolves, are making a comeback across the continent. The large carnivores are thriving in the unprotected areas of countries like Germany, where they may coexist close to humans. German sheep farmer Frank Neumann learned about the resurgence of… Continue reading After An Almost 150-Year Absence, The Wolf Population In Germany Is Thriving And Threatening To Spiral Out Of Control
Even though her shows are on hiatus for the winter — they will return on January 29 — Shonda Rhimes has spent her holiday accepting awards for her work. The creator of some television’s most popular dramas will be honored by being inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in April, and… Continue reading Shonda Rhimes Spent Her Hiatus Picking Up Awards, What Did You Do For The Holidays?
After being frightened on Christmas Day while hiking Oregon’s Columbia Gorge with her owner, Sandy, a yellow Labrador, snapped her leash and accidentally fell 150 feet down a cliff. Her owner, certain that the dog couldn’t have survived the fall, hiked down the cliff and found his dog on a ledge about 70 feet above… Continue reading Climber Rescues Dog After It Survives 150 Foot Fall Off Cliff