Philip and Roberta Snider left their Hartville home Jan. 4 for possibly their last trip to Graceland, the Tennessee home of Elvis Presley. Only Philip made it home. He told his family, and later police, that Roberta — who would have turned 70 on Monday and had several serious medical issues...
After his wife and father died, Darin Roam found the need to look after the graves at Floral Memorial Park in Selma. First, he cared for those of his family. His caretaking then expanded to others. Darin Roam spends most of his waking hours in a Selma cemetery, removing dirt...
Sgt. Donald Markham was shot by someone else at point-blank range in his home in 2015 before the scene was staged to appear to be a suicide, a forensic pathologist hired by the FBI concluded in a report obtained Thursday by the Chicago Tribune. The five-page report contradicts Cook County...
Through first-of-their-kind supercomputer simulations, researchers, including a Northwestern University professor, have gained new insight into one of the most mysterious phenomena in modern astronomy: the behavior of relativistic jets that shoot from black holes, extending outward across millions of light years. Advanced simulations created with one of the world's most...
Nearly 50 people have fallen sick on a cruise ship that departed from Baltimore last week, delaying its return. Royal Caribbean Cruises spokesman Owen Torres told The Baltimore Sun the Grandeur of the Seas cruise ship originally was scheduled to set sail back to Baltimore on Thursday, but now won’t...
Between the brisk cold and the holiday cheer, many of us get a little red in the face this time of year. But for some people of Asian descent, a New Year’s toast – or even a few beers after work – will trigger a bright red blush known...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina's famous “alligators on ice” have thawed out of their frozen pond, now that temperatures are above freezing. A North Carolina park has posted video of alligators in a frozen NC river to help show people how the reptiles are surviving the winter storm that just...
Kelley McCormick went above and beyond the call of duty when he drove a family that was stranded at Boston’s North Station back to its home, in Portland, Maine. Kori Malenfant, 19, underwent brain surgery several days ago at New York City’s NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. She and her family were traveling...
Ada Trieber, 83, died after she went searching for her husband Grant Trieber, 90. Provincial police say extreme cold weather played a factor in the death of an elderly couple in Huron County. Police officers were called to a residence on Airport Line in Bluewater, Ont. at about 9 a.m. on...
Maj. Gen. Ryan Gonsalves’ nomination for a third star has been pulled in the wake of an Army Inspector General’s probe that found he disrespected a female congressional staffer when he called her “sweetheart.” Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper, reported that Maj. Gen. Ryan Gonsalves’ promotion was withdrawn after...