TAPRON SPRING, Fla. — Anthony Stansbury propped his rusty bike against a live oak tree and cast his fishing line into the rushing waters of Florida’s Anclote River. When he bought a house down the street last year, Stansbury says he wasn’t told that his slice of paradise had a […]
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The power of music: Officers and teens connect through song
NEW YORK — Some might wonder why New York City police officers were on stage at Carnegie Hall. But through raps and melodic verses, a performance on Wednesday night brought a community together. Decoda, a Carnegie Hall ensemble group, started the collaboration between the kids and the cops two months […]
Officers and teens connect through song
NEW YORK — Some might wonder why New York City police officers were on stage at Carnegie Hall. But through raps and melodic verses, a performance on Wednesday night brought a community together. Decoda, a Carnegie Hall ensemble group, started the collaboration between the kids and the cops two months […]
Teen sentenced in Slender Man stabbing case
WAUKESHA, Wis. — One of two Wisconsin girls who attempted to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in a mental hospital, the maximum punishment possible, with credit for time served in juvenile detention. Waukesha County Circuit […]
Officials test new security measures for holiday travel rush
Holiday getaway season is at its peak. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), this is the busiest 48-hour travel-period of the season. AAA expects a record 107 million Americans to be on the move between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1, with more than 97 million on the roads, and […]
Analysis of the year in polls
January: One president leaves, and another arrives President Obama left office a popular figure — 62 percent of Americans approved of the way he handled his job over the past eight years, ranking him third among outgoing presidents since CBS began asking the question in 1981 – behind outgoing presidents […]
Holiday season at the multiplex: Which movies are naughty or nice?
When it comes to this year’s Yuletide movie offerings, our critic David Edelstein is generally a cheery man. Still, he’s got coal for some stockings: Every holiday movie season people ask my least favorite question: “Who will win the Oscar?” I generally say, “Beats me!” But this year I have […]
$25 billion projects at troubled nuclear site to continue
ATLANTA — Georgia’s utility regulators are allowing construction to continue on two new nuclear reactors despite massive cost overruns for the multibillion-dollar project. Thursday’s unanimous decision by the state’s Public Service Commission will shape the future of the nation’s nuclear industry, partly because the reactors at Plant Vogtle were the […]
Police: Woman who had miscarriage killed mom, abducted her baby
HOUSTON — A Houston woman allegedly killed a mother, abducted the victim’s six-week-old infant and pretended the child was her own, police said Thursday. The murder suspect, 28-year-old Erika Miranda-Alvarez, had recently been pregnant and was due to give birth in January, but lost the baby, Houston Police Chief Art […]
Report: Mom led police to child’s body buried in backyard
CLEVELAND — A Cleveland mother led investigators to a child’s body buried in the backyard of her home Tuesday, and the remains are believed to be her missing, disabled son, according to court documents obtained by Cleveland.com. The child’s body reportedly showed multiple signs of abuse, including broken ribs, the website […]