Author: Spike Bowan
Disabled veteran claims university kicked out his service dog
A military veteran in Texas said he was blindsided when the university he attends told him his service dog was no longer allowed on campus. (FOX)- Tawan Throngkumpola, who served three tours abroad, told KDAF he received a letter from the University of North Texas on Friday saying he was not allowed to bring his service dog, […]
Read MoreSuspect of Chicago Facebook Live Sex Assault hauled into Police Station by his Mother
A wanted suspect in the sexual assault of a Chicago teenager — streamed online for the world to see on Facebook Live — is now under arrest, after his mother hauled him into a police station, officials confirmed Monday. (FOX)- A warrant had been out for the arrest of the 15-year-old boy. Police planned to […]
Read MoreFlorida Gov. Scott takes away 21 more murder cases from anti-death-penalty prosecutor
Florida’s Republican governor on Monday took 21 more first-degree murder cases away from a Democratic prosecutor who has said she will no longer seek the death penalty. (FOX)- Gov. Rick Scott gave the cases being handled by Orlando-area State Attorney Aramis Ayala to neighboring judicial circuit State Attorney Brad King. Ayala has come under fire […]
Read MoreSt. Petersburg subway blast reportedly a result of Suicide bomber
St. Petersburg subway blast: Suicide bomber identified as Akbardzhon Dzhalilov, 22 (FOX)- The man believed to have unleashed a suicide bomb attack on a subway train in St. Petersburg, Russia, killing more than a dozen people, was identified Tuesday as a 22-year-old born in Kyrgyzstan. Akbardzhon Dzhalilov was named as the killer by Russia’s Investigative Committee. Detectives […]
Read MoreAt least 58 dead in suspected chemical attack in Syria
At least 58 people were killed in a suspected chemical attack in a rebel-held Syrian town. (FOX)- A hospital in Syria’s northern Idlib province was hit soon after the area was bombarded with a suspected chemical agent, an AFP correspondent reported. Mohammed Rasoul, the head of a Syrian ambulance service, told the BBC that first responders found […]
Read MoreWashington state man arrested after killing intruder in shower
A Washington state man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder after police said he shot and killed an intruder who was showering inside one of his residencies. (FOX)- Bruce Fanning, 59, of Mason County, discovered a stranger showering in one of the two residencies that he owns Saturday at around 8 a.m., Mason County […]
Read MoreNo charges against OK man who killed 3 intruders
An Oklahoma prosecutor said Monday no charges will be filed against a 23-year-old man who fatally shot three teenage intruders in his home, but that the woman who drove them there is being charged with first-degree murder. (FOX)- Authorities say Zachary Peters was home alone when he shot Maxwell Cook, Jacob Redfern and Jakob Woodruff […]
Read MoreSentencing set for man who fatally shot NYC police officer
Sentencing is set for a man who fatally shot a New York City police officer during a foot chase in Manhattan in 2015. (FOX)- Tyrone Howard is facing life in prison when he’s sentenced Monday in a Manhattan courtroom for the death of 33-year-old Officer Randolph Holder. The 32-year-old Howard was convicted last month on […]
Read MoreNK leader Kim Jong Un ‘desperate,’ ready to strike US, defector says
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is reportedly growing “desperate” and is ready to strike the United States with a nuclear weapon, a defector from the regime said on Sunday. (FOX)- Thae Yong Ho, the most senior North Korean defector in 20 years, told NBC News that Kim Jong Un is “desperate in maintaining his […]
Read MoreIsrael’s Arrow anti-missile system scores first hit
Israel’s sophisticated Arrow anti-missile system has scored its first hit, taking down a surface-to-air missile fired from Syria, according to media reports. (FOX)- The Jerusalem Post reports that the Arrow interceptor was used for the first time after Israeli fighter jets were targeted with Syrian anti-aircraft missiles during an operation over Syria. Newspaper Haaretz said […]
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