From The Wire
Decline In Arctic Fox Numbers Linked To High Levels Of Mercury
BERLIN (UPI) — A dramatic decline in the number of arctic foxes on a Russian island is linked to dangerous levels of mercury in marine prey, researchers say. On the small Russian island of Mednyi in the North Pacific Ocean, where the foxes survive almost exclusively on sea birds and seal carcasses, researchers said they […]
Childhood Skills In Math, Reading Linked To Adult Socioeconomic Status
EDINBURGH, Scotland (UPI) — Math and reading ability at age 7 may be linked with socioeconomic status, including jobs and income, decades later in adulthood, British researchers say. Writing in the journal Psychological Science, researchers said childhood abilities in math and reading predict adult socioeconomic status better than associations with intelligence, education and beginning childhood […]
Bear Gets Inside Car In Florida And Wrecks Interior
PAISLEY, Fla., (UPI) – A Florida woman said the interior of her car was “destroyed” by a bear that somehow managed to lock itself inside the vehicle. Heather Smith said she and her father heard their dog barking outside their home in Paisley recently and her father went outside and spotted a bear inside her […]
Federal Agent Spots Stolen Boat Being Towed In Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., (UPI) – Authorities in Florida said a stolen boat was recovered when a federal agent spotted it being towed by a pickup truck on Interstate 95 in Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol said an agent from the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office of the Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine […]
Camaro With Flat Tires Eludes Police For 3 Hours
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., (UPI) – Police in Florida said they arrested a man who stole a red Camaro and eluded police with four flat tires for nearly three hours. Joshua Nadelhoffer, 29, of Jupiter, Fla., allegedly rammed through a parking lot security gate at the Hertz Rent-A-Car parking lot at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport around […]
Naked Man Knocked On Stranger’s Door, Ran Through Yards
DELTONA, Fla., (UPI) – Police in Florida said they arrested a nude man accused of knocking on a stranger’s door and running through neighboring yards. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Rosvelt Campbell was fully clothed and carrying a walking stick when he knocked on a woman’s door in Deltona Saturday, but he returned the […]
Goats Contracted To Clear O’Hare Vegetation
CHICAGO, (UPI) – Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport says a herd of goats owned by a restaurant will be brought in to clear vegetation. The city Department of Aviation has made an agreement with Central Commissary Holdings LLC, which owns the Lincoln Park restaurant Butcher & The Burger, to bring 25 goats onto the airport’s land […]
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized In Delaware
DOVER, Del., (UPI) – The Delaware Senate Tuesday gave final legislative approval to a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat, signed the bill almost immediately, The New York Times reported. His action made Delaware the 11th state, along with the District of Columbia, where gay marriages will be legal. […]
Sanford Defeats Colbert Busch For U.S. House Seat In South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C., (UPI) – Republican former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch Tuesday for the U.S. House seat he held from 1995 to 2001. Sanford had 54 percent of the vote to 45 percent for Colbert Busch, with 70 percent of the precincts counted in the 1st Congressional District race, CNN […]
Accused ‘Dark Knight’ Shooter Plans Insanity Plea
AURORA, Colo., (UPI) – Attorneys for James Holmes, the former graduate student accused of the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre, notified a court Tuesday he intends an insanity plea. In their court filing, the attorneys said they intend to “tender a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity,” The Denver Post reported. Under Colorado rules, […]
You can opt-out at any time. We protect your information like a mother hen. We will not sell or rent your email address to anyone for any reason.
