From The Wire
Teacher Suspended For Sleeping During Class
WESTON, Fla., (UPI) – The Broward County (Fla.) School Board suspended a high school science teacher for two days without pay for allegedly falling asleep during class time. The board issued the suspension Tuesday to Patrick Geller, 42, a science teacher at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, after students snapped photos of him taking […]
Man Finds 1938 Superman Comic In Wall Of House
ELBOW LAKE, Minn., (UPI) – A Minnesota remodeler said the comic book — Superman’s first appearance — he found in the walls of a home is worth 10 times what he paid for the house. David Gonzalez said he purchased the Elbow Lake house for $10,100 and discovered a copy of Action Comics No. 1, […]
Brothers Ordered To Take Down Christmas Decorations
ROSS, Pa., (UPI) – A Pennsylvania homeowner is accusing township officials of selective enforcement for ordering his brother, who lives in the home, to remove yard decorations. Robert Ansell, owner of the Ross Township home, said he and his brother, William, the home’s resident, have been ordered to remove the toys and Christmas decorations from […]
Bully Learns Lesson From Thrift-Shop Clothes
MURRAY, Utah, (UPI) – A Utah woman who found out her daughter was teasing a schoolmate about her clothes said she taught the girl a lesson using clothing from a thrift shop. The Murray woman, identified only as Ally to protect the identity of the girl, Kaylee, said she devised the punishment for the elementary […]
Detroit Mower Gang To Spend 24 Hours Mowing Playgrounds
DETROIT, (UPI) – A group known as the Detroit Mower Gang is inviting volunteers to join them for a 24-hour event to mow grass at the city’s abandoned playgrounds. Detroit Mower Gang chief mower Tom Nardone, 43, said the first Motown Mowdown by Husqvarna will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at O’Shea Playground and will […]
Autopsy Says Death Of Faith-Healing Couple’s Baby Was Homicide
PHILADELPHIA, (UPI) – A Philadelphia medical examiner has ruled the death of a 7-month-old child of a couple who believe in faith healing was a homicide. An autopsy report found the infant, Brandon Scott Schaible, died April 18 from bacterial pneumonia and dehydration in the home of his parents, Herbert and Catherine Schaible, the Philadelphia […]
Obama Expected To Address Drone Justification, Achievements
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – President Obama is expected to discuss Thursday at the National Defense University is justification for drone strikes and what they achieved, observers said. Obama also may discuss the decline in the use of unmanned aircraft strikes, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Current and former officials told the Times the reason the […]
Anti-Gun Group Sues To Overturn Law Requiring Every Home To Have A Gun
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – An anti-gun group is suing a small city in Georgia for enacting a law that requires the head of every household to own a gun and ammunition. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence charges the Second Amendment doesn’t give government the right to require individuals to possess firearms, the group said […]
Boy Scouts Of America To Vote On Gay Scout Resolution
IRVING, Texas, (UPI) – Backers of a resolution to allow openly gay youth to join Boy Scouts of America vow to continue to fight even if they lose this week’s vote. Zach Wahls, founder of Scouts for Equality, told The Dallas Morning News his members want “to make the BSA the strongest it can be.” […]
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner Enters NYC Mayor’s Race
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, forced to resign from Congress because of Twitter, entered the New York mayor’s race Wednesday via YouTube. Weiner’s video, posted shortly after midnight, asked New Yorkers “to give him a second chance to work for you.” While it ended with a political pitch, much of the […]
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