Curtiss and Jamey Jackson used a large sum of investors’ money for luxury homes, a Mercedes-Benz, vacations, psychics and marijuana, prosecutors say.
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‘Effort beats skill.’ ‘Never give a gun to a duck.’ 25 times teachers gave us the best advice.
What’s the best advice you ever got from a teacher? Here’s what Americans from across the nation told us.
Hand grenades labeled ‘explosive’ washing ashore along central Oregon coastline
The devices washing ashore in Newport, Oregon, are white and have a label attached to them that reads “Warning Explosive,” police say.
North Carolina dad dies after Jeep falls from bridge in disrepair: ‘A portion of the roadway was missing’
Phillip Paxson died after his Jeep went into a creek, North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers said.
Family dogs kill 2 Tennessee children, injure mom who tried to stop mauling, family says
The attack took place outside of the family’s Memphis home. The two children were found dead at the scene.
‘Irreparable’: Easter Island fire chars famous towering Moai statues; arson suspected
A forest fire broke out Monday and swept through 247 acres of the Rapa Nui National Park, which covers 40% of Easter Island, officials there said.
The world’s 50 best bars have just been announced. US leads with 8; New York has 6 of them
The U.S. has eight of the best bars in the world and New York has six of those, based on a new list. But Paradiso in Barcelona, Spain is No. 1.
American tourist demands to see pope, smashes two sculptures at Vatican
The tourist was handed over to Italian authorities after the sculptures were hurled to the ground in the Museo Chiaramonti, part of the Vatican.
‘The most magical place’: 4 women selected to run Antarctica’s ‘Penguin Post Office’
Four women beat out 6,000 applicants for the job managing Antarctica’s Port Lockroy, affectionately known as the Penguin Post Office.
Elementary teacher among three dead after plane crashes into Minnesota house
Police said a Cessna 172 plane crashed into the second floor of the home near the Duluth International Airport before coming to rest in the backyard.