A couple laying a new kitchen floor dug up a trove of 264 rare gold coins that just sold at auction for $845,000.
When a couple in England rebuilt their kitchen, they discovered a hoard of gold coins from the 17th through the 18th centuries. The price of the rare coins, including fees, was £754,000 ($842,330) in a London auction.120 years of English history were “buried in a pot the size of a Coke can,” as the auctioneer […]
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California man charged in family’s kidnapping, slaying.
On Monday, prosecutors announced charges against a California man in the abduction and deaths of an 8-month-old infant, her parents, and her uncle. On October 3, Jesus Salgado is said to have taken the family at gunpoint from their trucking company. Authorities claim that Salgado, a former worker with whom he had a long-running conflict, […]
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No charges for police who killed Molotov-throwing man.
According to prosecutors, the North Carolina police officers who shot and killed a man in May who was tossing Molotov cocktails and setting cars on fire near a police station will not be prosecuted. The findings of a probe into the police officer’s use of force were made public by the office of Wake County […]
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Star Trek’s Most Hated Enterprise Captain Is Returning.
At this weekend’s New York Comic Con, Star Trek: Prodigy made headlines by releasing a mid-season trailer and announcing the presence of a heritage character from Star Trek: The Next Generation. During Paramount’s Star Trek panel, the forthcoming season of Picard received the majority of the attention, but Kevin and Dan Hageman, the producers of […]
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GOP’s Jacobs doubles down on controls for high-powered guns.
Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Jacobs made a choice following back-to-back mass shootings in the spring, including one that left ten people dead at a grocery not far from his suburban Buffalo home. He pledged to people in his conservative congressional district that he would support an assault weapons ban if it came up for discussion […]
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Second world war ‘Ghost Boat’ emerges in California lake, puzzling officials.
The rusty remains of a Higgins boat from the Second World War—dubbed “Ghost Boat” by officials—started to surface from Lake Shasta’s shallows last fall. This boat was used to ferry soldiers into combat and to foreign shores. This year, levels have fallen sufficiently for a complete excavation of the vessel. But it’s unclear how it […]
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A California woman went missing two months ago. Police just found her body at a crash site.
On Tuesday, the remains of a missing California lady who had been driving down a cliff were discovered. She had been absent for two months. According to Selma (Calif.) Police Department Chief Rudy Alcaraz, who addressed the media at a joint news conference with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, the body of 22-year-old Jolissa Fuentes, […]
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Robbie Coltrane, the actor best known as Hagrid in Harry Potter films, dies at 72.
Robbie Coltrane, a renowned Scottish actor best known for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movie series, passed away on Friday at the age of 72. Robbie Coltrane, the actor best known as Hagrid in Harry Potter films, dies at 72. Coltrane passed away at a hospital in Scotland, according to an email from […]
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Cause of death determined for the missing teen found in the reservoir.
According to autopsy results revealed on Thursday, Kiely Rodni, a California adolescent who was missing for two weeks before her corpse was discovered in a submerged automobile in a reservoir, drowned and there is no indication of foul play. The Coroners Division of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office determined that the death of the 16-year-old […]
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Chicago: An 11-year-old is attacked and sexually assaulted by a man.
The guy who attacked and sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl last week as she went home from school is being sought by Chicago police. According to a statement from the police, the attack took place Thursday about 3:30 p.m. in the Washington Park area. Police said the offender, who was described as a guy between […]
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