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The dangerous thrill of ‘car surfing’ claims its 7th young life of the year

From 1990 to 2008, car surfing or "ghost riding" killed an average of 3 people per year. It's already killed 7 this year, all 21 years old and younger.

By Travis M. Andrews • Read more »

‘Law & Order: SVU’ to air a Donald Trump-themed episode titled ‘Unstoppable’

It will feature actor Gary Cole as a politician "whose campaign goes haywire when several women go public with damaging accusations."

By Travis M. Andrews • Read more »

Sorry, Eric Trump, but there’s no science behind Donald’s ‘alpha personality’

The idea of the "alpha" male can be traced to wolves, and the work of a U.S. Geological Survey scientist who later lamented the term was incorrect, and would refine the terminology based on an additional 40 years of wolf research. But inaccuracy did not keep the idea from creeping into descriptions of humans.

By Ben Guarino • Read more »

A white cop in Ga. saved a black infant’s life, ‘forever’ changing his own

"Out of my 25 years being a cop this is my greatest and most profound accomplishment and it made every second of those 25 years worth it all. I am forever humbled and changed by this."

By Travis M. Andrews • Read more »

‘We need a Donald Trump to show some authoritarian power’ says Maine governor

In a radio interview, Gov. Paul LePage said the Constitution was "broken," called President Obama an "autocrat," and defended Donald Trump's remarks about women.

By Derek Hawkins • Read more »

Ronald McDonald laying low until clown scare blows over

In a statement Tuesday, the fast-food chain announced that Ronald McDonald and his signature red and gold garb won't be seen in public for awhile, at least until America stops being so collectively terrified of clowns.

By Katie Mettler • Read more »

Trump urges crowd in Florida to vote on wrong date

He later gave the right day, but it by then the wrong date had gone viral.

By Fred Barbash • Read more »

Former Miss Arizona: Trump ‘just came strolling right in’ on naked contestants

Before the locker room, the dressing room.

By Fred Barbash • Read more »

San Antonio cops face discipline for wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hats in Trump video

Wearing the campaign's signature red baseball caps, more than a dozen motorcycle officers from the San Antonio Police Department posed for pictures with the GOP nominee.

By Derek Hawkins • Read more »

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says all faiths, not just Christians, should observe ‘Oilfield Prayer Day’

In a one page-page proclamation, she called on all Christians to "thank God for the blessings created by the oil and natural gas industry and to seek His wisdom and ask for protection."

By Derek Hawkins • Read more »

Five dead teens, a stolen cop car and the ‘most horrific’ crash in decades

While a police officer tried to save five teenagers from a burning car after a wrong-way driver crashed into them, a man sped away in his police cruiser, hitting seven more cars and sending five other people to the hospital.

By Katie Mettler • Read more »

A designer thought this pill-themed high fashion line was clever. Drug counselors begged to differ.

Moschino defended the designs, saying, "There was never any intent to promote prescription drug abuse."

By Ben Guarino • Read more »

R.I.P. Samsung Galaxy Note 7. It’s over.

Samsung has halted production after reports of fires in replacement devices.

By Fred Barbash • Read more »

Stunning serendipity saves man and his dog from N.C. floodwaters

“There was one in a million chance of this happening."

By Travis M. Andrews • Read more »

Indiana mom admits to smothering children, fatally shooting neighbor

In an interview from jail, Amber Pasztor admitted to killing her 6-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter because she wanted them to be “with God and be better off."

By Derek Hawkins • Read more »

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