An employee stormed the Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee and killed five co-workers before turning the gun on himself in one of the city’s deadliest shootings. The company did not identify the 51-year-old shooter, but said he was an “active” employee at the sprawling facility. It did not provide details on a possible motive for…… MORE
St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester thanked medical personnel for saving his life in his first public address since he was revived with a defibrillator during a game. “It happened in the absolute best place that it could happen because of all the protocols they have in place and how people responded so quickly,” he…… MORE
A great horned owl injured during a California wildfire flapped back into the wild Wednesday evening, thrilling the firefighters who rescued him. Early last November, Ventura County Fire Department crews working on the Maria Fire spotted something unusual, an owl hopping on the ground. “We were watching him, it wasn’t normal” said firefighter Caleb Amico.…… MORE
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned that it’s not a question of if, but when the novel coronavirus will spread in the United States, some places have already issued emergency declarations, and more could be coming from cities, counties and states. So far, there are 60 confirmed cases of the…… MORE
The mother of two children who have been missing for months has decided not to fight extradition from Hawaii to Idaho. Lori Vallow, 46, was arrested last week and faces multiple charges, including two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of children, according to a criminal complaint filed in an Idaho court. Vallow chose to…… MORE
A Columbia University student walking down a street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side saved a man from dying from an opioid overdose using training he received at the university. Justin Tsui, a first-year student in Columbia’s psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program, spotted the man lying on the ground, not moving and propped up by…… MORE
Officials in California say the Church of Scientology is apologizing after releasing hundreds of balloons during a grand opening of a new church. Saturday’s release of the helium balloons angered Ventura city officials, who fear they will damage the environment in and around their community some 68 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Remnants of the…… MORE
A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter when she was taking selfies while holding a gun, a Texas sheriff’s office said. The boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but is recovering. The incident occurred at an apartment in Houston on Tuesday evening when the 19-year-old relative who was watching the…… MORE
Clive Cussler, the bestselling author and sea explorer, died on Monday, his family announced in a Facebook post. He was 88. In the Facebook post, wife Janet Horvath said it had been a privilege to be with the author over the years. “I want to thank you, his fans and friends for all the support,…… MORE
A hospital in Delaware helped organize a wedding for one of its terminally ill patients and his fiancée. Doctors in August had found a small lump on Gus Jiménez’s lung, his wife told CNN affiliate WABC this week. He was diagnosed with NUT carcinoma, a rare and fast-growing cancer that cannot be cured, according to…… MORE
