The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says the alligator was found on Feb. 18 in an irrigation ditch near a lake
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Police called on potential ‘deranged person.’ It was actually a cardboard cutout of MyPillow CEO
Minnesota police received a call saying a man was standing motionless outside in the cold and hugging a pillow. It was just a cardboard cutout.
87 lots of popular blood pressure medication recalled for cancer risk
Camber Pharmaceuticalsrecalled 87 lots of the blood pressure medication losartanThursday after discovering trace amounts of a potential carcinogen.
One fire department’s warning: Here’s what can happen if you park next to a fire hydrant
A California fire department tweeted a warning on Tuesday: You risk damaging your vehicle, citations and fees if you park next to a fire hydrant.
He threw away a napkin at a hockey game. Police used it to charge him with a 1993 murder
Jerry Westrom, 52, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with a 1993 cold case after police used a genealogy site to identify him as a suspect and a discarded napkin to obtain DNA evidence.
Amazon pays no federal income tax for 2018, despite soaring profits, report says
Amazon’s profits nearly doubled in 2018, but itpaid nofederal income tax, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says.
Boys give flowers to every girl in middle school for Valentine’s Day
Three boys made sure Valentine’s Day was special for every girl at Summit Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas. They gave out more than 300 pink carnations.
Man bound dog with duct tape, threw it into ditch to freeze, police say
Paul Garcia, 39 of Missouri allegedly wrapped the dachshund’s legs and muzzlewith electrical and duct tape.He allegedly threw the dog from a stopped vehicle into a ditch.
‘Like a rover in the wind’: One Mars rover pays tribute to another on NASA Twitter account
The tribute poem, invoking Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind,” was tweeted by Curiosity Rover’s Twitter account after news broke thatOpportunity, a 15-year-old Mars rover, had been declared dead.
Lottery winner claims prize worth more than $1 million in ‘Scream’ mask
A lottery winner in Jamaica claimed a prize worth more than $1.1 million while wearing a mask that looks like the Ghostface character from the horror film “Scream.”