ATLANTA – Alcohol was a factor in the death of a 25-year-old man who fell down a stairwell at Turner Field during the game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. Justin Hayes of Cumming, Ga., suffered head injuries Wednesday night and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. He …
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HARRISONBURG, Va. – A Harrisonburg court has dismissed a case against a baby boy summoned to appear in court for an unpaid bill. Richard White says he was shocked when he got a subpoena in the mail requiring his 1-year-old son, Jacy, to appear in Rockingham County General District Court …
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LOS ANGELES – Firefighters are battling a small brushfire in Los Angeles’ sprawling Griffith Park. Fire Department spokesman Lauren DeRosier says the blaze had burned about a quarter acre by 4 p.m. Thursday. DeRosier says the fire is burning downhill from the Griffith Observatory but is not threatening any homes. …
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Want a behind-the-scenes look at the set of Marilyn Monroe’s last fully produced feature? Better call the bank. Two reels of silent, 8-millimeter color film titled “On Set With ‘The Misfits'” is going on the auction block, with bids starting between $10,000 and $20,000. Julien’s Auctions is listing the 47-minute …
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More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study. The survey of nearly 800,000 people is the first extensive look at the overlap between the two conditions, said Dr. John Klippel, president of …
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Fifty-four passengers were evacuated from a plane at Baton Rouge Metro Airport after the right engine caught on fire while the plane was taxiing for takeoff. Airport spokesman Ronnie Pickard says no one on Delta Flight 4320 to Atlanta was injured Sunday. Pickard says the regional …
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A German court on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim student cannot skip co-ed swimming lessons because her religion prohibits form-fitting clothes that do not cover her body, The Local reported. The 12-year-old girl’s parents sued a school in the northern city of Remscheid after it refused to let the girl …
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A teenager claims a picture he took while attending a wedding at a Scottish castle proves ghosts exist. The spectral vision was captured by 14-year-old Connor Bond at Tulloch Castle in the Scottish highlands, famed for its ghostly residents. The “apparition” was snapped by accident, and appears to be a …
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SAN ANGELO, Texas – The home of a judge in Texas who ordered the removal of 440 children from a polygamist ranch is under guard after Utah and Arizona authorities warned of “enforcers” from the sect, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Police assigned to Judge Barbara Walther’s San Angelo, Texas, house …
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NEW YORK – A Manhattan grand jury has refused to indict a French daredevil who scaled the 52-story New York Times building to draw attention to global warming. The grand jury has, however, directed prosecutors to file Criminal Court charges on two counts of disorderly conduct against 45-year-old Alain Robert. …
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