A San Francisco Bay Area town is suing the owner of the quirky Flintstone House, alleging she violated local codes when she put dinosaur sculptures in the backyard and made other landscaping changes that caused local officials to declare it a public nu…
{FD} Vermont state trooper revived after apparent drug exposure
Police say a Vermont State Police trooper who collapsed after apparently being exposed to an opioid-like drug during a traffic stop was revived by fellow troopers who administered the overdose-reversal drug Narcan.
{FD} Miami Beach spending $1.5M to tame rowdy spring breakers
Miami Beach this year is shelling out $30,000 on a marketing campaign that basically tells spring breakers that their shenanigans will not be tolerated — either behave or be hauled to jail.
{FD} Alabama bill would allow churchgoers to carry guns
Alabama State Rep. Lynn Greer filed a bill this month in the State Legislature which would allow churchgoers to defend themselves with guns in church.
{FD} $878M South Carolina lottery winner sharing with charities
A South Carolina woman who won $878 million in the biggest jackpot payout to one winner in U.S. history says she wants to give back to the city and state where her good fortune happened.
{FD} Last US diplomats in Venezuela prepare to head home
A U.S. official says the last American diplomats in Venezuela are at the country’s main airport, preparing to head home amid deteriorating ties between Washington and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
{FD} Ohio ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban passes Senate as governor vows to sign it
The Ohio Senate passed the so-called ‘heartbeat’ bill Wednesday that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
{FD} Sheriff: Father fatally runs over boy at Florida restaurant
Authorities say a man accidentally ran over his 3-year-old son in the parking lot of a Florida Waffle House.
{FD} Canada grounds Boeing 737 Max 8s after Ethiopia crash
Much of the world, including the entire European Union, grounded the Boeing jetliner involved in the Ethiopian Airlines crash or banned it from their airspace, leaving the United States as one of the few remaining operators of the plane involved in two…
{FD} Buttons with profanity at Georgia Capitol spark lawsuit
A civil liberties group is demanding that police on the Georgia Capitol grounds allow demonstrators to wear Planned Parenthood buttons that include profanity.
{FD} What is a ‘bomb cyclone’?
If a winter storm is dubbed as a “bomb cyclone,” or “bombogenesis,� by meteorologists, it means it is expected to rapidly intensify.
{FD} US consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in February
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in February, pushed up slightly by higher gasoline and housing costs even as the prices for autos and clothing slumped.
{FD} Lawsuit: Boy’s foot crushed on Universal Studios’ E.T. ride
A lawsuit claims an 11-year-old boy visiting from Brazil had his foot and leg crushed at the end of the E.T. Adventure ride at Universal Studios in Orlando.
{FD} Pakistan says ‘progress’ made at Taliban-US talks in Qatar
Pakistan’s foreign minister says “progress has been made” at ongoing peace talks in Qatar between the Taliban and the U.S. that have stretched over two weeks.
{FD} Shanann Watts’ mom says she felt her ‘spirit’ the moment she was killed
The mother of the victim who Chris Watts killed told Dr. Phil that she felt her daughter’s spirit “the moment she died” and heard the Holy Spirit say her name.
{FD} Seoul: North Korea launch would be catastrophe for diplomacy
A South Korean presidential adviser says a possible North Korean rocket launch would be “catastrophic” for diplomacy on the North’s nuclear program.
{FD} Vet founder of crowdfunding campaign to build border wall insists construction will begin within months
For Brian Kolfage, a triple amputee severely wounded serving in the Iraq War and founder of a crowdfunding campaign to build a border wall, it’s not a matter of if Trump’s much-touted and controversial border wall will be built – it’s when….
{FD} Mexican president touts good ties with US in first 100 days
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is celebrating what he called his administration’s “cordial” relations with the United State as he marks his first 100 days in office.
{FD} 2 Mississippi children drown, 1 rescued from locked vehicle
Two children have drowned and one was rescued after their mother locked them in an SUV and it rolled into a Mississippi creek.
{FD} ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli accused of running company from prison
“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, 35, is being investigated by federal authorities for allegedly running his pharmaceutical business from behind bars, according to the Associated Press.
