LOS ANGELES (AP) — In summer 1969, a scruffy ex-convict with a magnetic hold on young women sent some of his disciples into the night to carry out a series of gruesome killings in Los Angeles. In so doing, Charles Manson became the leering face of evil on front pages across America and rewrote the … Continue reading
A Virginia Beach woman has been charged with child abuse after a 4-month-old girl died in what police called an unlicensed daycare at her home. Virginia Beach police say 48-year-old Marlene Rice was arrested and charged on Tuesday. The infant died on Aug. 15. Police say Rice called 911 to report that the baby wasn’t … Continue reading
SYDNEY (AP) — A 93-year-old World War II veteran from the United States embraced his wartime girlfriend in Australia in their reunion Wednesday after more than 70 years apart. Norwood Thomas and 88-year-old Joyce Morris laughed as they wrapped their arms around each other after Thomas flew from Virginia to the southern Australian city of … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fifty dog couples that won a photo contest will get their big-screen debut in a new movie about the wedding of two bulldogs. “The Dog Wedding” tells the story of Price and Queenie, bulldogs that meet and bond in a dog park. Their owners plan the doggie nuptials while fighting to … Continue reading
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Beady-B lies on his bed in the living room, one eye warily watching the adults sitting around the nearby table. The 13-year-old beagle seems to sense they’re discussing his declining health, but at the moment he’s content. Melanie Cohen, a veterinarian with Lap of Love, instructs Kenny and Deana Pekarovich … Continue reading
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