A Texas man said “it was a little nerve-wracking” when he opened his garage door and was confronted by a 9-foot-long alligator. Doug Gallmer said he opened the garage at his Fulshear home Thursday evening and came face-to-face with the 300-pound reptile. “I took two steps in and his head ... Read More »
Geno Smith never got a chance to compete for the New York Jets’ starting quarterback job. But he won’t have to battle for the backup gig, either. Head coach Todd Bowles said Saturday that Smith, who directed the drive that finished with what proved to be the game-winning touchdown in ... Read More »
The top leader for the Islamic State‘s Afghanistan branch was killed by U.S. forces in a strike last month, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. Hafiz Sayed Khan was killed in the July 26 airstrike, the Pentagon announced, in the nation’s southern Nangarhar province. Officials said U.S. and Afghan special ... Read More »
A city in Cambodia features a new and bizarre roadside attraction — a machine that makes heart-shaped “clouds” of foam. The Khmer Cloud Making Service in Phnom Penh posted a video to Facebookshowing how its machine makes heart-shaped “clouds” that float away on the wind. The company said the “clouds” ... Read More »
The crew of a helicopter that made an emergency landing in Afghanistan was released to Pakistan on Saturday. According to Deutsche Welle, Five Pakistanis and a Russian were among the crew of six who were returned to Pakistan’s capital city after reportedly being held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan ... Read More »
A Louisiana man called upon his Olympic spirit to make the best of flooded streets and heavy rain in the area. Jo Guidry, a triathlete from New Iberia, shared video of himself swimming laps in a knee-deep pool of water alongside a local road. “Watching the Olympics + living in ... Read More »
No athlete from Singapore had ever won a gold medal before Joseph Schooling beat Michael Phelps Friday in the 100-meter butterfly. Phelps and fellow American swimmer Katie Ledecky cashed in $200,000 for winning eight gold medals. The duo also combined for $30,000 for its two silver medals. Schooling scored $753,000 ... Read More »
We learned two things Wednesday from Draymond Green. 1. He still has a Snapchat account, despite previous transgressions. 2. He’s still in pain from Kyrie Irving’s dagger 3-pointer in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Green used the social media service to comment on another Irving shot Wednesday at the ... Read More »
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two lost divers about 20 miles off Anclone Key in Florida after they resurfaced and were unable to locate their boat. A Coast Guard crew out of the St. Petersburg sector took the rescue call around 11:30 a.m. Saturday after the divers resurfaced and realized ... Read More »
Police in North Carolina are investigating a report of shots fired inside a shopping mall after social media posts showed people rushing toward the exits in a panic. Police in Raleigh, N.C., said no one was shot in the incident, which was reported around 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Crabtree ... Read More »
Police in North Carolina are investigating a report of shots fired inside a shopping mall after social media posts showed people rushing toward the exits in a panic. Police in Raleigh, N.C., said no one was shot in the incident, which was reported around 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Crabtree ... Read More »
Today is Sunday, Aug. 14, the 227th day of 2016 with 139 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include pioneer German psychologist Richard ... Read More »
